stackyFACTSYou cannot simply break a magnet in half hoping to isolate a rogue north pole from its annoying south pole counterpart.
You cannot simply break a magnet in half hoping to isolate a rogue north pole from its annoying south pole counterpart. The very second you snap it, the newly exposed ends instantly decide to become new poles, leaving you with two smaller, entirely complete magnets. This frustrating universal rule means single magnetic monopoles basically do not exist in normal physics, forcing everything to violently stick together whether you want it to or not.
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