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commonjcb

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    Comment #24366479

    Right, or we can just link to the physical law itself: - Lorentz force - the force on a current carrying wire. No need for a long wire. It's in the range of micro-Newtons for few A…

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    Comment #24363514

    The torsion balance introduces fixed biases, and can be operated only in XY plane. So in theory you're right, in practice it's not possible. Not canceling earth's magnetic field (a…

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    Comment #24363379

    Approximately the same distance as a good microphone can pick up the audio anyway. Read about near-field vs far-field: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Near_and_far_field

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    Comment #24363331

    Not this shit again... Look closely at the picture of the test chamber in the article. Do you see Helmholtz coils surrounding the entire apparatus? Nope. https://en.wikipedia.org/w…

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    Comment #24363153

    It's probably by design, iPhones support magnetic-induction hearing aids, see here: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202186 The are 2 standards, the old "telecoil" (direct) and th…