the strongest magnet in the world boasts 900 times the earths magnetism, so why wouldn’t a compass point towards those superior magnets?

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Also does anyone know how those ultra strong magnets are affecting our planet if at all?

Edit: sorry the [link](https://imamagnets.com/en/blog/what-is-most-powerful-magnet/#:~:text=The%20world’s%20most%20powerful%20magnet%20is%2044.14%20Teslas.&text=This%20super%20magnet%20has%20a,we%20find%20in%20a%20hospital) says 900,000 times the earths magnetism

Edit 2: Thank you wonderful people for clearing that up. Your minor support did more for my mental health than you realize not just for the knowledge but also the general support from the community. Y’all are amazing.

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Because the distance matters a lot. A magnet’s effectiveness decrease sharply by distance, and earth’s magnet is much more powerful – it’s just buried deep inside the earth’s crust.

A good example would be a flashlight. Sure it would be much brighter than stars in the night sky if it’s right in front of you, but that does not mean it actually is. You put them at a same distance and it’ll be very different, just like the case of magnet.

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