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Researchers Discover "Magnetic Current"
fsouto writes "Researchers have discovered a magnetic equivalent to electricity. From the article, 'The phenomenon, dubbed "magnetricity," could be used in magnetic storage or in computing. Magnetic monopoles were first predicted to exist over a century ago, as a perfect analogue to electric charges. Although there are protons and electrons with net positive and negative electric charges, there were no particles in existence which carry magnetic charges. Rather, every magnet has a "north" and "south" pole.'"
Mr Tesla, Were only 100 late
Ow, my head.
Ow, my head.
Just put some spin ice on it.
div B = rho_b
More buzzwords and concepts for Trek to abuse.
...that whizzing sound is my karma, flying out the window.
Great. Now his head will stop hurting and start spinning. It's like getting drunk and getting a hangover in reverse.
Magnet current? Like, in a transformer?
No, that's a 'spark'. Still, it might be disguised as a magnetic current.
Isn't that how a hard drive operates?
I just tried to think about negative mass, thanks for the headache.
A bullet may have your name on it but splash damage is addressed "To whom it may concern."
Do you have to have smision to be able to detect it?
sic transit gloria mundi
...that whizzing sound is my karma, flying out the window.
You've discovered the karmic equivalent to electricity!
The phenomenon, dubbed "karmicity", could be used in meta-moderation or in troll suppression. There were previously no known particles in existence which carried karmic charges. A net-positive karmic particle is known as a karmon; a net-negative particle, a moron.
LHC, eat my shorts.
...we're 0.00317% closer to flying cars!
Table-ized A.I.
So, what's the next breakthrough? According to the Alpha Centauri tech tree I'm reading, we can now research Unified Field Theory and Nanominiaturization now that we have Monopole Magnets!
AKA negative masses would "fall" up.
Ah, like Helium balloons.
</sarcasm> <-- for the humour impaired, and those that think I might be posting from the Southern US.
Why make billions when you could make... millions!
Look no further! I've got one right here in my kitchen (driving my microwave oven).
I thought magnetic monopole was a way to play monopole during long family roadtrips.
Rampant carbon sequestration destroyed the Dinosaurs' tropical paradise. I'm here to help repair the damage.
Negative mass is easy.
You take one 1 kg of regular mass and place on a scale. The scale reads out 1 kg.
Now you place 1 kg of anti matter on the scale on top of the regular matter. Now there's no weight on the scale.
There's also no scale any more, but that's irrelevant for this thought experiment.
or being below 0 degrees Farenheit is having negative thermal energy
And you just failed physics by confusing temperature and thermal energy. Congratulations!
You must write The Book, and then tear away belief. Only you can save the light of man --Gary Numan
And balloons filled with a negative mass equivalent of helium would sink.
Or you they rise faster?
This hurts my brain.
It's never too late to have a happy childhood.
You have just discovered the secret to marketing. Now how about a pet rock for $20?
The purpose of language is communication, If the idea is clear the grammar ain't important