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[Poopadoop]

Now gravity I can get my head around. Electromagnetism, not so much.

My admittedly rudimentary understanding of magnetism is that ions have a charge and if enough of them are lined up in the same direction the charge gets multiplied and you have a magnet.

[MadMojoMonkey]

My admittedly rudimentary understanding of magnetism is that ions have a charge and if enough of them are lined up in the same direction the charge gets multiplied and you have a magnet.

Not ions. Ions are atoms with an imbalance of protons to electrons.

Magnetic dipoles. Dipole means 2 poles. N and S.
When they are aligned, it increases the field.

If you can demonstrate a magnetic monopole, you will surely be awarded a Nobel Prize in Physics if you live long enough to have your experiments repeated and verified by the broader community.