From Earth We Came-The Atreyu Saga-Whetu Tawhiti (Distant Star) by shane@retrobro2014.com - HTML preview

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Chapter Two-Experiments

First thing I need to establish is this material a giant permanent magnet? Based on what I have learned at school and on the web I place different types of materials close to the AGM rock and have determined that all of the materials steel, iron, lead are repelled by the AGM rock, the peanut stone when moved close to the AGM rock it starts to repel it and no matter what angle I turn the peanut stone it won’t stick or attract to the AGM rock like how magnets do

This simple test tells me that the rock repels and not attracts which I find strange as from what I have read all permanent magnets have an attraction and repulsion side but then again this is not from Earth.

Time to see if the AGM will react to liquids, water, acid’s, salt water, detergents, cleaning products, 3 days of testing go by there is no reaction to any “have to make sure it’s safe” I grin to myself, I use a long wooden stick with a cello taped cup on the end of it to tip the chemicals onto the rock in case something happens, I wore a filtered face mask to protect me but that’s not going to help if there is an explosion or chemical reaction of some kind.

Now it’s time to try and remove a piece of the AGM rock, despite its size the rock is unbelievably light? I used a hobby knife to try and slice a bit off, couldn’t believe it actually sliced into the rock I remove a 1mm x 1mm piece, the blade goes through the rock like a hot knife in butter? Amazing! The rock has characters like pumas from a volcano, it’s light, easy to cut, but has the strength of something that cannot be described as I can’t compare it to anything?

Placing the off cut onto a table I shake metal filings onto it to see its repulsion image, the filings are pushed out ward with no attractiveness.

Temperature tests are also conducted with no side effects, pressure tests also have no effect.