Chapter 84: The Magnetic Effect

Television Station, monitoring department.

Old Wang was, as always, playing the role of a hands-off manager.

Old Wang knew that as long as Jiang Zhe showed up, the Television Station's ratings were secure.

During the previous six days, when Jiang Zhe was not working, the ratings were almost higher than before Jiang Zhe joined.

But that was only "higher"; the subsequent traffic dropped sharply—it was estimated that most of the netizens who came for no reason were there to watch, and upon seeing that Jiang Zhe was not working, they switched channels and left.

When it came to the day of Jiang Zhe's live broadcast, he immediately handed over the on-site monitoring task to his apprentice and then lay on the sofa to watch the show himself.

The apprentice, in order to improve, worked meticulously, following Old Wang's commands.

Watching the content of Jiang Zhe's narration, Old Wang also had several doubts in his mind.

"Are the audience really buying it?"

"Isn't this a decryption show? How did it suddenly become a science show? Won't it go off-topic?"

If he doesn't walk well on the decryption track, wouldn't he be losing the big picture for the sake of trifles?

Hearing the voice, the young apprentice spoke up:

"Master, you underestimated Teacher Jiang's appeal."

"What do you mean?"

"I don't know either; I only see that the current ratings are rising faster than at any time in the past."

"How much is it?"

"10 minutes into the broadcast, the number of online viewers has exceeded 2.8 million, and the number of online viewers in the live streaming room: 1 million. The data tells me that Teacher Jiang has not made a mistake."

Upon hearing this, Old Wang's heart trembled, and his face was full of disbelief: "So exaggerated? This is more exaggerated than at any time in the past. The growth rate has soared by 30% compared to the same time in the previous issue?"

"Yes, because this is Teacher Jiang's unique feature and charm, one of a kind; SARFT wants to replicate the current performance but it's mediocre; Kun City is also preparing to replicate it, but it is estimated that there won't be much effect."

"That's good."

As the words fell, Jiang Zhe's voice came from the mobile phone screen.

"Let's first solve the follow-up of the [Hundredth Monkey Effect], and then proceed to the next step."

"Speaking of which, what kind of power compels monkeys to wash sweet potatoes together?"

"Regarding the explanation of the [Hundredth Monkey Effect], professionals have also given relative answers."

"If this common behavior of the monkey troop belongs to the dominance of the Collective Unconscious, then Carl Jung's theory of the Collective Unconscious is incomplete, because this behavior of the monkey troop clearly does not belong to genetics."

"Regarding this scientist from the land where the sun never sets: Sheldrake stated: Repeated behavior will form a kind of memory, becoming a conditioned reflex. The repetitive behavior of one hundred monkeys formed a kind of 'magnetic field area'."

"When other monkeys that have not learned this behavior are in this magnetic field area, they will resonate with this magnetic field, thereby learning these behaviors."

"This is also called [Group Resonance]: When a positive thing within a group, or a good thing that has a great change for the entire group, occurs, it will affect the entire group in a very short time!"

"The group here currently only refers to: monkey troops."

"Later, Sheldrake stated that he did not know whether this resonance only occurs among animals of the same species."

"Because in the experimental report he studied on the 'Hundredth Monkey Effect', he did not see that this behavior of monkeys would affect other animals."

Narrating to this point, Jiang Zhe paused for a moment and changed to another explanation.

He looked at the camera, his expression extremely serious:

"Remember the keyword: [Magnetic Field Area], everyone."

"The following small experiment can be conducted by those who have the conditions at home. This exists to verify the [Magnetic Field Area]."

As the words fell, the audience and experts listened more carefully.

Individual audience members with conditions were conducting it in their own living rooms, synchronizing with him.

"Please imagine—"

"You are all in a pure white laboratory, where the space is 100 square meters in size."

"You are all standing in front of an 11-meter-long table."

"There are 100 palm-sized magnets on the table."

"For these 100 magnets, the adsorption radius of a single piece is: 10 cm; that is, magnet No. 1 can attract a range of 10 cm in front, behind, left, and right."

"Magnet No. 1 can attract all objects within 10 cm nearby."

"I place magnet No. 2 at 10.1 cm to the right of magnet No. 1, so that magnet No. 2 will not be completely attracted by magnet No. 1, but a weak adsorption force is vaguely generated between them."

If the effective distance of a magnet's adsorption radius is 10 cm.

Then naturally, beyond 10 cm, the magnetic force is greatly reduced.

But!

Magnet No. 2 at 10.1 cm...

It is still within the magnetic range of magnet No. 1.

The audience pondered for a moment, fully expressing their understanding of the reason.

"Because the volume is the same."

"The magnetic force of No. 1 and No. 2 is almost equal."

"These 2 magnets will not be attracted to each other."

"Then, by analogy, arrange 100 of them evenly."

"Now, we have 100 magnets with equal suction power in front of us."

"At this time!"

"I put a 1-yuan coin on the far left of magnet No. 1."

"With a 'ding' sound, the coin was successfully attracted by magnet No. 1."

"Now, the question comes."

"Tell me, can the 1-yuan metal coin attracted by magnet No. 1 be sensed by the remaining 99 magnets?"

Once the imaginary experiment was put forward, the audience in the live broadcast room was stunned at first, and then immediately joined the discussion.

"No!"

"That's right, magnet No. 1 can only attract one coin."

"Wait, something is not quite right."

"What's wrong?"

"I don't know, I can't put my finger on it."

"..."

Because the question was sudden, the audience did not react for a while.

Most gave the answer: [Cannot].

Looking at the Kyoto University of Science lecture hall.

The science experts here were stunned for a moment, and then a flash of sharpness flashed in their eyes, followed by the sound of sudden realization at the scene.

"My God!!"

"Such a simple little experiment, in an instant it made me understand what the [Hundredth Monkey Effect] is."

"Wait, uncles and aunties, what do you mean; why didn't I understand?"

"Young man, what do you mean, calling me uncle, and calling the woman next to me who is the same age as me auntie, is this appropriate?"

"Don't mind it, hehe!"

"..."

Watching the sudden realization of the audience, Professor Hua Yunfeng glanced at Jiang Zhe on the big screen, and a wonderful smile appeared on his face.

Jiang Zhe's example is extremely clever and extremely simple!

If he didn't understand the subtlety of the Hundredth Monkey Effect before, until this example appeared, he suddenly realized it!

Professor Hua Yunfeng faced the confused crowd below the stage and began to narrate.

"Actually, Jiang Zhe's question is very simple; he is letting all of us completely understand the [Hundredth Monkey Effect]."

"He can then tell us about the deeper [Human Effect] similar to the [Hundredth Monkey Effect]."

"Actually, what he wants to tell us is—"

"If we have 100 magnets in front of us, numbered 1 to 100."

"If the interval of each magnet is 10.1 cm, then the total interval length of 100 pieces is 11 meters."

"That is to say: we have an eleven-meter table in front of us, with magnets No. 1 to No. 100 placed on the table from left to right at equal intervals."

"Magnet No. 1 on the far left attracted a 1-yuan coin!"

"The 100th magnet is 11 meters away from magnet No. 1."

"He means: can the 100th magnet be affected by magnet No. 1; then can the 99th magnet be affected by magnet No. 1; then can the 98th magnet be affected by magnet No. 1."

"Continue to understand, that is, can these 99 magnets be affected or actively affect magnet No. 1?"

"Go deeper, that is, can these 99 magnets absorb the 1-yuan coin on magnet No. 1 at some level?"

As the words fell, the originally ignorant University of Science professors couldn't help but be amazed.

Their first reaction told them that it could not be absorbed.

The distance between magnet No. 1 and magnet No. 100 is 11 meters, so because the distance is too far, the magnetic force cannot reach it.

When scanning the confident expressions of the science experts at the scene, those scholars hesitated and decided to remain silent, lest they be laughed at by the college students who were watching.

The young psychology scholar in a suit looked at Professor Hua Yunfeng.

"Professor, I don't understand these science things very well; can it be absorbed?"

All experts looked at the stage with curious eyes.

Only to see Professor Hua Yunfeng smiling and nodding repeatedly, "Of course!"

"Why, Professor; but this 1 yuan is clearly blocked by magnet No. 1, how can it be absorbed by the other 99 magnets, could it be taking away magnet No. 1?"

Just as Professor Hua Yunfeng was rarely speaking to continue his speech, Jiang Zhe on the big screen took a step ahead.

Seeing Jiang Zhe smile and answer:

"This 1-yuan coin, to the naked eye, naturally cannot be absorbed."

"But!"

"It can be influenced by the other 99 magnets at a certain level!"

"Because!"

"In the example just now—"

"To the naked eye, the 1 yuan is indeed on magnet No. 1; it seems to have nothing to do with the other 99 magnets."

"In fact, the 1-yuan coin on magnet No. 1 can be influenced by magnets No. 2 to No. 100."

"Why?"

"Because these 100 magnets can form a short-range radiated elliptical [medium magnetic field] within the 11-meter diameter from No. 1 to No. 100."

He faced the camera and made a flat [Ok] gesture to the camera.

Looking at this unique gesture...

The people from the Great Stick Country in the live broadcast room said they had something to say.

"Ah, Simida, I feel insulted!"

"How hateful, he actually insulted our great Great Stick Country, the only empire of the universe!"

"..."

However, no one paid attention to them, and everyone was listening attentively.

"As the gesture expresses; this magnetic field has become a flat circle, that is, an elliptical [magnetic field area]."

"That is to say, after adding No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, No. 4, all the way to No. 100, the overall magnetic field area is expanded into a whole."

"And within the range of this [medium magnetic field], the magnetic force is also greater."

"So this 1-yuan coin has always been within the range of the new medium magnetic field area created by the fusion of 100 magnets."

"The 1 yuan is already within the range of the new medium magnetic field area created by the 100 magnets at this moment; no matter whether it is still attached to magnet No. 1, it has always been influenced by the other 99 magnets."

"It's just that the process of influence cannot be seen by the naked eye."

"Therefore, the essence of the Hundredth Monkey Effect is also this."

"The monkeys on Island A learned to wash sweet potatoes, and there is a magnetic-like [adsorption force] between them and Island B, 200 kilometers away."

"So the monkeys on Island A learned it, and the monkeys on Island B, 200 kilometers away, will soon learn it too."

"If we deepen that example, we will find that monkeys on Island C, 200 kilometers away from Island B, will also wash sweet potatoes."

"So the monkeys on Island A are the 1 yuan in the example just now. Although this 1 yuan did not have a direct reaction with magnet No. 2, the 1 yuan on magnet No. 1 has always been influenced by magnet No. 2."

"So, by analogy, does everyone understand?"

Narrating to this point, Jiang Zhe smiled.

"So!"

"Besides monkey troops, do we humans also have this kind of [magnetic field area]?"

"Entering a commercial break, more to come!"

As the words fell, the live broadcast room cut to commercials, and a burst of music sounded.

Jiang Zhe hurriedly got up and went to the restroom.