So one thing I discovered about my Macbook today is that it uses magnets to stay shut. Now I knew this beforehand as it was detailed to me on various tech blogs, but it slipped my mind until this evening when I accidentally engaged the sleep mode by simply placing a magnet on the laptop body. This not only scared the shit out of me for fear that I had deactivated my new laptop with a magnet by mistake, but it also enlightened me as to where the magnets on the device are, and how powerful they are.
For instance shown here is a photo of a keychain LED light suspended in midair by the power of the magnet on the right side of the monitor. It is not especially heavy, but I would not expect it to dangle freely from the side of my monitor. Nor would I expect a chain dog collar to hang freely either, and yet here it is below.
Its quite surprising really. I wonder what else can hang from it??
Also I think its interesting that I can engage sleep mode without closing the laptop just by using a magnet. Although, I question how safe it is to do so, and so I'm not going to make a habit of doing it...ever. But its still interesting to me.
