• enkers@sh.itjust.works
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    3 months ago

    Sure, but only because you asked. The magnet applies a force on the metal block, and the metal block an equal and opposite force on the magnet. The force is dissipated as a compressive force along the arm. All forces cancel out, so no net force is applied on the body.

    Source: statics & dynamics 1