When we touch a thing it’s basically the repulsion of electrons we feel, than why do we feel the touch of different things differently when everytime it’s the same electrons repelling each other?

Question

When we touch a thing it’s basically the repulsion of electrons we feel, than why do we feel the touch of different things differently when everytime it’s the same electrons repelling each other?

In: Physics

Answer 1

The simple act of repelling only means you have hit something. On top of that, on a way larger scale, that repelling has more metrics. The repelling happens across a surface, which has a pattern, flexibility etc. The material also has thermal conductivity and temperature. So individually its only electrons repelling across objects. But in total that repelling happens in a specific way – distinct to this object.