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Why do competitors avoid using their compass overhead power lines


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Power lines produce a magnetic field

Step-by-step explanation:

Power lines produce a type of magnet called an Electro-magnet which pulls metal magnetic objects towards it and the compass relies on magnetic feilds in order to point north.

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