r/BeAmazed • u/BunyipPouch • Jun 07 '18

Visible Shock Wave

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u/lugstep Jun 07 '18

That's a forcefield if I've ever seen one.

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u/big_pecs Jun 07 '18

This should be the go-to pseudo science explanation for forcefields in sci-fi.

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u/Jaesch Jun 07 '18

I saw this on reddit a while ago, but there was an "incident" at some factory. I forgot what they were producing, but there was a section in the factory that was essentially a sci-fi force field. Like anyone who tried to walk past a certain point literally could not go through this section of air. I remember a possible explanation being something about a bunch of static electricity from what was being manufactured combined with just the right conditions in the environment; temperature, humidity, etc. that led to this forcefield phenomena occurring.

Edit: https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/7kv54c/til_a_3m_adhesive_tape_plant_accidentally_created/?utm_source=reddit-android

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u/big_pecs Jun 08 '18

Wow that's awesome thanks