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The trouble with this whole analogy is that it is misleading.

The Higgs field only manifests itself on matter with delta v changes (changes in velocity).

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This is similar to the action of viscous forces felt by particles moving through any thick liquid. the larger the interaction of the particles with the field, the more mass they appear to have. Thus the existence of this field is essential in Higg's hypothesis for the production of the mass of particles.

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I would think that the "interaction" described above is about the particles passing through the field and that interaction is due to a change in velocity.

I would read again your "goose" analogy.

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