technt77

When I was a kid, our neighbor boys would take things apart -- anything from frogs to old speakers. I can remember they were most fascinated by the cylindrical magnet found in every speaker.

Why does a speaker need a magnet? Anyone know what makes this a necessary component?

Desiree

I guess since it is a electrical device it uses the input to magnetize something else back and forth to cause the speaker to vibrate making the sound.

technt77

That make sense. I just know the neighbors were fascinated.

rocker21

Ya, the magnets on the car subwoofers were massive....I can see where a young kid would be fascinated with them!!!

Desiree

Well That is the best thing I can come up with is that it transmits sound or VIBRATION But yes I remember being intrigued by the magnents they pulled out of the cows belly HAHAH

Trinity

I am not sure... But of course kids are going to be happy with anything big and not a toy.

technt77

That's so true. I'm still amazed by those neighbor kids. They didn't have much for toys. Their parents were (poor) farmers just like ours, yet we would entertain ourselves for hours outside playing in the tree groves and building forts with dead branches. Our imaginations made some great memories for us.

Desiree

haha I grew up here in Southdakota And I remember playing int he trees and my brother shooting birds with a bb gun That was fun i suppose. I honestly remember the farmers bringing us magnents from the cows tummy when they were done with them.

technt77

There were magnets in the cows' stomachs? What were your farmers feeding their cattle?

Desiree

I asked that when I was younger I geuss the farmers put it in the grass and the cows swallow it it helps them digest or something