When all you have is a hammer everything looks like a nail. Electric repulsion at the atomic scale might have the characteristics of a thixotropic liquid.
Slam like charges together and they resist intensely. Bring the charges together slowly and the resistance diminishes. (e.g cornstarch and water --> "oblek" ). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yp1wUodQgqQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UU7iuJ98fRQ&feature=related Harry
