Stupid Mac Tricks: Make iPod Earbuds Stick to a MacBook Pro
Mar 25, 2011 - 8 Comments
Here’s a stupid Mac trick: grab your iPhone/iPod earbuds and place them about an inch inward on the corners of a MacBook Pro… they’ll stick. Much like the iPad 2 and it’s Smart Cover, the MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, and MacBook all have magnets in the upper lid to keep it shut.
I just tested this out with a metal pen and a small screwdriver and the magnets held them too. Useful? Not really, but it’s fun. This also makes a decent prank to play on someone if you let your imagination run wild, although it’s not as heart-stopping as a fake kernel panic.
Thanks for sending this in Peter!
Out of curiosity, won’t this weaken the headphones?
It might even break them because it pulls the magnetic spool towards it. So don’t try this with your earphones.
I ended up sticking keys, scissors and many other things. I honestly waisted about an hour of college playing with the magnets ><
@Naren
No worries for such short time while you try it.
Btw it’s a nice idea
Wow the magnets are stronger than I’d expect. Very useless but fun.
Well I got my Ipod touch to stick, the bodyguards skin gives it extra grip though. Sticking Ipod classic to the other side… I wonder if you put magnets on the bottom it would sleep? My day wasted.
My 3.5 year old iMac does this trick, too!
Don’t forget to take them off before closing the lid.