The Action Lab Man starts this video by pinning his hand between a large neodymium magnet and a bunch of 1943 steel pennies. He repeats the demonstration with a Stretch Armstrong toy in place of his hand and sharp screws and hardware in place of the pennies. Spoiler alert: Mr. Armstrong does not survive the ordeal.
Stretch Armstrong vs giant neodymium magnet
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Watch the inventor of the maglev train demonstrate magnetics
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Watch this cool demonstration of a Lego truck being modified to go up increasingly steeper inclines
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Longer video of Native Americans, MAGA cap high-schoolers, and Black Hebrew Israelites encounter tells a different story
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Feel the power of a Chinook style military helicopter in your hands
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