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submitted 11 months ago by ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world to c/196@lemmy.blahaj.zone

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[-] binomialchicken@lemmy.blahaj.zone 34 points 11 months ago

Simple. The magnet weighs less than the car, so the magnet is going to be moving to the left. If the force is going to the left, that means the car can only go in reverse.

[-] mrmule@lemmy.world 14 points 11 months ago

So the vehicle just needs turning around for this to work then or.....?

[-] binomialchicken@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 11 months ago

Nope, unfortunately now the car has been magnetized, and that would swap the polarity, making it move in the opposite direction, which is reverse again.