"If it were possibile to handle atoms separately, 10,000 billion copper atoms could be placed on a period like the one at the end of this sentence, and not a single one would touch any of the others." So, is this true? And, if so, that's mind-boggling... even if I already knew that atoms are 99% empty space... still, it's crazy to think. Damn.
They'll never really touch as it is.. no matter how many you jam in, but those numbers sound bout right. If not, probably even more. The number of atoms in a grain of sand is probably close to the number of grains of sand on Earth. It's insane to think about, image the seemingly infinite number of atoms in your body.. atoms that have been part of the solar system, part of long list dinosaurs, part of your ancestors.
I've heard some strange theories that atoms don't actually move, the universe is filled with 'pixels' and only the pixels are changing much like pixels on a TV change to make you think a basketball is traveling,, it's just pixels changing. Makes my head hurt thinking about it.
Why do you think quantum mechanics is so complex? On top of looking at the interactions of individual elements, you have to look at the interactions of electron, protons, and neutrons. Then you have to look at even more sub particles like quartz and even smaller pieces. Plus you have to take into account how sub particles of seperate compound interact. Not to mention that looking at certain aspects interferes with the actual process and distorts our ability to understand what is happening. This is why I believe humans will never be able to fully understand quantum mechanics because there are just too many variables.
This is where science truly expands our minds beyond ancient tribal myths. It is amazing and makes you wonder what is making up what many used to call nothing or nothingness. It shatters the thought that there was ever nothing. Even the big bang now seems to have been pushed by a very aggressive "nothing". Professor Lawrence Krauss does a decent job explaining how radical "nothing" is. he uses the numbers the OP states but also discusses the effects on the space by the particles. A powerful dark matter starts to shed some light on how spontaneous the hidden universe is. Nice post OP.
And atoms aren't even the smallest form of matter, check out subatomic particles if you really wanna get mind fucked Where da drank
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