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Ship demagnetization (thelemmy.club)

submitted 1 month ago by SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml to c/wikipedia@lemmy.world

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Degaussing

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[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 child)

Ok, ship degaussing is a super interesting thing I've never heard of.

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[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml [S] 7 points 1 month ago (1 child)

Yes! I only learnt about it because I happen to be on holiday by a ship demagnetizing station

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[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 child)

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[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml [S] 3 points 1 month ago

The one near me looks a bit less sexy

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