Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-25192437-20150307225810/@comment-25349026-20150308032540

Sigh...this is fiction, not science. It doesn't need an explaination. There are so soo many things we're never going to get one on, why does Magnet and Blaze release seem to bother people more than character plot holes?

Still, here's a little science to maybe calm you down.

Sand, if we're talking regular at the beach sand is primarily Silicon Dioxide or SiO2. It is a non magnetic material. It is not a metal. It is however a polar molecule, but shields oxidation, and has little to zero effect in an electromagnetic field.

Gold, pure Au is also non magnetic. It is a metal, and actually a super conductor of electricity, and thus reacts to electromagnetic fields

Third Kazekage, I bring this guy up because of his "iron sand". You see there is such a thing, especially in Japan. Japan is known for having rather low quality iron, that needs to go through different processes than say spanish steel to be useful. This is why tachi, and later katana came to be curved so that the edge could be hard, while the mune or back would be soft to allow bending. Straight swords such as tsurugi and ken were breaking because of the brittle properties of their steel. The finished product is called tamahagane. This is an instance where you can have sand that is magnetic, because most of the composition is iron.

The thing is...does it MATTER about the magnet release for Gaara. We know Sand is earth, and he moves it through the air. Well, look at that, Gaara can use Fuuton, and Doton, doesn't that answer it well enough? If that wasn't enough, he also has Raiton, an important ingredient IF he were to polarize molecule and "magnetize" them.