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[–] Sanyanov 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

In simple terms: metal is just as much attracted to magnet as magnet is to metal, this is fundamental and doesn't change under any circumstances.

So the force driving the car forward is exactly equal to the force driving the car backward, and you can't have one without the other.