
Fundamental Force in a Bathhouse
Pale Blue Pod
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Why Do We Don't Fall Through Chairs?
In chemistry class, our teacher told us that we are never actually touching anything. For this opposites attract thing to work, you have to be close enough for those charges to actually come in contact. And so the electromagnetic magnetic force is responsible for generating light, which is also known as electromagnetic radiation. It's why we don't fall through chairs and other solid objects because it keeps us separate from everything that is not us.
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