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RockRaven

(18,349 posts)
5. Someone like Richard Feynman or Carl Sagan or Jim Al-Khalili or Brian Cox
Mon Nov 10, 2025, 09:00 PM
Monday

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."

ananda

(33,962 posts)
8. It's all slurred word salad all the time now.
Mon Nov 10, 2025, 09:25 PM
Monday

It's difficult and crazy to listen to.

Uggghhh

Johonny

(25,053 posts)
10. Too bad his uncle only spent time not telling him
Mon Nov 10, 2025, 09:34 PM
Monday

About the unibomber instead of not explaining magnets.

patphil

(8,483 posts)
18. There used to be magnets in old style TV picture tubes, and pretty much all speakers have magnets in them.
Mon Nov 10, 2025, 11:39 PM
Monday

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)
20. Yeah, I considered CRTubes but they are never
Tue Nov 11, 2025, 01:33 AM
Tuesday

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.

Botany

(75,852 posts)
19. China has a monopoly on magnets.
Mon Nov 10, 2025, 11:40 PM
Monday

Good God in Butter what an idiot.

I agree that video should be shown 24/7
he is out to lunch.

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