Decorative magnets are a must-have souvenir brought from travels. And therefore in each house there is a mini-collection of magnets donated or personally acquired. Traditionally, they are proudly hung on the doors and walls of the refrigerator. True, there is always a guest who declares with the air of a connoisseur: “Magnets cannot be hung on the refrigerator - this is dangerous!” Left in agonizing ignorance, the owner begins to glance at the colorful ornaments as a hidden source of evil. Let's find out if magnets are really harmful, or is this another pseudoscientific duck?
Magnets spoil the fridge
Some meticulous scientists of the planet have conducted research and found that magnets from boron and neodymium can destroy electrical appliances. So the placement of such a decor in the future may provoke a breakdown of the unit. This is especially true for advanced refrigerators with electrical panels on the doors.
In theory, this remark is true, but in practice everything is not so bad. If you don’t decorate your refrigerator with 5 kg magnetic pancakes, there’s nothing to worry about.
The only harm that magnets can do is to spoil the surface if used carelessly. So from time to time remove the magnets and wipe the surface of the refrigerator. Also outweigh the decorations, so that there are no bright specks and rust on the doors.
Magnets are harmful to health
In order to completely lower the magnets in the eyes of mankind, scientists have started a rumor that these cute decorations are a source of almost deadly danger to humans. Creating a magnetic field, they poison food that is stored in the refrigerator, and all who are in absolute proximity. So, buying another magnet, you get a time bomb, which sooner or later will destroy you.
This, of course, is an exaggerated utterance, but magnetic opponents think so approximately. The fact is that the magnetic field emanating from a household magnet is so small and weak that it cannot exert a detrimental effect.
If it comes to that, the TV in front of which we sit for hours, music speakers and other electrical devices emit much more destructive magnetic waves. However, for some reason, no one had an idea to throw away the TV set, replacing favorite TV shows with books. According to the law of the genre, a magnet is guilty, like a cookie, which always leads to acute poisoning after the party.
To eliminate concerns, ask the vendors about the composition of the magnet alloy. Boron and neodymium are considered dangerous elements that can theoretically cause health problems (especially for cores). But iron and ferrite are absolutely harmless, since the magnetic field of these elements is very weak. It is possible to distinguish a “good” magnet by its characteristic dull color.
