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Physicists Turn Pull Into Push

Posted by samzenpus on from the push-me-pull-you dept.

sciencehabit writes "It's textbook physics: An electric charge near the surface of a material gets pulled toward the surface. However, if the charge is spread out into the right shape and moves fast enough, that attraction becomes a repulsion, one physicist calculates. The odd finding could help physicists avoid unexpected effects when guiding beams of particles such as electrons."

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  1. They could have just asked any geek by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    They seem to have that repulsion charge with girls.

    1. Re:They could have just asked any geek by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      So you are saying that if a geek guy stops and listens to a girl, that she'll find him attractive?

    2. Re:They could have just asked any geek by besalope · · Score: 3, Funny

      I have data points that indicate this to be correct at least some of the time. There may be just a little more to it of course, but I'm sure future physics papers will give us some more hints.

      Pretty sure those are just outliers. Are you sure p from your dataset is remotely close to 0.05?

    3. Re:They could have just asked any geek by I+Mean,+What · · Score: 3, Funny

      Wait, who's bitter and angry?

  2. Great explanations by jez9999 · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's textbook physics: An electric charge near the surface of a material gets pulled toward the surface. However, if the charge is spread out into the right shape and moves fast enough, that attraction becomes a repulsion, one physicist calculates.

    This finally explains so much about women's behaviour towards me.

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  3. Re:They should work on the reverse by multiben · · Score: 4, Funny

    Sure we do. Rope!

  4. Re:They should work on the reverse by Tough+Love · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why didn't I think of that? A matter beam. Brilliant.

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  5. Re:They should work on the reverse by Carewolf · · Score: 4, Funny

    All personal at battle stations: Fire the matter beam!!

    *poke*