On Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:39:42 +0000 (UTC), J G Miller wrote:

You've just described nuclear fusion. There's not much of that
happening in your immediate environment (apart from the large
furnace
about eight light-minutes away).

No I have not.

If the electrostatic force of repulsion were not overcome by a stronger
force then matter would not exist.

And that force is the Strong Nuclear Force:

http://aether.lbl.gov/elements/stell...ng/strong.html

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Cheers
Dave.