Magnets can be great fun to work with and can be the source of dozens of science experiments and science fair projects. You can exploit the properties of a magnet to do simple experiments in the home and even use them to make complex working models. Why it is even possible to produce repelling and attracting toys with the use of a simple pair of magnets.

Another interesting fact is that if a substance made out of iron stays in touch with a magnet for a fairly long period of time, it will gain some of the attracting properties of the magnet. This is also known as magnetic transference. The easiest way to see this in action is by sticking a metal paper clip to magnet and then tagging on more paper clips to it.

Thanks to the power of the magnetic field of the magnet that you are using the paper clips which are not in touch with the magnet directly, will also stick to the paper clips before them. They will be able to make a nice long chain. This chain will not break even when you remove the paper clip attached to the magnet from the line.

This happens because of the magnetic transference of the attraction of the magnet to the the paper clips. Simple science projects are always the best way to understand complex theories.