On Sat, 9 Apr 2005 02:25:19 +1000, Tony Smith <
ajsmith@...>
wrote:
>
> Don't hurt my feeling by laughing too loudly, but I did just that a while
> back. After playing with the magnets, I stuck them on the filing cabinet
> next to my desk.
> Later, I switched on my PC - "Why is my screen all wonky? Ah crap...."
> Tony
>
Get a tft ;-)
(i am aware that removing the magnets is the more reasonable solution
but....)
Most times the distortions in the monitor go away after removing the
magnets, but take care with magnet tape cards (bank cards etc.). Strong
magnets can destroy them, weaker magnets usually don't. (See Mythbusters
episode "electric eel myth" for reference).
ST