• Question: How small would you be if th espace between the atoms wasnt there? and would it be possible to atificially do that?

    Asked by watsonjc06 to Carol, Ellie, John, Philip, Rebecca on 25 Jun 2012.
    • Photo: John Welford

      John Welford answered on 25 Jun 2012:

      Very small! I have read various calculations about taking all the space out of atoms. Some people reckon all the matter in the universe would squash down to the size of a basketball. Others suggest that the whole human race would be about the size of a sugar-cube. I don’t think both of these can be right, but they both suggest that a single person would be really REALLY small!

      I don’t think it would actually be possible to do this, it’s mostly just a thought experiment.

    • Photo: Carol White

      Carol White answered on 27 Jun 2012:

      I don’t think I want anyone to be able to do that!

      I found a video of Brian Cox explaining why the space is there: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16200089

      He makes physics that little bit easier for me!

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