From: Spehro Pefhany on 5 Mar 2010 21:21 On Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:01:58 -0700, the renowned "Paul Hovnanian P.E." <Paul(a)Hovnanian.com> wrote: >Dave Platt wrote: >> >> In article <2ktso5pli2bs2n0kvetfnp4psps4ib9qv0(a)4ax.com>, >> John Larkin <jjlarkin(a)highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote: >> >> >Is there such a thing as a spherical magnetic field? Where would all >> >the vectors point? >> >> It could be done with isolated magnetic monopoles, I suppose. >> Unfortunately, they seem to be out of stock at all of the popular >> suppliers, and I have my doubt whether the brokors who post at >> DigElementaryParticles.com can actually deliver. > >Jut saw one end off a bar magnet. ;-) Clever. About how far is it from the "N" pole of the earth to the geographic North Pole? Best regards, Spehro Pefhany -- "it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward" speff(a)interlog.com Info for manufacturers: http://www.trexon.com Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: http://www.speff.com
From: George Herold on 5 Mar 2010 21:45 On Mar 5, 9:21 pm, Spehro Pefhany <speffS...(a)interlogDOTyou.knowwhat> wrote: > On Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:01:58 -0700, the renowned "Paul Hovnanian P.E." > > <P...(a)Hovnanian.com> wrote: > >Dave Platt wrote: > > >> In article <2ktso5pli2bs2n0kvetfnp4psps4ib9...(a)4ax.com>, > >> John Larkin <jjlar...(a)highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote: > > >> >Is there such a thing as a spherical magnetic field? Where would all > >> >the vectors point? > > >> It could be done with isolated magnetic monopoles, I suppose. > >> Unfortunately, they seem to be out of stock at all of the popular > >> suppliers, and I have my doubt whether the brokors who post at > >> DigElementaryParticles.com can actually deliver. > > >Jut saw one end off a bar magnet. ;-) > > Clever. About how far is it from the "N" pole of the earth to the > geographic North Pole? > > Best regards, > Spehro Pefhany > -- > "it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward" > sp...(a)interlog.com Info for manufacturers:http://www.trexon.com > Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: http://www.speff.com Hey I know the answer to that, The north magnetic pole is near the south geographic pole. (which you soon* figure out if you try to use the Earth's field as a reference.) *must have taken me many months. George H.
From: Phil Hobbs on 5 Mar 2010 21:46 On 3/5/2010 9:21 PM, Spehro Pefhany wrote: > On Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:01:58 -0700, the renowned "Paul Hovnanian P.E." > <Paul(a)Hovnanian.com> wrote: > >> Dave Platt wrote: >>> >>> In article<2ktso5pli2bs2n0kvetfnp4psps4ib9qv0(a)4ax.com>, >>> John Larkin<jjlarkin(a)highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Is there such a thing as a spherical magnetic field? Where would all >>>> the vectors point? >>> >>> It could be done with isolated magnetic monopoles, I suppose. >>> Unfortunately, they seem to be out of stock at all of the popular >>> suppliers, and I have my doubt whether the brokors who post at >>> DigElementaryParticles.com can actually deliver. >> >> Jut saw one end off a bar magnet. ;-) > > Clever. About how far is it from the "N" pole of the earth to the > geographic North Pole? > > > Best regards, > Spehro Pefhany About 8000 miles in a straight line--straight down! Cheers Phil Hobbs -- Dr Philip C D Hobbs Principal ElectroOptical Innovations 55 Orchard Rd Briarcliff Manor NY 10510 845-480-2058 hobbs at electrooptical dot net http://electrooptical.net
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