Talk:Refrigerator magnet

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[edit] Lord Barrington Refridgeratormagnet

I'm not sure if this is a mistake or a joke, but I doubt the inventor of refrigerator magnets was named Refridgeratormagnet, considering the date given is 200 years before refrigerators were invented.

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Magnetic polarization

Unlike most conventional magnets that have distinct, discrete north and south poles, the flat refrigerator magnets made from composite materials (that are used as advertisers and souvenirs, for example, "Wikipedia: your place to be bold!") are often constructed with alternating north and south poles on the same surface of the plane; this can be felt by taking two similar (or identical) refrigerator magnets and sliding them against each other with the "magnetic" sides facing each other: the magnets will alternately repel and attract as they are moved a few millimetres. This construction is more effective at keeping the large planar magnet uniformly stuck onto the steel refrigerator than a uniformly-polarized magnet would be. But this tends to make these magnets less useful for hacking.

[edit] Halbach array

Dunno if all fridge magnets commonly use it, but the technical term for this arrangement is Halbach array. Femto 20:04, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] How do you make fridge magnet?

what are the process of making fridge magnet? I can't find anything —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 203.152.105.61 (talk) 23:55, 2 April 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Ferrous refrigerators

It occurred to me that they could probably make refrigerators lighter and possibly more efficient if they didn't use a sold metal door. But where then would we put our magnets? I'm curious if the appliance industry continues to use iron-based materials solely for the convenience of fridge magnets... any info out there? ---Ransom (--71.4.51.150 19:34, 27 April 2007 (UTC))

Many refrigerators in Europe have wooden doors (over the metal) on refrigerators, making them look like ordinary cupboards. I was a bit perplexed when I first moved into an apartment with a refrigerator like this, as I didn't know where to put my magnets, but eventually I bought a metal panel (especially made for this kind of thing) from a homeware shop and hung it on a wall. --Angelastic (talk) 17:45, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Lord Barrington Refridgeratormagnet

Well, if it was a mistake - it's been removed. If it was a joke, then whomever did it had way too much time on their hands (like myself) and it is fixed.