>>10841294"I don't know what causes magnetism so I'll continue to describe the effects".
Wonderful, doesn't really explain anything but hey at least we have another person who can tell you what magnets do but not how they do it.
>>10841051"if you get two magnets you can feel this push, turn them around and they attract. What is the feeling between those two magnets".
Moron who restates the premise of the question:
"well what do you mean there's a feeling? Of course there's a feeling, they repel each other".
"Well why are they doing it? How?"
Moron in a chair squirming because he knows he can't answer:
"Well uh, the problem is that you can't ask why because you'll never get an answer".
"Aunt minnie slipped on ice, and then something else, and then something else yadayada"
Proper answer for someone that doesn't fully understand:
"Well first, let me start by warning you that I nor most branches of science can answer that question in full detail. However I can provide an analogy in order to help explain at least the difference between a magnet and other matter that does not do what a magnet does. Let us start with the most simple analogy using magnets themselves.
"What is the difference is between a magnet and a chunk of metal of the same quantity/mass/composition?", you might ask.
The only difference seems to be the alignment of the subatomic makeup of the magnet. All the atoms/irons filings have been induced so that their polarities are working together and facing the same direction. They are more coherent than the other unmagnetized chuck.
However magnets and iron themselves as we know are not the only cause of magnetism. Out planet has a magnetic field, and one can make an electromagnet with copper and a battery. So using these analogies, we can safely assume that the cause of magnetism has something to do with coherency of atoms/electrons and of course electricity since all three of those things seem to be required for magnetism.
