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The Impossible Number

Curious Cases

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Hashtag Magnet Facts - The Cura of the Week

Until 1922, the Catholic Church banned the use of magnets on Fridays. Adrian Glasser made a machine that was inspired by Anthony McGowan's magnet facts. He used an Arduino Nano Mitro controller driving a DC motor. There are eight magnets in the 3D printed octagonal part that rotates around top of the motor shaft. And you know what that does? Beautifully and succinctly it ties together both the magnet episode and complex number episode.

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