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[โ€“] [email protected] 53 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The magnet pulls the truck to the right. The truck pulls the magnet to the left. They both have the same amount of pull. No one wins this tug-o-war.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

The best you can hope for is for the truck to move slightly to the right and the magnet to move far to the left until they meet