On 13/01/2020 10:44 am, Jim Wilkins wrote:
"rangerssuck" wrote in message
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On Friday, January 10, 2020 at 3:50:47 PM UTC-5, Bob La Londe wrote:
On 1/10/2020 11:18 AM, wrote:
Run magnets through sand, by your windowsill(or any place that
collects a lot of dust, really)and try your best to remove the
filings from the magnet. It ain't easy!


Put the magnet inside a heavy plastic bag first. Turn the bag
inside
out to remove iron filings.

You can collect iron filings by swishing a (plastic bagged) magnet
around in a bowl of Wheaties cereal. Not kidding.

Do you suppose they are an added mineral supplement, or from wear in
the packaging machinery?
https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Ir...hProfessional/



There are chemical techniques for producing finely divided metal particles. Ask
a chem prof.