alt Hacker NewsWhy would an electrostatic force repel humans? We are neutrally charged.
And if anything, in metals I think (???) you can get attraction as free electrons in the neutral body are attracted/repelled towards the charge and the neutral body becomes a dipol (so eg. if the charged body is positively charged then the negatively charged electrons are attracted towards it, and vice versa). But that's weak and acts the wrong way.
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danparsonson • 01/21/2025
It's possible to induce charge in things - this principle is used for holding silicon wafers inside lithography machines but works for other materials too (https://youtu.be/pgV8l5yLadQ)
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I suppose you could take advantage of diamagnetism if a moving charge was involved... it works for frogs :)