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   ocr: How to make a magnet You can turn something into a magnet if you can force the tiny mini magnets inside it, called domains, to line up in the same direction. MAGNETICI FIELD MAKES DOMAINS ALIGN One of the easiest ways to magnetize something 1S to stroke it repeatedlyin the same direction with another magnet. If the domains of a magnet become jumbled up, the magnet loses its magnetism.