When we return from a vacation, we bring a new fridge magnet. To place it on the fridge we have to remove some older magnets, which takes time, because we don't remember which ones are the oldest. Now I propose a battery-powered fridge elecromagnet. When the battery runs out, the magnet falls down, freeing the space for the new one.
-- slovakmartin, Jul 23 2025

I must admit I'm uncertain how the subtitle applies to this proposal.
-- Loris, Jul 23 2025


Approved, provided there's a fridgemagnet graveyard to where the dead magnets are sent. (this being a totally separate idea I had residing in a notebook but now don't have to develop and post)
-- xenzag, Jul 24 2025


Well, at least it's not in other:general
-- normzone, Jul 24 2025


In general I'm against planned obsolescence.
-- Loris, Jul 24 2025


You lost me at the subtitle.
-- Voice, Jul 24 2025


[Voice] Did you miss Fridge Electromagnets1? Electrifying.

The mosquito nets are crucial.
-- minoradjustments, Jul 26 2025


Clever retort.
-- Voice, Jul 27 2025


The fridge door is covered by a grid like a high voltage mosquito net. Outside of this is a mesh made of magnetic type substances.

The fridge electomagnet has a small rechargeable battery or capacitor type device which electricizes the electromagnet and keeps it attached to the magnetic type layer.

When a fridge magnet connoisseur carresses a lovely fridge magnet, the pressure of their gentle touch presses the pollen-like spikes through the outer magnetic mesh to touch the high-voltage mesh, allowing current to flow and recharge the little battery thing.

The power of the battery or capacitor is adjusted so that if a magnet is not touched for a week it loses power and drops to the floor.

That way, the attrition of the magnets is not simply time-based, but is connected to how much or little each is appreciated.
-- pocmloc, Jul 27 2025


I don't know how you figured out that's what he meant, or whether that's what he meant, but I'm impressed.
-- Voice, Jul 27 2025


Sorry for the unrelated subtitle, now fixed. Form-filler remembered it from my last invention...
-- slovakmartin, Aug 03 2025


Thank you, I assumed it was some kind of glitch.

Think the bones were for that. [+]
-- doctorremulac3, Aug 03 2025


//Sorry for the unrelated subtitle, now fixed. Form-filler remembered it from my last invention...//

Your last idea (presumably - to have been created on that device) being... "High-voltage window nets" from June 30th, 2010?
I have to say, your form-filler is certainly committed to its task.
-- Loris, Aug 03 2025


Damn you ruining my witty annotation
-- pocmloc, Aug 04 2025



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