If a wire carrying current produces magnetic field around it, why its not attracted to nearby metals ? In a general household.

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If a wire carrying current produces magnetic field around it, why its not attracted to nearby metals ? In a general household.

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Last year was the first time I saw the copper wires move. I was fixing a short circuit in a new house, when a light switch turned on it would short and trip the breaker but right before the trip, the wires sticking out of the box would move a little.
I’ve heard about pipes in commercial banging around from that scenario but never thought I’d see it in a house.

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