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    Undergrad Is Zero the Most Ideal Value on a Number Line?

    Just something I've been chewing on. Let's create a number line: [-3,-2,-1,0,1,2,3] In the number line, the values approach zero in the negative spectrum and then ascend from the positive spectrum. Yet, zero is consider the medium. Some argue that zero's purpose as a placeholder gives it no...
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    High School Why do repelling magnets shift sideways instead of straight apart?

    Thank you Drakkith. Very helpful. Seems like there is a theory for everything these days!
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    High School Why do repelling magnets shift sideways instead of straight apart?

    Hi Guys! I have a, rather general, question regarding the nature of magnet repulsion. When two opposite poled magnets are put in contact, they naturally attract, but if two like poled magnets meet they would repel. Using such information: -When two like poles repel, why do they not repel...