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15 Nov 2015, 2:27 pm

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The electromagnetic force has been proven to be the strongest force in the universe.
Well, if we're talking about those kinds of forces, then wouldn't it be strong nuclear forces?
No, because its effective range is less than a femtometer. EM has an effective range of infinity.

By the way, "Fear" and "Love" are not a forces. They are bio-chemically induced feelings and mental states. Only this, and nothing more.

I was hoping someone would mention this! :P
I think the "strong" force is the "strongest" force in the universe lol. :lol: Corny I know.
However, they did't mention range of effect so I would still vote strong force even though I personally am a fan of the intricacies of the electromagnetic force.



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15 Nov 2015, 7:47 pm

According to H.P. Lovecraft, it certainly is. Especially fear of the unknown.


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15 Nov 2015, 10:17 pm

Unfortunate_Aspie_ wrote:
Fnord wrote:
deafghost52 wrote:
Fnord wrote:
The electromagnetic force has been proven to be the strongest force in the universe.
Well, if we're talking about those kinds of forces, then wouldn't it be strong nuclear forces?
No, because its effective range is less than a femtometer. EM has an effective range of infinity. By the way, "Fear" and "Love" are not a forces. They are bio-chemically induced feelings and mental states. Only this, and nothing more.
I was hoping someone would mention this! I think the "strong" force is the "strongest" force in the universe lol. Corny I know. However, they didn't mention range of effect so I would still vote strong force even though I personally am a fan of the intricacies of the electromagnetic force.
We can directly see the EM signatures of events that happened nearly 13,000,000,000 light-years away, while "seeing" the Strong force in action requires very specialized devices. It's the Electro-Magnetic force, hands down.


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16 Nov 2015, 9:24 am

Fnord wrote:
Unfortunate_Aspie_ wrote:
Fnord wrote:
deafghost52 wrote:
Fnord wrote:
The electromagnetic force has been proven to be the strongest force in the universe.
Well, if we're talking about those kinds of forces, then wouldn't it be strong nuclear forces?
No, because its effective range is less than a femtometer. EM has an effective range of infinity. By the way, "Fear" and "Love" are not a forces. They are bio-chemically induced feelings and mental states. Only this, and nothing more.
I was hoping someone would mention this! I think the "strong" force is the "strongest" force in the universe lol. Corny I know. However, they didn't mention range of effect so I would still vote strong force even though I personally am a fan of the intricacies of the electromagnetic force.
We can directly see the EM signatures of events that happened nearly 13,000,000,000 light-years away, while "seeing" the Strong force in action requires very specialized devices. It's the Electro-Magnetic force, hands down.


So one can equate "strength" to "temporal endurance," then? I think that, in a scientific sense, we should establish what "strength" really means here (like power, or energy, or work, or force) - let's try to derive an equation for it! :D


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