NOVA scienceNOW | NOVA Short | Amazing Atoms

Throw away your textbooks. Here is the latest, atomically correct, version of our old friend, the atom.

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[rondus18]

"Looks a lot like Central Park"

lol great joke.

Science with humor: the only way to learn.

[HaoSci]

Come on, every model has to have light. Otherwise, all we see is inkblot on the paper. Of course, there is no light at subatomic level.

[nickharvey7]

Neat video! the atoms are amazing the more you know the more there is to know

[wrongheadedfool]

Entertaining and informative. At no time in high school or college was I told just how far apart the nucleus and electrons are! Fascinating stuff.

[gffran]

great

[trossachs2003]

Whattt? But this is exactly the atomic model I was taught at school. This model wasn't new even 30 years ago! It also leaves out the electron shells which are probability density areas representing the greatest likelihood of encountering electrons.

[caisback18]

lol wow... super Atoms... Between the electrons and the nucleus there is nothing.. empty space... so everything is nothing... we're made of empty space... the only thing empty in me is my head....

[JeffreyRodriguez]

LMAO

[P90XerEmir]

Gosh this is way awesome. It always made me mad to see the atom incorrectly portrayed.

[Bratbaticus]

Nova Science Now is what i consider to be a compact Nova program with a kick of wit and funny.