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Just milligrams of electrons could power Earth's electric field
Original: RE: https:// mastodon.social/@franco_vazza/ 117536662190268025 The majority got this # Electromagnetism_Trivia right: yo
Astrophysicist Franco Vazza is sharing a striking physics fact: only about three milligrams of electrons would be needed to produce the entire electric field of planet Earth. The claim, framed as electromagnetism trivia, is drawing engagement from science enthusiasts, with many respondents reportedly answering the accompanying quiz question correctly.
Why now: The surprising scale of such a tiny amount of charge producing a planetary field makes it shareable science trivia.
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