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Re:Bohr–van Leeuwen theorem – magnetism in solids is a quant... by acqq on Sunday July 19, 2020 @05:55PM (#23892765)
The confusion comes from the wrong expectation: whoever called the Feynman's answer "Magnets" missed the point. I'm quite sure Feynman would not name his answer so.

One has to carefully to listen to the question he was asked and he then answers.

I wrote about that before and I link to that this time too in my other answer.

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Re:Bohr–van Leeuwen theorem – magnetism in solids is a quant... by prox on Monday July 20, 2020 @02:21AM (#23895162)
People are also missing the complete video, its not just about magnets, it’s about why imagination can be fun. Here he just demonstrates why you can’t always turn to similarities in the classical world:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1ww1IXRfTA

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