NEW ADDITION!

Look to the right..... That's right,we added the magnetic poetry utility on the site... enjoy!

Promising new use for magnets in health

The New England Journal of Medicine - that bastion of medical knowledge and lover of chowdah - has an paper up about the possibility of using magnets to better direct aerosols into the lungs of patients. The paper, written by Allan L. Coates, M.D., C.M., is available here. [Ed. Note: the site requires a subscription to view the entire document.] Also, did you notice that Allan is from the "Hospital for Sick Children?" Derek Zoolander is branching out, I suppose!

The Real Magneto Boy

Who hasnt dreamt of being a superhero? I know I have. Flying, super speed, invisibility, magnatism?? Well when I stumbled on this 12 year old boy claiming to be the real magneto boy I couldn't help be jealous, and excited that there is still hope for real life superheros!!!

Any time this boy gets near electronic devices he they crash or go crazy. When his parents bought him a xBox 360 it crashed. Now that he has a new one he has to sit on the other side of the room using a cordless control so that his charge doesn't break the machine. Unbelievable?? Ya when I watched the video I started to doubt it, but its still interesting.

Craziness!

Wow, this is simply... wow! This is called "ferro fluid" I believe... It's basically a liquid metal (not that kind) that responds dramatically to magnetic fields. When put to Japanese techno, it becomes something that only the internet can contain.

Magnetic viewing paper

I love the internet because you can find cool random things like "Magnetic Viewing Paper." This stuff has microscopic pieces of iron, nickel, etc. suspended in oil, allowing the magnetic particles to align with whatever magnetic fields maybe present. Like so:


This paper can be had at the low, low price of half of a triple grande zebra $1.95.

Read. Purchase.

They need a dyson.

I guess astronauts have more practical things to worry about on planetary bodies such as the moon than aliens. One of the biggest problem facing our intrepid explorers is the smallest: microscopic moon dust.

With their finely tuned, and undoubtebly complex(and expensive) space stuff, these tiny particles of glass and minerals can do huge damage. Not to mention trying to keep that lunar module looking shiny. But, I digress.

I'm sure dyson has already made something that applies to this, but his probably doesn't use the power of magnets. Scientists have an idea to use magnets to filter, brush, and otherwise eliminate this problem. Apparently, lunar dust is mostly glass, with tiny particles of iron embedded within. So,next time you take a quick jaunt to the moon, don't forget your magnetic jewelry.

I'm CRAZZZY

Ok not literally (although I'm sure some of my friends would love to challenge me on that). But I found this new therapy using trans-cranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) machines to treat metal disorders.

I think thats interesting, read up.

ZZZzzzzz

If your're suffering from one or more of the following symptoms during the day, you are not getting enough sleep and may have a sleeping disorder:

-Feel irritable or sleepy during the day?
-have difficulty staying awake when sitting still, such as when watching television or reading?
-Fall asleep sometimes while driving?
-Have difficulty paying attention or concentrating at work, school, or home?
-Perform below your potential in work, school, or sports?
-Often get told by others that you look tired?
-Have difficulty with your memory?
-React slowly?
-Have emotional outbursts?
-Feel like taking a nap almost every day?
-Require caffeinated beverages to keep yourself going?

Sleep is such a beautiful thing. 50 million Americans suffer from some sort of sleeping disorder. I found some really interesting stuff about how magnets can improve sleep.

Looooodestone

Wait, not him, I'm talking about natural magnetic rocks here. And, yes, I know that his name is Lonestar. Anyway, I came across a page from a certain Dr. Stern from phys6.org who has a great little page set up about the origins of magnetism in certain iron ores.

We've probably all seen the natural magnets that you can buy from pretty much anywhere. They're called hematite, and they're a form of iron ore. However, lodestones are like the "raspberry" jam in the natural magnetism scene. They are much stronger, and carry a unique crystalline structure not found in hematite. Once thought to have come from lengthy exposure to the earth's magnetic field, new research suggests that their origin might be much more exciting. But first, story time...

A group of monks in Rimini, Italy (quite a long time ago, I'm sure) had an iron piece that supported a brick formation on their monestary in need of repair. Years of weight and wind had distorted the iron. The monks sent it to a blacksmith to have it fixed, but the blacksmith (appropriately named Maestro) found that it had become magnetic.

At the time, they had no idea what had happened, and attributed the magnetization on the piece being exposed to the natural magnetic polarity of the earth. Now, research has shown that lodestones can be created (and probably only can be created) by lightning striking a formation of iron ore. I am no scientist, but the potency of the lodestone in relation to normal magnets sounds like an extremely powerful force such as a lightning strike would have something to do with it. But, more on that later.

Read.

Neat

One of the coolest random things ever

This is a web version of those wonderful fridge poetry magnets. And, since laughter is the best medicine, magnets heal the soul too.


And it fits perfectly on this site! Seriously check it out.

Kinda cool, and kinda random, but there is a doctor in India that is researching the effects of the earth's magnetic fields on sleep. In a response to a question regarding possible disturbances in brain patterns if you sleep in alignment with magnetic north, Dr. Nagarajan Venkataraman discusses the body's natural magnetism. Interesting, but not highly informing read.

Link

Everyone say hi

In case you didn't see, we have a new blogger (woooooo) here! Her name is Leslie, and she'll be posting from time to time about everyone's favorite topic: 1960's rock organ speakers magnets.

[Ed Note: For those of who with less of the ordinary idea of what I'm talking about, please see this handy reference regarding the Leslie speaker.]

Enjoy these videos of great music using the aforementioned speaker!

Hey Everyone

I'm new here! Come read our stuff and check out fun healthy things!!!

Significant relief from ill advised booky betting

I looked more into the infamous report from JAMA... curiously, all I can think of saying is, hurray for beer. Anyway, the FDA approved procedure of treating "ununited" fractures with magnetic fields is something like 80% effective. At the time of the report, (1982) there had been over 1000 documented cases of success since its inception in 1979.

With the rise of global temperatures and people such as Steve-O (both, who with no doubt add to the number of fractures sustained per year), I'm sure that number has grown.

So before you go picking Mississippi Valley State over UCLA in the first round, think about picking up a magnet.

Well, it is almost Easter...

Found it!

I had previously said that I was unable to find the study about the use of magnets for the repair of ununited fractures... but all that has changed! Here it is.

I'm back!

Hey everyone! After that little break I'm back, and ready for action! So stay tuned for posts coming real soon.

I'll be

Outta town until early next week, so blog posts will be limited until then. Sorry!

A call for the rise of magnetic therapy apologetics.

This one is related to the previous posting. This one is a call to all who have had good experiences with magnetic therapy. This one draws from the collective minds of all the brilliant people out there. This one goes out to all the skeptics.

Sorry, got a little carried away there. Anyway, the reason I'm writing this post is because of blog posts like the one about neck pain and magnets. I said briefly before that things like that are why magnets get a bad rep. It's so true that when most of the articles or documentation about magnetic therapy is backed by weak or non-existent facts, the whole idea suffers.

So get out there and use some good facts to support magnetic therapy!! I will post a list of relevant supporting ideas when I get a chance.

Somewhat dubious assertion of effectiveness

Found a little blog post about magnets and neck pain today... although, it is curiously lacking in details regarding the use of magnets to reduce pains in the neck.

Well, despite the interesting grammar and meandering of the the post, its got some good stuff. Actually, I think that this post may be contributing to the negative feelings of people towards magnetic therapy.

That was a rather cool title, for a rather uninteresting post. Sorry.

Here's the article.

Sorry!

Sorry folks,

I have had some difficulty getting onto this here blog. It won't happen again! To make up for it, I have included a lolcat - which, incidentally, may make things worse.