Throwable microphone with magnetic lock

An apparatus comprising:

• a padded base having a cylindrical opening formed therein, and comprising a first magnetic element disposed proximate to a bottom surface of said cylindrical opening of said base;
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• an insert comprising a microphone and a second magnetic element disposed proximate to a distal end of the insert, such that when the distal end of the insert is inserted into said cylindrical opening of said base and said first magnetic element of said base is aligned with the second magnetic element of said insert in a first orientation, said insert is held within said cylindrical opening of said base by attractive force between the first magnetic element and the second magnetic element, and wherein when said insert is rotated within said cylindrical opening of said base to a second orientation wherein said first magnetic element and said second magnetic element are not aligned with each other, the attractive force between the first magnetic element and the second magnetic element is diminished and said insert is not held within said cylindrical opening of said base by attractive force between the first magnetic element and the second magnetic element;
• wherein at least one of said first magnetic element and said second magnetic element comprises a permanent magnet.