2007-09-02 13:20:32 · 5 answers · asked by dannywild1 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Magnetism is an Electromagnetic force which is a totally different and stronger force than gravity. And you can't concentrate gravity unless you put on more mass or become a black hole.
2007-09-02 13:28:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. Magnetism and gravity are two entirely different forces. Magnetism is caused by moving charges. That's why a current-carrying wire has a magnetic field surrounding it. Gravity is caused by mass. More on that in a minute.
Two magnets can exert an attractive or a repulsive force, depending on how they're oriented. Gravity is always attractive (even at 3:00 am!).
One more thing: magnetism is not a universal property of matter...some things are naturally magnetic, some things can be magnetized, and some things just can't be. However, all mass has a gravitational field. It's true that we can't feel the gravitational pull of, say, a poodle or even a Buick, but that's only because the weak gravity of those objects is being overwhelmed by the pull of the Earth.
Since you mentioned lasers, they aren't really just "concentrated light". They are made of collimated light, which means that all the photons of a laser are of the same wavelength and are aligned in the same direction.
2007-09-02 20:36:10 · answer #2 · answered by Lucas C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is Laser just concentrated light? Then all convergent beams should be laser?
I think definitions are important in such questions.
2007-09-02 20:26:57 · answer #3 · answered by Swamy 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, magnetism and gravity are completely different things.
2007-09-02 20:29:53 · answer #4 · answered by ZikZak 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Ha, I wish it were that simple....then we'd have no problem controling gravity.
Magnetism is the result of the motion of electrical charge.
Charges in motion creates magnetism.
2007-09-02 20:42:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋