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No, because the brain uses electrical impulses to generate memories and do tasks.
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Can a magnet erase information from memory sticks and computers?
A magnet can only change information that is stored magnetically and if the magnet's magnetic field is strong enough. Memory sticks do not store information magnetically, they use Flash memory which stores information electrostatically. So no, a magnet can not erase information on a memory stick. Computers usually use hard disks which do store information magnetically, so in principle a magnet could erase information from a hard disk. However the magnet would have to be very strong (much stronger than is likely to be available at home) and held very close to the hard disk (probably be inside the computer case or even inside the hard disk case itself) to be able to to erase the information. Computers before the 1970s usually used magnetic core memory instead of DRAM as their main memory. While this stored information magnetically, the construction of the cores as rings made it impossible for any magnet to change the information: the 1 and 0 were opposite directions of magnetization around the ring shaped cores, while an external magnetic field is "linear" not "circular" and thus can't change the state of a core.
Will a magnet damage a computer?
A magnet damages the Hard Disk Drive of the computer dramatically. Because a hard drive's hardware is a magnetic disk drive so the data get written magnetically to the disk. If the magnetic properties are reduced then your data goes with it. So dont ever put a magnet near a computer :)
What does a magnet do to a paperclip?
A paperclip attracts a magnet ,a magnet attracts a paperclip.
How many inches is a pencil eraser?
Pre-erase or post erase?
Is compass attracted to magnet?
A compass is a magnet. It reacts like a magnet.
Can a magnet erase a Blu-ray disc?
no
Does a VCR have a magnet?
A VCR (Video Cassette Recorder) uses electromagnets in the record, playback, and erase heads. An erase head can also have a permanent magnet in it.
Can a magnet erase memory from a vending machine?
i dont think so because a vending machine isn't as sensetive to a magnet as a computer would be.
What will sticking a magnet on your external hard drive do?
It will quite possibly erase the data stored on the device.
How do you erase magnetic information on a credit card?
Take a magnet, swipe it on the magnetic strip on the card.
Is a VHS a magnetic storage device?
Yes, that is why a magnet nearby can erase the contents (hehehe)
Are dry erase markers safe?
The answer is no. Dry erase markers have scent, which is a highly potent neurotoxin that kills brain cells.
Would a magnet erase a computers memory?
yes it is very dangerous and it could harm a computer as well.
What happens if you rub a magnet in a cassette?
Audio is encoded on the cassette tape by aligning the magnetic field of the material on the tape. A magnet can erase the tape or perhaps corrupt the sound quality.
How is the MRI used to study cross sections of the brain?
The Magnet
Can a magnet delete everything on a computer by just putting it on the outside?
No. A magnet only interfers with magnetic fields ... lots of old IBMs used magnetic memory cards and that's where the stories started. It might erase a floppy disk, but an electro-magnet does the job much better than a perminant magnet.
Is there any danger to my brain - by wearing eyeglasses that have a magnet on the bridge of the glasses for holding sunglasses?
There is no (proven) danger,especially from a small magnet. If you had a large electro-magnet, maybe.
