Most keys are made of brass

[dclarston13]

Brass is a non-ferrous metal and as such will not "stick" to a magnet. It's sweat and surface tension if anything.
But goddammit why can't the news media just make that point and put this issue to bed.

[SheltieLover]

1. Neither would stainless steel or silver flatware

Fking idiots.

[lagomorph777]

11. Most stainless is not very magnetic (though some is).

Silver is most definitely non-magnetic.

[doc03]

15. I have a couple SS Ruger revolvers and knives that are

magnetic but a ring and neckless that are not. Depends on the alloy. But I haven't seen any keys made from SS.

[SheltieLover]

22. Yes it is

Depending upon the alloy, but it's not going to stick.

[pwb]

2. Someone thought of it so it is National news.

A thought, a question, someone said, makes news now. News for dummies.

[captain queeg]

3. But...what about Magneto?

That always bothers me that he can generally control all metals.

[Blue Dawn]

4. LOL! Yes!

This bothers me, too. I guess I am a stickler for accurate details!.....LOL

[Salviati]

6. If his powers are more broadly electromagnetic...

He could be inducing currents in those non-ferrous metals to allow them to interact magnetically. If you take a really strong magnet (like a rare earth magnet)and move it close to a large chunk of copper, and then move it away, you'll feel a magnetic interaction between the magnet and the induced magnetic field from the copper.

But inducing a magnetic field like that requires a changing magnetic field (which you would produce by moving the rare earth magnet). If you just set the rare earth magnet on top of the copper block, the magnetic field of the copper would go away, as the induced currents in the magnet die out.

So, if Magneto has the power to create magnetic fields, and vary them in time, then it's actually somewhat plausible that he could use those powers to control even non-ferrous metal, insofar as any mutant power is plausible.

This vaccine nonsense, however, is just utter lunacy.

[lagomorph777]

12. Due to the eddy currents, an AC magnetic field actually repels non-ferrous metals.

[captain queeg]

29. Isn't there something about moving perpendicular to the field or current or something?

That’s how generators work. If I thought about it a bit I could remember, but too much work for me these days.

[getagrip_already]

5. ughh, science hurts....

The fact that most keys are brass is irrelevant. You could cut a key out of any metal, even iron.

BUT.....

The science is not there to support the human body being able to generate a magnetic field strong enough attract anything of any mass. It just isn't possible given the makeup of our bodies, even though we do have iron in our blood.

Look, if it were an issue we would be literally torn apart by a MRI scan. Ever see what happens to metal near an MRI? Same thing would happen to us.

It's a bullshit claim without any basis in reality. THAT is what the news should report.

[dclarston13]

23. The FACT that the vast majority of keys are not magnetic is exactly the point

It is what makes their so called theory fall apart.

[getagrip_already]

30. not so much....

All they need to do is find one steel key and hold it up with a magnet.

"See? It works, so my claims must be true since yours isn't!"

[RockRaven]

7. I remember crappy TV freakshows in the 80s/90s having supposedly magnetic people...

They were often Russian or Indian or Southeast Asian, and would make cheap silverware stick to their skin. Sometimes there would be a whole family, and they'd pretend it was heritable. Sometimes there would be a quasi-religious/spiritual aspect to the story.

It was dumb back then too.

[Turbineguy]

8. Yes, but this vaccine creates a special type of magnetic field

It alters the laws of physics.

[ProfessorGAC]

9. Also, Nickel/Copper

Nickel is slightly magnetic, but when alloyed with copper, not so much.
Lots of keys are made with that alloy, but it's typically around 25% nickel.
So, unless it's a VERY strong magnet, keys won't stick. For instance, my nickel based ignition key shows no noticeable attraction to guitar pickups.

[lagomorph777]

13. Keep your keys away from the guitar!

You'll scratch the finish!

[ProfessorGAC]

18. Come On, Lag!

Have you seen those distress models?
Apparently, a guitar ain't a guitar unless it's beaten to hell.
Maybe my stuff NEEDS some scratches.

[lagomorph777]

19. People pay a lot of extra $$ for the scratch and dent models.

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Now, how can I sell used cars that way...?

[ProfessorGAC]

20. "That Rust & Broken Bumper Makes It Better!"

Yeah, that'll do it!

[area51]

32. When I saw the title "Don't touch", I thought of this:

[lagomorph777]

33. LOL!

What an idiot.

[Xoan]

14. Most trumpers are made of shit.

[doc03]

16. That's a good one

[dclarston13]

24. Yep also non-magnetic unless there is

al ot of Iron in your diet.

[TheFarseer]

21. Like, 50% of people are vaccinated

Isn’t this easily disproved? Am I just not getting something? People are not running around dodging knives, and wrenches!?

[NNadir]

25. I have no idea about what this is. n/t.

[dclarston13]

26. There are news stories today being pushed

Saying that people think the COVID vaccines make people magnetic. They have tried to prove this point by sticking a key to their body. Well most keys will not stick any magnet no matter how strong as they are made from a non magnetic material. So their theory and demonstration to prove this theory is BS and the media is not smart enough to just tell people the scientific facts of the matter. I am a degreed and licensed Engineer and it drives me nuts (and that's a short trip anyway) that basic scientific facts are not presented when these types of goofy statements are made.

[NNadir]

27. Oh. Thanks, but I'm kind of sorry to know that this is major news. Weird times.

[dclarston13]

28. Me too

We have entered the Idiocracy Zone.

[Norbert]

31. I have a couple of aluminum keys which also presents a problem with magnetics