How Small Is an Atom? (Spoiler: Very Small)

8.1/10 · 27 votesJan 20, 20155 min

Ranked #8 of 18 in Season 3•+0.1 vs season avg

Atoms are very weird. Wrapping your head around exactly how weird, is close to impossible – how can you describe something that is SO removed from humans experience? But then again, they kind of make up everything, so let us try anyways.

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How Small Is an Atom? (Spoiler: Very Small)

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E17 8.5

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How Small Is an Atom? (Spoiler: Very Small)

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