Water Doesn’t Destroy Magnets — But They Can Be Demagnetized

<p>It&rsquo;s no surprise that Donald Trump just says stuff to try and make a point. For him, it doesn&rsquo;t matter if it&rsquo;s true or not but just that it fits with his current theme. In this case, the idea was that the military was wasting money on new technology. In particular, the&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electromagnetic_catapult" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS)</a>. This is a new way to push aircraft on a carrier to get them up to flying speed. It replaces the previous method using a giant steam-powered piston.</p> <p>Instead of steam, the EMALS uses a linear induction motor. This is basically the same as a normal electric motor except that it just pushes things instead of making a shaft rotate. It&rsquo;s possible to build a linear induction motor that doesn&rsquo;t even use magnets &mdash; and I&rsquo;m not completely sure how the EMALS works. Let&rsquo;s just assume that there are coils of wire that produce large magnetic fields to pull a permanent magnet.</p> <p><a href="https://rjallain.medium.com/water-doesnt-destroy-magnets-but-they-can-be-demagnetized-f4b67decbd55"><strong>Visit Now</strong></a></p>