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Subject: Why aren't TV and computer screens affected by Earth's magnetic field?

Date: Thu Jun 16 17:39:22 2005
Posted by chris
Grade level: 10-12
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If Earth has a magnetic field, and TV and computer screens become distorted 
around magnets, then why is it that all of the TV and computer screens in the 
world aren't distorted by Earth's manetic field?

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