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[–] 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

For me, the weirdest thing is that when a charged particle moves through a magnetic field, it experiences a force perpendicular to the direction of motion; this results in the particle tracing out a curved path through the field. Like ... what the actual fuck? Why in hell would the universe be this way?

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    That's... huh...

    Hey!!! Physicists!!! Can we get your input???

    (Unless you're a physicist, in which case... fuck)

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I mean, imagine if friction worked like this. You'd push a heavy object ... and it would move to the left (or maybe the right?) like it was on ice.

    FWIW I do have a Physics undergraduate degree. It doesn't help in this case.

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