Macbook Pro 13, Weird, Magnet?

[Jay1818182728]

So I've got the 2013 retina 13inch MPB and i was just playing with a pin and dropped it and it stuck to my macbook pro, the bottom right and left of the palm rest basically acts like a magnet any metal i put near it it pulls in!? is this normal?

 

[KPOM]

There is a magnet in the lower part of the case. That's how the lid stays shut.

 

[Xgm541]

It's also what tells the computer its sleep time.

 

[Jay1818182728]

Yeah haha just worked that out now, did the same on the top of the screen! my bad

 

[drambuie]

The speakers are located at the left and right front corners, so the magnetism is probably from the speaker magnet. If there's a corresponding magnet on the lid, the right speaker magnet is also being used to hold the lid closed. Have you checked the left side? The iFixit tear-down shows nothing in the corners after the speakers are removed.