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Rob dismantled his hard drive from his old computer so I could see inside it. The platters (the storage section of a hard drive) float between two very powerful magnets & the read/write heads never actually touch the platters. We deconstructed the thing further (well, we basically pulled the thing apart like chimpanzees investigating a clock radio, but you get the idea), and we've had the magnets laying around the house for awhile now. Rob's had them stuck to the tacks this big wooden fork & spoon hang off of (I'd take pictures but my camera battery is dead & the flash won't work). I pinched the snot out of the side of my hand while playing with these magnets - they will hold onto each other even through the thickness of a hand or foot - and you feel your body part getting warm between them, which is cool but also a little scary.
For whatever reason Rob decided to pull the magnets down & play with them before he took his shower. He slapped them together & the one magnet pulled the other of its steel mount. When he managed to separate them (with help from a pair of pliers & a claw hammer), the one magnet had ripped free of its own chrome coating which was still stuck to the steel mount - not by virtue of adhesive, but because it was also magnetized.
Ah, the things that amuse us.
Rented The Golden Compass since I finished the book last weekend. It'll be interesting to see how they move the story along. It was interesting, but honestly the story moved a little too smoothly - Lyra seemed to escape from her entanglements a little too easily. I guess that's what happens when Fate is pushing you along a given path. At least she wasn't dragging me along with her in my dreams all weekend. One night of that was quite enough.
I have also mentioned Bell, Book & Candle to two people in the last few days, which means someone is probably thinking of me.
The back porch light just came on. Gotta go.
For whatever reason Rob decided to pull the magnets down & play with them before he took his shower. He slapped them together & the one magnet pulled the other of its steel mount. When he managed to separate them (with help from a pair of pliers & a claw hammer), the one magnet had ripped free of its own chrome coating which was still stuck to the steel mount - not by virtue of adhesive, but because it was also magnetized.
Ah, the things that amuse us.
Rented The Golden Compass since I finished the book last weekend. It'll be interesting to see how they move the story along. It was interesting, but honestly the story moved a little too smoothly - Lyra seemed to escape from her entanglements a little too easily. I guess that's what happens when Fate is pushing you along a given path. At least she wasn't dragging me along with her in my dreams all weekend. One night of that was quite enough.
I have also mentioned Bell, Book & Candle to two people in the last few days, which means someone is probably thinking of me.
The back porch light just came on. Gotta go.
