MAGNETS: How Do They Work?

Calvin Kennell-Heiling
Matthew Joseph Woolley
Mike Ledermueller
K. Repking
@lifeasasleeper

How do magnets work? Why do they attract and repel at long distances? Is it magic? No... it's quantum mechanics, and a bit more, as we explain in this, the longest MinutePhysics video ever.

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[smallmoneysalvia]

Someone please help, I’ve been stuck in a loop with this video and the veritasium one for 4 years

[germaincasse]

- How do magnets work?
- Oh, they're just a bunch of tiny magnets

[JourneyToJourneyman]

After having taken some advanced physics courses in uni, I have a much greater appreciation for these videos and I appreciate their very clear explanations.

[marpy]

4:53 then, everything changed when the magnet field nation attacked

[Stephen-uzdm]

Once I start watching these videos, it's hard to stop.

[quahntasy]

Those days when veritasium and minutephysics did collaborations.

[kapilesh]

I liked how Henry drew the electron shells. He avoided the stereotypical and incorrect depiction of shells.

[rhariharan]

I wish they taught us magnetism this way in our schools

[BombSFX]

"Fuckin' magnets. How do they work?" was the biggest reason I clicked on this video.

[AJ-Channel]

So I watched your video. You sent me to Veritasium, then he sent me to you, then you sent me to him. HOW DO I GET OUT OF THIS CYCLE???

It's 84

[stefansauvageonwhat-a-twis]

So magnetism is Domain Expansion, got it

[jlkoenig]

Wow, FINALLY someone explained this in a way that I could at least begin to understand! You guys ROCK! (have you gotten awards yet?)

[yasmine]

I want to cry... I've been searching for HOURS how the heck are magnets working on an atomic/electronic level. Other videos usually brush the how and the why off but yours was precise enough for me to have a clearer understanding of the phenomenon. I'm going to devour your other videos.Thanks, from France

[allendu]

Stop the video at 4:26 and pay very close attention to the map.

[starrylavanya]

one of the best videos on magnetism ever. everyone talks bout how magnets work but no one tells why magnets work? like that is the fundamental concept that if uncleared poses so many doubts, thanks for this video it cleared many doubts ;)

[Theraot]

Heroes in a half-filled shell, Magnetic Power!

[ANUPAM]

I watched it today for the second time and this time I was trying to grasp it in order to teach my class. I realized how each diagram that you drew speaks so much and while trying to learn everything you had to say I ended up having more than 4 pages of notes and so much of amazing magnet's knowledge. Thank you so much for this :) I am not sure if you will ever read this, but you truly inspire brother and I feel like pursuing physics more and more

[kitchenjail]

Water, fire, air and dirt
F@#$ing magnets, how do they work?

[MrMariotime]

me: ah time for a relaxing day with watching minute-long videos of physics with a man with a soothing voice
derek: WELL THATS EASY HENRY
me: FUCKS SAKE DEREK

[DeadAimBowLP]

Short answer: "No one knows, that's just the way the universe works."
Honestly, magnets are fascinating. If you have ever spent time playing with a magnet experimenting with it and what it can do, It's almost like something out of a science fiction book. Many things can be done with technology nowadays. But this is a simple material that occurs naturally that creates an invisible force that attracts and repels. It leads you to wonder what else out there exists beyond our comprehension.