Years ago my boys and I made a soccer game which used ferrite magnets araldited to sticks to move 'players', ( crude wooden men with a drawing pin base), around the field by manipulating them from under the baseboard. This worked fine till the youngest boy decided to 'see what would happen' if you put the magnet directly on the tv screen. What happens is:
A large multi-colored blob appears, permanently, distorting the image. ( Bad )
Your sons vanish into thin air, and don't ask for money. ( Good )
Mom goes ape. ( Bad: Brand new tv).
Dad solves the problem, ( Good, after realising that the newsgirl hasn't got a fancy new hairstyle), by using another magnet to slowly draw the 'blob' up and out of view at the top of the screen.
Game exits to trashcan. ( Bad, it was fun ).
Alan
[This message has been edited by Alan Belson (edited 09-14-2005).]
