# Carrying a strong magnet in my luggage. Anything to keep in mind?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 6, 2020, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carrying-a-strong-magnet-in-my-luggage-anything-to-keep-in-mind/919934 "2020-09-06T11:51:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![Schnitte](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/schnitte/32/9033_2.png) [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2020, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carrying-a-strong-magnet-in-my-luggage-anything-to-keep-in-mind/919934/21 "2020-09-12T08:37:32Z")

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Thanks for the input, I’ll travel tonight. For the record, I wasn’t worried so much about the safety of the ride as about damaging other items of mine that I might be carrying along with the magnet.

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**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2020, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carrying-a-strong-magnet-in-my-luggage-anything-to-keep-in-mind/919934/22 "2020-09-13T02:20:55Z")

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I brought home a tin of rare earth magnets from Burbank last year. The tin contains 52 magnets, from 1/4" to 1". I stuck it in a bag of dirty clothes in my carry on and said nothing at TSA, I didn’t think it was a problem. Neither did TSA, I was waved through without question. The tin weighs a bit over a pound and requires some effort to remove it from a steel surface.

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