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Keep the magnet far from the finished compass
Put the magnet well away after magnetizing so it doesn't disturb your homemade compass.
- Time
- ⏱ 2 min
- Difficulty
- ◆ easy
What you need
- magnet
How to do it
- Magnetize the needle.
- Put the magnet down a few metres from the compass straight away.
- Only then set the compass on the water.
Sources
This is where we found the tip. The badge above shows how well it is backed up.
- outdoor-magazin.com (opens in a new tab)
Lagern Sie den Magneten einige Meter weit weg.“; https://www.simplyscience.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/files/content/Kids/Experimente/Kompass/Kompass_Anleitung.pdf — „Denke daran, dass der Magnet den Kompass beeinflussen kann
