stackyFACTSThe Earth is wrapped in a giant magnetic blanket, and this device is hyper-aware of every single wrinkle in it. Magnetometers detect the strength and direction of magnetic fields, easily pointing out buried treasure or unexploded ordnance. It is basically a compass that went to graduate school and got a superiority complex.
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