What is magnetism and why do magnets stick to the fridge?
Invisible Handshakes
What is magnetism and why do magnets stick to the fridge?
Stick a magnet on your fridge and it just... hangs there. No glue, no tape, no tiny hooks. It clings to a flat metal door like it's holding hands with something invisible. That invisible handshake has a name: magnetism. And the story behind it starts somewhere very small.
Everything around you is built from atoms, and inside every atom are tiny specks called electrons. Electrons aren't just sitting still — each one spins, like a minuscule top that never gets tired. And here's the secret: a spinning electron is itself a teeny-tiny magnet.
