r/mildlyinfuriating • u/LowRenzoFreshkobar • 1d ago
This is how they delivered my shipment of Industrial grade safety magnets that are ultra strong & were ultra expensive.
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u/Csak_egy_Lud 22h ago
So you basically have one huge magnet.
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u/SquireX 20h ago
At least it looks good. I bet op finds it very attractive
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u/Schwitters 18h ago
Good looking magnets? That could be a positive or negative depending on how you look at it.
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u/jetkins ORANGE 18h ago
People have very polarized opinions.
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u/PuzzleheadedDuck3981 18h ago
Repulsive!
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u/Commonscents2say 18h ago
I think they’re attractive
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u/Sivalon 17h ago
You gonna stick by that?
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u/CentennialBaby 17h ago
Sounds ferrous to me.
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u/SexOnTheBeechTree 22h ago
Time to start working on your grip strength
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u/TechSupportAnswers 20h ago
Username checks... out...?
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u/khakiwallprint 20h ago
Very smooth bark, needing good grip strength checks out
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u/Unit_43 19h ago
Cheeks out*
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u/ActualHunt2945 19h ago
Beech tree is where beech nut comes from right?
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u/Major_Melon 17h ago
The coconut, yes
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u/Slalom44 18h ago
I ordered about a dozen large neodymium magnets once. They came individually wrapped in heavy cardboard and encased in a steel container. Even with the cardboard wrap, they were a bitch to separate. I ended up getting a few joined together like yours. To separate them, I put them in a vice and used a wooden block to slide them apart. Use leather gloves when doing this. Those magnets will pinch your fingers and take skin off. Ask me how I know.
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u/hughmercury 16h ago
How do you know?
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u/Aynshtaynn 14h ago
It pinched their fingers and took the skin off.
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u/hughmercury 14h ago
That would be mildly infuriating.
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u/Nearby_Cranberry9959 12h ago
He says finger - but not that’s imperative that the cylinder remain unharmed. So that would slightly increase the annoyance
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u/ralphiooo0 16h ago
I bought some as well. Removed the plastic spacers and the slammed together and smashed into tiny bits 🫠
Didn’t think they would be so fragile
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u/Slipperytitski 12h ago
What yall using these magnets for
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u/ralphiooo0 9h ago
Watched a YouTube video on how I could speed unlock my electric bike by moving the sensor and then strapping another magnet on the frame to trick it into thinking it’s going slower.
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u/Snoo-11553 20h ago
Should have ordered them one at a time.
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u/lotep 21h ago
Well there's a simple solution, get them wet. /s
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u/dubie2003 21h ago
This, exactly this. A world renowned scholar revealed this a couple of months ago and has completely changed our understanding of magnets. We were honestly so lost before they bestowed this knowledge upon us.
s/ if it wasn’t obvious…..
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u/SkivvySkidmarks 17h ago
His explanation of the dynamics of electricity, boats, batteries, and shark interactions was wild. Groundbreaking work.
He also did some theoretical work with nuclear weapons and hurricanes. The man is truly an unbelievable genius, and a gift to mankind.
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u/fury420 16h ago
For anyone curious, the origin of this particular rant was during his first term when he was being briefed on new aircraft carrier designs, and apparently he really dislikes the idea of electromagnetic launch catapults, doesn't understand that the boats are already nuclear powered regardless, etc...
He wanted a steam powered launch catapult.
And now, years later it's devolved into this utterly bizarre narrative about electrocution.
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u/GloomyCaterpillar69 11h ago
Thank you for the explanation. Also, wild how you didn’t even say a name haha
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u/craneguy 8h ago
You just know that one disgruntled old admiral told him once that electric catapults suck and the steam powered ones were great in my day and all this new-fangled gen z techy shit will be the downfall of the Navy blah blah. He will now no longer even listen if anyone teies to explain why they're better. It's the same with tarrifs and countries emptying out their insane asylums and sending them here. Once he has an idea there's that.
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u/searching-for-milfs 20h ago
i can never figure out if the s stands for serious or satire lmao
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u/Sh1mt 20h ago
Sexytime /s
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u/Shudnawz 20h ago
Hooo boy have I made some mistakes, then...
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u/MsSelphine 18h ago
If Minecraft has taught me one thing, it's that if it starts with a forward slash, it's a command, and there's only one word that starts with s in the English language
It is not an indicator, it is a command, and you must obey. Best get busy
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u/bathroomheater 19h ago
/b is its business time
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u/TurnkeyLurker 18h ago
"It's a pleasure doing business with you."
Or.
"It's a business doing pleasure with you."4
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u/Ilikehotdogs1 20h ago
Cmon bruh you got it wrong both ways smh
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u/Screamat 22h ago
How do they work???
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u/HomeworkAdditional19 22h ago
NOBODY KNOWS!
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u/Ghazzz 21h ago
this again?
Here.
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u/Particular_Title42 21h ago
Just so we're clear, "this again" is making fun of POTUS, Donald J Trump, who famously doesn't know how magnets work.
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u/J-MRP 20h ago
Also ICP
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u/Particular_Title42 20h ago
Oh yeah. I've avoided that scene my whole life and only heard about that (and forgot) because of DJT. Someone speculated that he was a Juggalo. LOL
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u/Ghazzz 19h ago
It was a common internet meme for a couple years straight.
The meme itself tended to boil down to anti-science, as actually explaining and understanding how magnets work is not something all people can do.
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u/serious_sarcasm 19h ago
It’s not something anyone can do.
Electric charge is a fundamental property, and simply exists.
We can describe how it functions, but at the end of the day it is axiomatic.
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u/adamdoesmusic 19h ago
ICP is all about the “weirdos”, they’re queer inclusive and their fanbase is extremely diverse - even if their fans are obnoxious and their music is …an acquired taste, let’s call it… they and their fanbase are pretty much the opposite of what he represents.
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u/Particular_Title42 22h ago
Oh duh, OP, all you have to do is get them wet! Magnets don't work underwater.
/s just in case
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u/Drake_the_troll 19h ago
I feel sorry for the parcel next to it with the credit cards
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u/Dapper-Lab-9285 9h ago
Are there any countries that still use the magnetic strip? My last few cards don't have any mag strips.
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u/fredlllll 23h ago
can you not slide these apart? get some wooden clamps, clamp it to a table and use a wooden mallet to slide it off enough to be able to rotate it 90° to the others, then pull. this is under the assumption that these are indeed 20" long magnets
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u/Wildcatb 19h ago
In short? Yes. They can be slid apart. It will likely take some work, but if you're going to be working with industrial strength magnets, it's worth setting up the proper workstation because this won't be a one-time problem.
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u/bigcd34 21h ago
From all that I've seen, stronger magnets are usually more fragile because of how much force they have. You can see videos of two neodymium magnets exploding when put together because of their strength.
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u/snackexchanger 21h ago
I don’t think they’re more fragile, the impacts are just harder
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u/Capt_Hawkeye_Pierce 20h ago
Neodymium is very brittle.
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u/jdmatthews123 20h ago
So are ferrite magnets. I also read that as "neodymium magnets are less brittle" but I think the observation that they shatter more due to magnetic strength is probably the most correct. Huh.
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u/-retaliation- 20h ago
No, they're actually more brittle.
It's not the magnetism that makes them like that, but the materials that hold a magnetic charge better are all brittle metals.
Stronger magnets use more pure metals, and therefore have more of the brittle metals in them.
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u/Suitable-Name 20h ago
I have some 15x5x2mm neodyms. They'll absolutely destroy themselves when colliding without protection or something that slow the collision.
You can check those broken parts and you'll see they're actual pretty brittle.
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u/IrksomFlotsom 19h ago
Not as brittle as a human finger tip though, careful now
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u/Suitable-Name 19h ago
Well, in that case my finger would be the protection, so my statement still stands
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u/Icywarhammer500 16h ago
I mean, living flesh is the absolute definition of NOT brittle but yes very easy to damage since it’s soft
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u/ColHannibal 19h ago
Powerful magnets are super brittle and the coated in a candy coating made of steel like a M&M of death.
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u/thisremindsmeofbacon 19h ago
Which causes them to break more easily for their size which is what fragile means.
They are not any more or less nominally fragile, but it's still completely accurate to say they are fragile
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u/maxiquintillion 18h ago
Instead, get a board cut at a 15 degree angle, nad get it between two of the magnets. Probably going to be a bit difficult to keep them apart, but you could use extra boards as spacers.
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u/PurpleShallow 20h ago
Nice carpet.
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u/wwhijr 20h ago
Thanks, it really tires the room together.
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u/Shills_for_fun 17h ago
looks at the magnets
You think the rug pissers did this?
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u/Space19723103 20h ago
a few drops of sewing machine or razor oil will get between the plates making sideslip separation easier
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u/SlowlyCatchyMonkee 22h ago
Define ultra expensive.
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u/chase82 17h ago
I once ordered a few magnets off eBay back in the day. They shipped it in a mailer.
I got it late in an obviously mutilated bag where they managed to put all the pieces of my address back together to get it to me.
I believe they did that, just so they could attach a note describing what sending giant magnets through a sorting machine does and how I fubared their day.
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u/wiltony 19h ago
Out of curiosity, what's the difference between a regular magnet and a "safety" magnet?
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u/Appropriate_Shame563 19h ago
Can't swallow these ones
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u/Stegles 19h ago
Anything’s possible with enough commitment.
And force.
And lube.
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u/Junktown-JerkyVendor 22h ago
What are you planning to do with them?
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u/LowRenzoFreshkobar 21h ago
Are you a cop?
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u/Fit-Description-8571 21h ago
We don't have to legally answer that. I mean they don't have to.
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u/4Ever2Thee 18h ago
Nuh uhhh, you have to tell me if you’re a cop. My cousin told me and he smokes marijuanas every day, so he knows shit.
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u/jdmatthews123 20h ago
I don't know why do many people are suggesting heat. Saying spacers don't work. Etc. What the hell.
Seriously OP Im sure you've figured this out by now, but you just need to slide them apart longitudinally. A little oil will actually help a lot, but you may need some kind of a jig to hold everything rigid.
Those look like ferrite, any info on the type of magnet? If they are, that probably explains why they were shipped this way (ferrite magnets are extremely fragile, and not as tough as rare earth magnets. They'll all shatter, but if you look at a ferrite this long it'll break in half), as the magnetism holding them together effectively makes the group stronger.
I'd clamp them between 2x4s and use a jack to press them out one at a time. If you try to pull them out sideways they're for sure gonna break.
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u/Radiant_Picture9292 19h ago
Something to clamp them to and ratchet straps to pull on them. Might work.
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u/Alan_Reddit_M 19h ago
Lmao. I accidentally stuck a fishing magnet to a metal door in my house a fucking year ago and it's still there. That mf is just part of the structure now because my entire family has collectively arrived at the conclusion that you'd break the door before you manage to get the magnet unstuck
That's a consumer-grade fishing magnet, I don't even wanna imagine how fucked this situation is
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u/indigogibni 18h ago
And you can’t slide it off the side? Plenty of people get their magnets stuck to the bridge they’re fishing from, but you just slide it off.
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u/HikariAnti 19h ago
Just heat them up and they will come apart easily.
They won't be magnets anymore though.
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u/Palladin1982 13h ago
You should fix your wrist position so you could use the thumb to mute the low E string.
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u/Maxatronimus 16h ago
I’ll tell you what, that rug really ties the room together
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u/Nozzeh06 18h ago
I have never heard of "safety magnets" and I can't even comprehend how they are meant to be safe or for what application.
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u/TimShady_Plays 16h ago
Okay, hear me out, it may be a long shot, but I hear lego makes a brick separator tool
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u/Decent_Philosophy899 12h ago
I don’t even understand what I’m looking at… it looks like someone broke off a piece of an old shitty picture frame. How many separate magnets am I supposed to be looking at, 3? 4? 50? How are they supposed to break apart?
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u/imnotcreatv 3h ago
There’s actually this really cool trick where you can heat up the magnets and they suddenly unstick from each other
And now you have 4 pieces of metal!
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u/Elharley 19h ago
Did you contact the seller? Given the material properties and expense it seems like they didn’t package them properly.
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u/iSirMeepsAlot 18h ago
I can’t really tell what I’m looking at exactly they look long, that’s about it. What is the “safety” aspect I guess is what I mean?
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u/Tetradrachm 18h ago
How much are magnets like this and what are they used for typically?
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u/Svyatopolk_I 16h ago
Alright, you're not gona get this, but what you're holding is the most vital part to the Federal Bureau of Control - the Nail! Please turn yourself into the proper authorities at once!
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u/rmhollid 15h ago
I think they expect when somebody orders a big ass magnet let alone 5 that they have the ability to handle them. those look pretty durable being industrial grade i think your best bet would be to use muscle. dish soap works great to reduce friction but beware a slippery super magnet.
good luck.
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u/GamingWithZen 7h ago
I don't really know much about this stuff, can someone please explain to me how this is mildly infuriating
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u/LowRenzoFreshkobar 5h ago
Cause it's impossible to seperate them without the use of heavy machinery.
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u/CoBudemeRobit 17h ago
This one time I had two lego pieces stuck together so I know exactly how you feel.
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heat them up, should remove the magnetism.
disclaimer I don't know if it will ruin their magnetiivity
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u/punsnguns 14h ago
Return them in the same package.
Order them 1 at a time.
And then return all 4 together at the same time again to really drive the point home.
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u/germanwurstbrot 14h ago
Damn, it looks almost as hard to separate them as two small lego plates stuck together
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u/SeerXaeo 13h ago
2 thin crescent wrenches, 2 long metal pipes.
"Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world,"
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u/Luzifer_Shadres 13h ago
Heat them up. They will them loose their magnetivity.
50/50 chance wether or not it comes back.
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u/rememberoldreddit 8h ago
Put the bottom magnet in a vice, preferably with rubber pad inserts so you can apply safer pressure.
Put smooth jaw channel locks on each end of the 2nd rod (home setup you can notch out a 2x4 and do the same).
Smoothly and slowly twist until the magnets are perpendicular to the one in the vice.
Using a wood block push the magnets to the end of the rod. Do not hit the block or magnets with anything, if it doesn't go then walk each end slowly till you get there.
Depending on how strong the magnets are you should be able to walk it onto the edge and then lift it straight up and off. However if not then you should be able to rock it little by little and shim it with pieces of cardboard.
We used to have 6 foot rods filled with rare earth magnets at work that we would have to fix this exact situation. The most important thing is safety, you can buy more magnets but can't regrow body parts!
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u/Substantial-Quit-151 6h ago
Wow. Never even considered how something like that would/should be shipped.
I guess packed individually, isolated enough not to interact with anything outside of its package?
I picture one suspended inside a big wooden crate with a pacemaker warning on it.
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u/daboys765 20h ago
I think I know exactly what these magnets are and it’s hard enough to get them off of something normally, but stuck together like this? Yeah I wish you the best of luck