MELGAR posted:....they're interested in building things – in this case a tunnel made from magnet tiles....
MELGAR
When I was a kid back in the 60s, I had a bunch of magnets. I don't know where I got them, but anyway.....I decided to go around the house sticking them to whatever I could find that looked like metal. It wasn't long before I stuck them to the knobs on my dad's 25" color TV Motorola console. I also found the colors swirled on the screen. All of a sudden, the picture turned black & red. Everything went from "living color" to duochrome (?). I think my dad ended up having to replcae the picture tube, which probably wasn't very cheap. Since then, I've been a bit wary when it comes to magnets. With today's electronics, I believe it's possible to erase and/or corrupt the data with magnets. I don't know if the electronics on that particular set are shielded from the effects of magnets, but I'm guessing it's possible.
Perhaps someone here with much more knowledge about today's electronics can offer definitive advice on the subject. Am I wrong?
