When all you have is a hammer everything looks like a nail. Electric repulsion at the atomic scale might have the characteristics of a non-newtonian (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 See how this non-newtonian fluid made from a mix of corn starch and water can protect an egg placed in a plastic bag containing the fuild. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYSlK4f94p0 It suggests a new model of the "liquid drop" nucleus, where the liquid is a non-newtonian fluid. A proton would be like a frog's egg http://keep3.sjfc.edu/students/jmm02377/e-port/frog-eggs.jpg where the surrounding jelly is the electrostatic field which has the quality of a non-newtonian fuild. Harry
