“Give me a glass of water.”The claim is not a valid explanation of how magnets work.
Transcript location: 00:33:00
Campaign rally · 2024-01-05-mason
Mason City: Trump Claims a Glass of Water Ruins Magnets
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While criticizing electromagnetic aircraft-carrier elevators, Trump asserted that dropping water on magnets ends their function.
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Water does not simply eliminate magnetism. The remark confuses a broad physical principle with potential engineering concerns about electrical equipment.
“That’s the end of the magnets.”Trump suggested water disables magnets, which is not generally true.
Transcript location: 00:33:00
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