I got myself a piece of magnetic field viewing film and it REALLY helped me to understand how all my different magnets / effects work, so I thought I’d share some pictures here!
The real eye opener for me was how distance matters for some of the more detailed effects (like zigzag), and just understanding which parts of the magnet attract (yellow/bright lime green) vs repel (dark blue to emerald green).
Update to add a link to buy magnetic film! This is also my favorite shop for magnets in general. https://www.kjmagnetics.com/mv43-magnetic-viewing-film?pl=1.1&pf=film
(all clockwise)
Image 1:
– Bar magnet flat
– Bar magnet sideways
– Wand magnet rectangle (ILNP)
– Standard horseshoe
Image 2: GIF of wand magnet so you can see how it changes with distance
Image 3:
– Apple Watch charger
– Flat ring magnet (this is not the same as the cool one that Jen & Berries was selling)
– Small circle end of wand magnet
– Group of tiny cube magnets
– Group of small ball magnets
Image 4:
– Horseshoe plus diagonal bar
– Star magnet
– Zigzag magnet (KBShimmer)
Image 5: GIF of zigzag magnet so you can see how it changes with distance (this was the real eye opener for me, and explained why I wasn’t getting a crisp zig zag before)
Image 6:
– Flower magnet
– “S” magnet side one
– “S” magnet side two (makes a cross)
Image 7:
– Heart magnet
– Asterisk magnet
by amreb
5 Comments
whoaaa where do you get the film?
THIS IS SO COOL!! oh my goodness I need to get my hands on one of these!! This really helps my brain actually understand whats going on
This is amazing!!! Thanks OP!
Omg I got some of this film and couldn’t figure it out… I was putting the magnet ABOVE it. 🤦♀️ I’m going to try again this way, thank you 🤪🤪🤪