• Etterra@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    What if I told you the original selection of terms “positive” and “negative” was arbitrary?

    Anyway a positively charged electron exists. It’s called a positron.

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      3 months ago

      Bananas emit either a positron or an antiproton at an average of 1 every 90 minutes, IIRC. Eat your antimatter kids! The potassium is good for you.