Quote (MaliceMizer @ Jun 26 2016 07:51pm)
If I make it to the dollar store after work for some balloons I'll show you how the magnetic fields behave vs how the dielectric fields behave.
While you are at it, explain how the simplest circuit I can think of (say a battery and light-bulb) works if "like attracts like". Since all electrons have the same charge, and you say like attracts like, all the electrons would just stick together and not move.
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Also another grade-school experiment to demonstrate how wrong this is. Take 3 bar magnets: A, B, and C.
1. Mark 1 end of magnet A with white paint (your choice which end)
2. Align magnet B with the white end of A until you get the maximum repulsion. Since you say like charges attract, and opposites repel, mark the end of B closes to A with black paint since it is clearly the opposite charge (according to you).
3. Set aside magnet B
4. Repeat step 2, substituting magnet C for magnet B.
5. Now you should have one magnets with a white end (A), and 2 magnets with black ends (B and C). Push the black ends of B and C together. You said like attracts like so they should attract. Every physicist for the last 150 years will tell you that they will repel. Try it for yourself.