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Magnetic logic

Okay kiddo, so you know how magnets are these things that stick together or repel each other, right? Well, what if we use those magnets to make a computer think and make decisions? That's what magnetic logic is all about!

You see, in a computer, there are tiny things called "transistors" that help to control the flow of electricity. But scientists have been thinking about using magnets instead of electricity to make these decisions. They found out that magnets can be really good at this because they can be either "on" or "off" - kind of like a light switch!

So, when we use magnets instead of electricity, we call it "magnetic logic". And it can be really useful because it doesn't use as much energy as electricity does. That means computers could be faster and more efficient if they use magnetic logic instead!

But there's still a lot of work to be done before we can start using magnetic logic in everyday computers. Scientists are still trying to figure out how to make these magnets work together in the right way to make decisions. But who knows, maybe one day you'll have a super cool computer that uses magnets to think!
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