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okay, I drew the E-field vectors in blue arrows going from the positive charges to the negative charges along the surface of the wheel. Are you saying this doesn't exist?

The image below is from giancoli. There is clearly an electric field inside the conductor, going from the + charge on the outside surface of the wheel to the - charge on the inside surface of the wheel. There is an electric field inside this conductor because if I drop a + test charge in the...

sry to bring this back again, but would weight shift matter? for ex., if I added weight to the front and relieved weight from the back, would it make the car faster?

Hi, I'm making a mousetrap powered vehicle, but it's to travel 5 feet and stop. Most designs online are made to travel the longest, so can I get advice on making it travel a short distance in the shortest amount of time?