Cool And Unusual Magnets For Your Fridge

Hi folks...!!
Today is all about creative magnets...!!

Well what is refrigerator magnet ?? 

    A refrigerator magnet or fridge magnet is an ornament, often whimsical, attached to a small magnet, which is used to post items such as shopping lists, child art or reminders on a refrigerator door, or which simply serves as decoration. Refrigerator magnets come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes, including thin die cut forms the thickness of heavy card stock, and may have promotional messages placed on them. Refrigerator magnets are a relatively popular collectable object.

    

Well these are some interesting facts for kids....
     Learning about magnets is great fun. Magnets are used every day all over the world. Did you know most fridge magnets use ferrite magnets to keep them attached to the fridge? Use our fun magnet facts to start learning how magnets work.

A range of exciting & stunning notice board magnets, ideal for any office or simply super cool designer magnets for your fridge! Everything from stylish planning magnets to super strong skittle magnets.

• Magnets have invisible magnetic fields which attract and stick onto steel items.
• One end of a 'bar' magnet is a north pole and the opposite end is a South Pole
• If you attach a bar magnet to a piece of wood and float it in a bowl of water, it will slowly turn and the magnet's North Pole will point towards the Earth's North Pole.  
• A compass has a tiny bar magnet in it and it works in the same way, so that explorers can find their way
• If you put a bar magnet under a sheet of paper and sprinkle iron powder lightly over the top, you will suddenly see the invisible magnetic field as the particles stick to it.
• The North Pole of one magnet will repel and push away the North Pole of another magnet.
• The South Pole of one magnet will repel and push away the South Pole of another magnet.  
• The North Pole of one magnet will attract and stick to the South Pole of another magnet.

     The first refrigerator magnet patent was obtained by William Zimmerman of St. Louis, Missouri, in the early 1970s. Zimmerman patented the idea of small, colored, cartoon magnets to be used for decorative display and convenience.

World record

     A largest collection of refrigerator magnets belongs to Louise J. Greenfarb also known as The Magnet Lady, from Henderson, Nevada, USA. Her world record was included to the Guinness World Records with 19 300 items as of 1997. According to the British "Book of alternative records", it grew to 29 000 as of February 2002, and later up to over 30 000 items. Over 7 000 magnets from Greenfarb's collection are exhibited at the Guinness Museum in Las Vegas.

   

     Refrigerator magnets are also useful in an advertising world. It is estimated that magnets are used on at least 80% of household refrigerators and most households view their fridge door over 40 times per day. Keep it in mind when planning your next ad campaign!

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1. Water Droplets

(Designer: Sangwoo Nam)

2. Small Tree-buttons

These really make the best small gifts or wedding favors. Treebuttons are handmade wood magnets made from salvaged cross sections of branches. The actual magnets used are extremely strong rare earth magnets. Every treebutton is finished using 400 grit sandpaper and Preserve exotic nut oil, so they are extremely smooth and beautiful. They are also thoroughly kiln dried so they will not check or warp.

You can specify treebuttons that match your cabinets or woodwork in your home, or if you just love a certain species of wood by contacting us. They come in a variety of species including Cherry, Birch, Oak, Maple and Apple to name a few. Each treebutton is entirely crafted by hand and is completely unique.

3. Guitar Magnet Set

Awesome gift for the guitar lover in your life (or anyone that totally rocks)!

4. Shelves

 These shelves can be adhered to any magnetic surface. Each shelf contains between one and three neodymium magnets, which are very powerful and allow for a strong connection to your fridge or whiteboard. Simple, modular, useful.(Designer: Henry Julier)

5. Rock Magnets

 It looks Perfect...!! Isn't it ?? (Designer: Shaw Quan)

6. Hands

 This is a nice 8-bit way to stick your pics to the fridge or to any other metal surface.

• Kit with 12 Magnets
• Hight quality print

7. Photoshop Kit

If you like photo editing software, we are sure that you will love this kit. This magnets are the best way to stick your photos to the fridge or to any other metal surface.

The set comprises 13 magnets which will be very familiar to anyone who has used the photo editing software, they replicate the menus and tool bars.

8. Wooden Magnets

Realistic one.

9. Bottle Opener

Fridge magnet + bottle opener What else would you need !! Perfect combination..!!

10. Calendar

 

 


Well last but not the least...Here are some interesting facts...!!

 1. If you cut a magnet in half, you get 2 smaller magnets as a result, each with their own north and south pole.
2. The north pole on a magnet points towards the north pole on the earth. This is because they are both giant magnets and are aligning themselves together. This is how a compass works.
3. To make a new magnet, take one you already have and then rub it on a new piece of metal. This process is called magnetisation and will turn any piece of metal into a magnet.
4. Electromagnets are not magnetic all the time. If you pass electricity through a nail wrapped in a copper wire, it turns into a magnet. Once you stop the flow of electricity – it is just a nail and wire again.
5. A magnetic field is an invisible area around every magnet that attracts metals and other magnets to it. That is why you can slowly push 2 magnets together and they will jump to each other, due to them entering their magnetic fields.
6. The magnetic field made by The Earth is so big and strong, that it stretches out into space. The Earth is made from metals and materials like iron, which makes it just like a smaller magnet you might have at home.
7. Fridge magnets are used all over the world in families homes and in America, are seen on an average of 20 times per day!
8. The power of a magnet is measured in Tesla (which was the name of a scientist who specialised in electricity). Even though The Earth is massive and is a giant magnet, it is around 1000 times weaker than a small magnet you might have at home.
9. Magnetism was discovered and used over 800 years ago in ancient Greece and China. They even had their own compasses.
10. Iron is the best metal to use as a magnet as it is naturally magnetic. Others are nickel and cobalt, but if you have a magnet at home, it is most likely made from iron or ferrites, which is a metal made from many different elements.