my understanding of electroweak interaction is that electromagnetism and weak force behave differently at low energy levels, than they do above the energy unification threshold. beyond that threshold, they behave according to the electroweak model.. but that's big bang levels of energy. i doubt the scientists who…

sa da tay... but, isn't that part of the scientific process? to review, revise if necessary, and expand our understanding of 'how all this stuff works' =]

absolutely , i think the most important part of this blog post is that "scientists have so far had a hard time replicating the effect in a laboratory..."

i think it's a very exciting development, and didn't realize i was initiating a dialogue such as this one, i just found the headline amusing.

Star trek to the rescue!!!! hoolay!!! =]

Can you drive stick?

oooh, url pls =]

badass =] now all we have to do is find a big enough hand to hold the comb 0_o

The electromagnetic force is one of the four fundamental interactions in nature, the other three being the strong interaction, the weak interaction, and gravitation. electrostatics, falls under electromagnetics =]

lol, i know what it meant, but a new force, stronger than gravity isn't hard to conceptualize.. static overcomes gravity on earth. it takes an ENTIRE PLANETS MASS & the atmospheric pressure to keep you on the ground. in space, that comb would repel you from whatever it's ionic opposite is. unless it's an object with…

electromagnetic force has infinite range.. gamma rays? gravity is still the weakest of the fundamental interactions

Scientists just discovered a new force [__insert_star_wars_force_joke_(not related to Samuel L.)]

=]

yes, but that isn't really a hard thing to do.. static is stronger than gravity. it all hinges on whether or not the scientists can reproduce the event, which demonstrates the force.

sure, it's relative to mass.

and they make great diy lamps too =]

lol, good luck with that.. however, the comb/paper trick, actually works.. but to be fair. a black hole has considerably more mass than a planet, or any other object in the known universe.. nice try tho

stronger than gravity you say..

"Gravity, the weakest of the four forces, is about 10^-36 times the strength of the strong force. This weakness is easily demonstrable - on a dry day, rub a comb across your shirt to give it static electricity, then hold it over a piece of paper on a desk. If you were successful, the…

did you even write for gizmodo when leslie put that piece up? the only thing "we've taught you better than that" accomplishes, is to reinforce the self importance of the writer. I'm sure you're a smooth operator, who never engages in social faux pas, but not everyone is as talented as you are.. cut them some slack,…

the makerbot may not be sealed, but it looks pretty contained to me.. maybe your working definition of contained is different from mine.. but it appears that the printer components are 'contained' within an enclosure of some sort.

maybe you didn't read my question for '2 wheels awesome' or simply jumped to your own…

i'm a fan of mnemonic passphrases

interesting, i've only seen images of 3d printers in, what i can only imagine are peoples hobby/workshop, which are almost ALL not contained. except for the makerbot.

how big do these printers get?