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		Arbalest on Dec 9, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: If the Moon Were Only 1 Pixel (2014) Atoms are mostly empty space too. Distance between electrons and the nucleus is substantially larger than the "size" of the nucleus.

arethuza on Dec 9, 2019 [–]

A "fly in a cathedral" being the analogy that stuck in my memory.

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