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It's strange how antimatter can appear in the lightning storms on Earth. I don't really get what antimatter is, so can someone please explain?
THE BASICS:
Antimatter is the exact opposite of matter: when it comes in contact with matter, both vaporize each other, producing light radiation. They have the opposite charges of matter (electrons are positive, etc.)
Woah that's really weird. That makes it even more weird that they found it in lightning since, well it's lightning.
@ Brandon F #2: Yes, but lightning is really just gigantic clusters of electrons supercharged, so it makes sense because in the article it stated that they found positrons, which, like Howard said, is just an electron with a positive charge. Also, there is antimatter everywhere. If the universe did not obey the three gravitational laws C, P, and T, than there could be an antimatter universe with completely different things happening than in our universe.
I thought it was cool how lightning carries antimatter. Maybe the antimatter could be triggered by a cosmic ray? I thought the connection from gamma rays to antimatter could be explainable. You know that lightning strikes over a billion times all over the Earth? I thought it was a really cool fact. Recently, a lightning bolt struck a shopping mall. How cool is that!?!
According to the dictionary antimatter is molecules formed by atoms consisting of antiprotons, antineutrons, and positrons. Stable antimatter does not appear to exist in our universe. I thought that this article was really cool how antimatter can come through lightning. Overall, I thought that this articall was really fascinating!
once again REALLY COOL!
I THOUGHT THIS WAS COOL, YET VERY CONFUSING. ANTIMATTER, GAMMA RAYS? I GOT A LITTLE LOST. BUT THE ARTICLE ITSELF WAS REALLY COOL.
Thatwasareallycoolclip. iwonderwhattheymeantbyallthethingtheysaidinthere. youknow, antimatter
itwasstillcool
Guys, if you don't have anything worthwhile to post, please don't post. Also, I already said what antimatter is, so you should read the comments before you post them.
@ Sophia: What video?
Gamma rays are a deadly form of radiation. They are sometimes found in supernovae. They also use weak rays in order to kill insects, viruses, and bacteria that might be lurking in our food. They travel at the speed of light (they are light). They have the smallest wavelengths, coming in to 10 to the -12 meters (visible light wavelength is 10 to the -6 meters.
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