Physicists Made 10,000 Particles Defy Newton’s Third Law for an Hour. Here’s How

Physicists engineered something physics textbooks say shouldn't happen: they made ten thousand particles behave as though they violated Newton's third law—the principle that every force has an equal and opposite reaction—for about an hour. Per io9, the team achieved this using a clever hack, offering a glimpse into unusual physics behavior.

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