almost all laptops (at least modern ones) do this.
in the olden days there was a small button towards the top of the base of a laptop. as the lid closed, it pressed the button and the monitor turned off.
around 2001-2003 most laptop manufacturers used magnets. a small magnet usually is located around the upper, left corner of the lcd panel bezel, and then another one around teh bottom left corner of the base. when these two magnets come into contact (or close enough to it) the lcd panel shuts off.
these magnets are extremely small and powerful.
when i worked for quanta, the techs would always fight over tools, us that had been there for sometime would take these small magnets, tape them to our tools we used, and then hide the tools in the metal desk we used. usually we would pull out a end cap and slide the tool down in there. that way when we came to work the next day we would have our good screwdrivers, pens, etc.
if the area you're in is tripping the magnet, then it must be a pretty strong magnetic field. you're not going to do that with a weak-ass fridge magnet.
you can take a paper clip and hold it to the top and left of the lcd panel. you should feel the magnet hold it there.
btw, totally not hurting the laptop by doing this, no real mystery, just the way laptops tell if the lid is closed or not.
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