>>13698080Super laymans understanding is that they exert their force in the same manner as electricity does when it's protons are dislodged from their original atoms and sent shooting along the line of consecutive atoms stripping them of theirs until a current is obtained, Well this is the same thing, It turns out that when an object has the capacity for magnetism, All that really means is the molecular structure is such that it can allow a particular occurrence to unfold. Simply put, You can align protons so that their north and south poles align, Similar to how a current is conducted (They are intimately connected) and when this happens - Typically through exposure to a pre-existing magnet that can realign the non magnets protons into a similarly harmonious flow) Which creates a south and north pole, The north in the direction of flow outwards and the south similarly inwards. You can imagine how little distinction a magnet would make between it's own flow and another flow, So when you put the N and the S of two different magnets towards each other, The flows harmonize and you experience a very noticeable and sometimes incredibly strong force being exerted as the very atoms of both objects have their protons aligned allowing the angular momentum combined with their spin to bind them.
Electromagnets are much cooler, You just yeet the fucking protons along the line of atoms in the form of a current and then make the molecular structure spiral, Think copper wire wrapped onto a spool. And if you push a higher and higher current, Eventually those bends will become more difficult to flow around and so the protons being the magical things that they are, Just take a longer and longer route around, Eventually sending their protons millimetres, Inches or even feet (Depending on how stupid big your inductor and current is) around that bend and then back in again to do so once more. This creates a magnetic field.
