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June 9, 2017 10:23 am PDT
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Magnet fishing is the coolest hobby you probably didn't know existed
As a kid, I grew up near minutes from the beach and many times saw grownupsmeticulously siftingthrough the sand with a metal detector. I imagined they were pulling up diamond rings and pirate's gold. My dad assured me they weren't, though I suspect he just didn't want to buy me a metal detector.
In any case, these magnet fishing hobbyistshave them beat.
By dropping a very strong magnet underwater, history buffs "WW2 Wendal" fishtheir local lochs and riversfor valuable metal objects. They primarily exploreWW2 sites for discarded war artifactsbut oftenreel in non-military items such as stolen safes and, well, junk. Sometimes they find nothing at all but, judging from their videos, that doesn't break their spirit.
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