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Anonymous at Sat, 16 Nov 2024 21:28:04 UTC No. 16478191
>speed of magnetism is c
>put magnet near object
>expect the object to slam into the magnet at the speed of light
>instead slowly moves towards it
you can't explain this.
Anonymous at Sat, 16 Nov 2024 21:43:21 UTC No. 16478218
>>16478191
The "speed of magnetism" describes the speed at which the magnetic field propagates through a vacuum. The magnetic field isn't directly what's moving the object, it's the force induced on the object by the magnetic field. The speed of the object's motion depends on the force it experiences from the magnetic field, not the speed at which the magnetic field itself propagates.