Threw $60 at a 'rare earth magnet' for my conspiracy corner. Now my phone won't work in my own house.

Picked up this neodymium magnet from a surplus shop near Austin. Guy swore it could 'repair the earth's frequency' or some nonsense. I just thought it'd be cool for sticking tools to my workbench. Now my credit cards are demagnetized and my phone screen flickers every time I walk past it. Total waste. Anyone else get burned by this kind of junk?

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ray_miller847d ago

Fair point, but I'd say the problem here isn't the magnet itself. Neodymium magnets are legit strong and can be useful for holding tools or picking up metal bits in the garage. It's the "repair the earth's frequency" advertising that's the real junk, not the magnet.

blair_martin7d ago

Notice how everything nowadays has to be "quantum" or "frequency" based to sell. People slap on fancy labels to basic stuff like magnets or rocks and triple the price. A strong magnet is useful on its own without pretending it fixes the planet's vibrations.

phoenix_grant347d ago

Actually that "repair the earth's frequency" part is still a stretch even for the magnet itself. Neodymium magnets are indeed great for holding tools or picking up metal bits, I'll give you that. But the problem is that kind of pseudo-science marketing ruins the reputation of actual useful products. People buy this thing expecting to fix their home's "vibrations" and end up with a chunk of metal they could have bought from a hardware store for a fraction of the price. So yeah, the magnet itself is fine, but tieing it to that nonsense makes the whole product look shady.