Tom reached out his hand toward the center of the copper coil. He expected heat or a shock. Instead, his fingers felt a resistance, like pushing against heavy silk. As his hand entered the focal point, the skin on his knuckles seemed to shimmer. He could see the "vibrations."
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"The universe isn't made of particles, Tom," he whispered to his cat, Bohr. "It's made of fields. Ripples in an invisible ocean." Tom reached out his hand toward the center