If Magnetic fields are "solid" AND "UNMOVING", why can they "attract"?

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So i'm trying to understand magnetic fields, and I thought the way this video explained it was really interesting.

He explains that if you look at a magnetic field as a "solid" it helps make sense of it. There's no real energy there, only what you put into it.

But, why then can a magnet literally "pull" another magnet to it? Especially if it's a solid.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3vvax1dhOs

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@frankywashere,

A magnetic field does have energy, potential energy.

The pull of a magnet is by way of the force, electromagnetic, caused by its magnetic field.

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It's not a solid. It's a field that exerts a force at a distance. It would also be hard to understand why, if you think of it as a Christmas tree, it could pull objects to it. The reason is because it's not a Christmas tree, it's a field.

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@frankywashere,

If you tried to conduct the same experiment beyond the Earth's mag-field - Guess how it would end?

Tip - "Think".

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If Magnetic fields are "solid" AND "UNMOVING", why can they "attract"?

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