1672: "Magnetism is a Relativistic Force"

1672: "Magnetism is a Relativistic Force"

Author: JC June 3, 2026 Duration: 3:54
Interesting Things with JC #1672: "Magnetism is a Relativistic Force" – A current-carrying wire stays electrically neutral on a table while a moving charge beside it feels a magnetic force, but in the charge’s own frame the spacing of charges changes and the same force appears electric.

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1665: "Grizz Chapman" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 4:33
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1664: "Rob Base" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 4:10
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1663: "Kyle Busch" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 4:56
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1662: "Ames Laboratory" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:23
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1661: "The Earth's Core is Younger than its Surface" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:35
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1660: "The Adams Event" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:45
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1659: "Overmodulating the Carrier" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:59
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1658: "HAVOC: The Airship of Venus" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:26
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1657: "The Stonefly of British Columbia" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:42
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1656: "Antimatter Propulsion" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:46
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