
If you re-magnetize it with a coil wrapped around it, the magnetization lines will pretty much follow the S shape, and the poles will be at the ends. However, if it’s made of some ordinary metal you probably have to heat it up to deform it, and it’s likely to demagnetize when it’s hot. If you start with a simple bar magnet, and gradually deform it into an S shape, you might think that the magnetization lines will just twist along with the magnet.

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