The author probably came upon this idea from reading Richard Feynman's Lectures on Physics, in which he says this: > And all matter is a mixture of positive pr

The author probably came upon this idea from reading Richard Feynman's Lectures on Physics, in which he says this: > And all matter is a mixture of positive protons and negative electrons which are attracting and repelling with this great force. So perfect is the balance however, that when you stand near someone else you don't feel any force at all. If there were even a little bit of unbalance you would know it. If you were standing at arm's length from someone and each of you had one percent more electrons than protons, the repelling force would be incredible. How great? Enough to lift the Empire State building? No! To lift Mount Everest? No! The repulsion would be enough to lift a "weight" equal to that of the entire earth!