In all honesty though, that's a legitimate question.
Science has made some observations deducted laws from it, knows within a certain frame on a restricted level the interaction of phenomena, but it actually is competely in the dark what forces actually are in essence, and why and how they precisely work and where they come from.
If you mean what causes the fundamental forces themselves to work then that's a bit beyond me but if you specifically mean how does a magnet work then that is caused by electron spin. Spin is a quantum value and can be up or down which creates a tiny magnetic moment, electrons in atoms are arranged in orbitals and usually pair up and down which cancels out the moments. In ferromagnetic elements such as iron there are not enough electrons in the highest orbital to pair up so they stay single and the magnetic moments can align in the same direction giving an overall magnetic field.
Pretty much. Electromagnetism is one of the four fundamental forces the others being gravity and the strong and weak nuclear forces everything else stems from them so you cant really go further back. I was trying to explain how "magnets" in the traditional sense work though and how things like nails can become magnetised
The fact that they are singled out means that they are paramagnetic, the reason they are ferromagnetic is because they are all oriented in the same direction at the time of the formining of the material.
This is generally because when ferromagnetic materials are formed they are influenced by the earthsfield.
**** like this makes me wish I could travel back in time and bring this sort of thing with me and have villagers think I'm the second coming of Jesus or some **** .
Pls with magic like this i would gather followers out of fear and conquer the world. Plus i would re-develop planes and other **** to assert my righfull place as emperor of the world
"Oh **** guys, Commanding Officer on deck!"
"ATTEN-HUT! COMMANDING OFFICER ON DECK!!!" *jumps up and scrambles between two of his mates*
" ************ , okay, form an orderly line boys, join me"
"John, this is not the ******* end of the cue, you four go to the left of us"
*John and his buddies skid on the wet floor to get in line*
"Erm... Greetings, captain."