How to Do a simple experiment using copper wire and battery

In this video Mr.G puts a new spin on magnets and bare copper wire with just a simple battery. Motion via magic? Not quite, but pretty darn close! Join Mr. G, and build your own motor with its own unique new spin. This is a fun, easy, do it at home experiment.

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This video is informal and accessible, but there needs to be a list of necessary items in the description. My son is all excited to do this, and I am too, but we have no idea what kind of magnets those are (he says it twice, fast, and I can't figure out what they are) or where to get them. This is something we could figure out (and proceed with!) if it was WRITTEN in the description. Bummer!

ok, we figured it out with the magical help of Google and some guessing... it's NEODYMIUM magnets, we found a source here:

http://www.kjmagnetics.com/products.asp?cat=10

Don't know if you could get them at a place like Batteries Plus? We'll investigate...

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