Blame the bad science reporter, blame the stupid reposter.
NO MAGNETIC MONOPOLES, sorry for the misinformation!
Magnetic Monopoles? Oh, dear.
Category: Physics • Scientific papers
Posted on: September 4, 2009 1:17 PM, by Ethan Siegel
Electric charges come in two types, positive and negative. Magnetic poles also come in two types, North and South. In both cases, like charges/poles repel, and opposites attract. The big difference? Electric charges can exist in isolation; you can have just a positive or negative charge by itself. Whereas in a magnet, you always need both a North pole and a South pole; you can’t have a magnetic monopole.
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