That argument may or may not be true and really begs the relevant question: Did they know about the potential for strong magnetic fields to move ferrous metal components within their locks?

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They may not be able to drive immediately, and should stay away from devices that create strong electric or magnetic fields.

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Solar experts believe that the tachocline may be the source of powerful magnetic fields that produce strong solar flares and solar winds, and create sunspots that mysteriously appear and disappear during an 11-year cycle.

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Such sculpted magnetic fields that make up the magnetic bottle are not particularly strong, so the trick was to make antihydrogen atoms that didn't have much energy - that is, they were slow-moving.

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Since nerve cells use electrical signals, and magnetic fields can induce and disrupt such signals, a strong, well-aimed magnetic stimulation can affect the brain's operation.

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