Which Way Are We Polarized Lucy Zhang
An electromagnetic force moves Husband towards my side of the bed
(king-sized) and by 2 am Husband's head is on my pillow, legs sprawled
across on a diagonal and I'm balancing on the edge, wondering how to
reverse the flow of electrons so Husband spins the other way. The
problem is you can't see electric field lines, certainly not in the
dark, so saying "particles move in a direction perpendicular to both
their motion and the field line" means little to me with only one known
variable. I stumble out of bed and head down to the kitchen. I swallow
spoonfuls of fermented tofu as I brainstorm. There are infinite
possibilities of oscillating charge and propelling Husband the other
way. I turn on the gas stove, hum to the clicks, lick my spoon and seal
the jar of tofu. Heating causes charged atoms to vibrate. Vibration
implies acceleration implies the generation of electromagnetic waves. I
head back upstairs, creak open the bedroom door, notice how Husband is
now sleeping on the correct half of the bed. It must've worked, I
conclude as I slip under the covers, burning.
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