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[-] Enkers@sh.itjust.works 7 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Sure, but only because you asked. The magnet applies a force on the metal block, and the metal block an equal and opposite force on the magnet. The force is dissipated as a compressive force along the arm. All forces cancel out, so no net force is applied on the body.

Source: statics & dynamics 1

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