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President Donald Trump told reporters on Monday that China has to give the United States magnets or “we have to charge them 200% tariff or something” amid a trade dispute between the two nations.
Archived version: https://archive.is/20250825175243/https://www.reuters.com/world/china/trump-says-china-has-give-us-magnets-or-face-200-tariff-2025-08-25/
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Then they explode.
My uncle, AL, lost his wife to exploding magnets. After her brutal death, . he started researching the dangers of lithium ion magnets at Harvard. If you ever see your magnet expand its very dangerous. Best thing to do is put it in the oven and heat it up to 450 degrees Celsius. The heat will safely dissipate the built of magnetic energy of the magnet.