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[–] vk6flab@lemmy.radio 13 points 1 month ago

Positive thinking?

[–] AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Send one of them backward in time.

[–] IAMgROOT@lemmy.wtf 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

can you expand on this? the theory involves time

[–] AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

An electron moving backward in time is equivalent to a positron, which attracts electrons.

[–] gandalf_der_12te@feddit.org 6 points 1 month ago

put protons between them

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

For what purpose? There might be an easier way to accomplish your goal.

[–] IAMgROOT@lemmy.wtf 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

how to phase matter through matter, quantum tunnels, and I know that we can quantum tunnel electrons currently but I wanna move onto larger objects.

quantum

larger objects

These two are kind of at odds with each other. Quantum effects are easily observable at the small scale, but rapidly become negligible on the macroscopic scale.

[–] Sims@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Not expert, but I don't think our universe allows same phases/states to overlap. They can get a little closer tho. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooper_pair

[–] Nomecks@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

Decay one into a photon and a neutrino.

[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

Annihilation.

[–] pankuleczkapl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 month ago

Just throw them into a black hole

[–] spittingimage@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Is that a good idea?

[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 1 points 1 month ago

Take a shower?

[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 0 points 1 month ago

Place them far enough apart that the force is insignificant.