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(6,242 posts)House of Roberts
(6,313 posts)or the Magnum that drove the Ferrari?
speak easy
(12,502 posts)Diamond_Dog
(39,100 posts)CentralMass
(16,722 posts)Javaman
(64,881 posts)johnp3907
(4,171 posts)RockRaven
(18,349 posts)could sit down with you and have a very interesting conversation about "nobody knows what magnets are" and actually explore that premise and the ways in which it is true. And that would be interesting and enlightening and entertaining.
But none of that has anything to do with this dumbshit blowhard asshole, and his stupid mouth noises. What he means by that is "I don't fucking understand whatever simple top-line shit they just told me about -- even after they dumbed down as much as they possibly could."
Hassin Bin Sober
(27,323 posts)
ananda
(33,962 posts)It's difficult and crazy to listen to.
Uggghhh
Johonny
(25,053 posts)About the unibomber instead of not explaining magnets.
eppur_se_muova
(40,530 posts)Disaffected
(6,009 posts)Another Trump idiocy.......
patphil
(8,483 posts)Magnets can be found in nature, or manufactured. The Adirondack Mountain of New York State contain deposits of lodestones, a natural magnet. Lodestones are also found in many places around the world.
The process of using Powder Metallurgy to create powerful magnets does us rare earth elements, but these elements are found all over the planet, including the United States, although China has the largest deposits in the world.
So, Trump is partly correct, but the need for rare earth elements from China is probably related to quantity and/or price. It's not necessary to get them from China.
For instance, Ukraine has significant deposits of rare earth elements. Remember Trump was trying to make a deal to get them from Ukraine in return for military/financial aid.
As usual, Trump fixates on a thing and keeps harping on it.
Disaffected
(6,009 posts)used in TVs now-a-days. Speakers is one item I did not consider but, in context, you don't need rare earth magnets to manufacture speaker magnets.
I suspect China's supply of rare earths would only come into play in the manufacture of wind turbine generators and EV drive motors, even though they are not strictly necessary in those instances either. And yes, Trump fixates like a dog on a bone and can't seem to let go.
bif
(26,456 posts)Why isn't this aired on the news constantly?
Celerity
(53,014 posts)Warpy
(114,187 posts)Really good overview.
Grim Chieftain
(909 posts)Even young children know what magnets are. God, he's so stupid.
Botany
(75,852 posts)Good God in Butter what an idiot.
I agree that video should be shown 24/7
he is out to lunch.