New magnetic technology looks, frankly, staggering

"Mind-Blowing Magic Magnets - Smarter Every Day 153" (Watch on YouTube)

The bit where they have magnets that both attract and repel, depending on distance, and then lock together? That's amazing. If they can do it cheaply then it does look actually revolutionary.

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