The magnet ban initially caused a lot of consternation in the tabletop wargaming scene. Eventually we figured out despite the apparently wide-ranging language of the new laws, they were only banning ornamental desk toy magnets, not the tiny disc magnets used for attaching heavy bolter sponsons. Because I guess kids can't physically swallow tiny disc magnets.

An Internet lawyer semi-seriously suggested that selling spherical magnets in a box with the label "Rare earth magnet spheres for no purpose whatsoever" would still be legal.

Cigarettes are legal.

For the last 5 seconds. Yea, that really strengthens your case.

Here's the proposed regs.

http://www.cpsc.gov/pagefiles/126654/magnetnpr.pdf

Totally reasonable, and doesn't prevent retailers from switching to another magnet formulation.

Fuck this guy. Oscar recommends 1" cubes for better fun. That and some transformer iron and you're good to go.

Wait, what's this about magnets getting banned? How's that possible when anyone could easily build a giant ass magnet with some wire and a power outlet?

Or we could, you know, watch our kids more closely and not blame the magnets.

Kids these days have it so easy, in my day all we had to swallow were thumbtacks and marbles.