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How do I log? It's easy. If you are lucky enough discover a logonmagnet, take it and find a new spot for it. Admire your creative placement, and then leave it for someone else to discover. |
Every log matters. Everyday, millions of magnets perform the thankless job of attaching important paper documents to refrigerators all over the world. Logonmagnets, however, cannot be confined to the kitchen! If you’re willing to go one step beyond simply placing a logonmagnet, they can be used to attach important documents to car doors, subway walls, or other various metal objects. Let these magnets attach words that remind people that life is good. (see sample) |
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Huh? People have been asking us ridiculous questions like, “What’s a log?” or “How does this magnet work?” Without getting too metaphysical or scientific, most of these questions can be answered with a quick trip to the dictionary or an eighth grade science textbook. But many of the questions we get are unanswerable. We apologize. There is no one “meaning” to logonmagnet, but people like it, and people continue to stick logonmagnets all over the world. It’s harmless, it’s completely absurd, and it’s fun. |
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Log on, Belfast! Log gets around Northern Ireland.
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What the log? What began as clever marketing for Obscuritee now has a life of its own. You could call this an experiment in phenomenology and a feeble attempt to document the creativity of anonymous participants. Our goal is to record and document the creative placement, geographic location, and circulation of magnets with logs on them. There is hardly any point to this project, other than (y)our amusement. For some reason, people enjoy knowing the history (and the future) of the objects they touch. |
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This refrigerator at The Blue Shirt Cafe in Davis Square, Somerville, Massachusetts has been home to many logonmagnets since August of 2004.
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Get your log on. If you’re feeling ambitious, you can email us at: Tell us a story. Be sure to tell us where you found it, and where you left it. If your logonmagnet has a number on it, include the number in your email. If you are feeling especially ambitious, document your placement with a high resolution JPEG photograph. Feel free to include landmarks in the background, à la Amelie and Flat Stanley. We’ll do our best to include the photo on the web site. |
Don’t fear the log. Although some half-wits are angered by it, logonmagnet is not the tool of the devil. People are often angered and frustrated by what they don’t understand. Cooler people feel less threatened by things like logs and magnets, and are more willing to embrace the absurd. It is not a crime to use magnets. Logonmagnet is not graffiti. Logonmagnets are easily removed and leave nothing behind, except a slight magnetic charge. Logonmagnets should not be used to harm or hurt people. Logonmagnets should not be used to deface or defile public or private property. We are not responsible for damage, psychological or otherwise, caused by the misuse of logonmagnets. Keep it real. Keep it log. Keep it real log. |
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It is a little known fact that Henry David Thoreau pioneered the log movement in Concord, Massachusetts in 1845.
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This excerpt from a rare letter to Walt Whitman reveals the true nature of Thoreau's experiment at Walden Pond.
Image courtesy of a private collection. |
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