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Magnetizing a sewing needle for an emergency compass
Magnetize a sewing needle by stroking it over a magnet to make an emergency compass.
- Time
- ⏱ 5 min
- Difficulty
- ◆ easy
What you need
- sewing needle (or a straightened paper clip)
- magnet
How to do it
- Take a needle, or a straightened paper clip or piece of wire.
- Draw the needle over the magnet about 30 times.
- Always stroke in the same direction, for example from eye to tip.
Variations
- With a strong magnet, about 10 strokes are enough.
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)
etwa 30 Mal über einen Magneten ziehen. Und zwar immer in die gleiche Richtung“; https://www.simplyscience.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/files/content/Kids/Experimente/Kompass/Kompass_Anleitung.pdf — „Magneten reicht es, wenn du die Nadel ca. 10 Mal reibst
