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Magnetic field. Bar magnet underneath sheet of paper with iron filings aligned around it. The magnetic field induces magnetism in each of the filings, which then line up in the field. Although the field is actually continuous, interactions between the filings cause them to accumulate in thin arcing lines

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Magnetic field. Bar magnet underneath sheet of paper with iron filings aligned around it. The magnetic field induces magnetism in each of the filings, which then line up in the field. Although the field is actually continuous, interactions between the filings cause them to accumulate in thin arcing lines