[meteorite-list] Some of you may have a free rare earth magnet

[Tom Knudson]

Darren Garrison wrote;

" If you have any AOL packages like this, it would be a nice little freebie
to keep inside your wallet or something in case you might happen to need
it."

If you do not like your credit cards, driver licenses or any other cards
that have the black strips on the back you could keep a strong magnet in
your wallet. But, if you like them, do not keep a strong magnet anywhere
near them, or they will not work next time you want to use it!  :  )

Thanks, Tom
peregrineflier <><

----- Original Message -----
From: "Darren Garrison" <cynapse at charter.net>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 5:24 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Some of you may have a free rare earth magnet


I thought that this might be of interest to some of you because of magnets
being used as a
diagnostic tool in identifying meteorites.

There is a type of AOL disc packaging that is a bulky square cardboard and
plastic clamshell box.
The two cardboard flaps snap together magneticly.  I had a couple of them
and was mildly curious to
see what kind of magnets were inside (I assumed that it would be those weak,
flexible magnets that
are sold in rolls in craft stores).  But what was inside is a very tiny but
very strong (for the
size) coated rare earth magnet-- possibly a Neodymium one.  If you have any
AOL packages like this,
it would be a nice little freebie to keep inside your wallet or something in
case you might happen
to need it.

Photo:

http://webpages.charter.net/garrison6328/tiny_magnet.jpg
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