Karmanopoly@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 days agothey say we never really touch something because our electrons repel.. so how does something like dirt stay on my hands when it's not really touching my hands?message-squaremessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up165arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up163arrow-down1message-squarethey say we never really touch something because our electrons repel.. so how does something like dirt stay on my hands when it's not really touching my hands?Karmanopoly@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square17fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarephar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up16·2 days agoThat is technically correct. The electrical field each atom is making means the electrons of each atom are not directly touching each other, so we are just a ton of atoms not touching each other outside of electrical fields.
minus-squareangrystego@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 hours agoIt’s better to include the field in your atom definition - it’s an important part of it. Then you’ll see they do touch.
minus-squareHerbal Gamer@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up14·2 days agoNot touching, can’t get mad!
That is technically correct. The electrical field each atom is making means the electrons of each atom are not directly touching each other, so we are just a ton of atoms not touching each other outside of electrical fields.
It’s better to include the field in your atom definition - it’s an important part of it. Then you’ll see they do touch.
Not touching, can’t get mad!