The Truth About True North

Look out Santa! We’ve got some surprising news that’ll knock your (woolen) socks off! You know that trusty, dusty compass you’ve counted on to show you true north and guide you home for all these years? Well, it might not be so trustworthy, after all. See, your compass works because a magnetic pin inside spins […]

If you’ve been following our blog you probably know that all magnets have at least one north pole and one south pole. But what are these poles? What do they do? And how can you tell which is which? Well, the areas of a magnet that have magnetic strength are called “poles”. When you have […]

The Truth About True North

What Are Magnetic Poles? How Can You Tell Which Pole is Which?