The Space Between Atoms

The Space Between Atoms

You wouldn't know it to look at it, but the atoms that make up a solid piece of iron contain more space than stuff. How is it then that the whole world doesn't just crumble around us? This video segment adapted from A Science Odyssey uses models, vivid descriptions, and analogies to explain the structural integrity of matter at the atomic level.

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[BobRaygen]

"Now you may think that I'm sitting on this chair, but actully thats not true, i'm actully hovering over this chair 10 to the -8 cm over this chair."

And you may think that I typed this message to troll, but actully thats not true, i'm actully hovering over the keybaord 10 to the -8cm over this keyboard using electric fields to respond.

[EJsacasa]

Why aren't we transparent?

[jim logic]

it was gravity that did that to you, the swine :)

[R Co]

you hero hahahaha

[matchbox555]

video is titled wrong

should be space within atoms

[drekaflugan]

Because we beam stuff that lands on us back.

[Bruno Hp]

Michio Kaku didn't change at all. Incredible :P

[Tom Fuchsy]

youtube.com/watch?v=Omr0JNyDBI­0

[Mase Mokri]

I got pulled over the other day for speeding so I told the cop, listen, you think was speeding, but I actually wasn't, actually, my foot wasn't even touching the gas pedal, it was barely hovering over it, so you see, I couldn't have been cause I wasn't even able to push the pedal to the metal.. I have a court date in a few months, hopefully the judge will understand.

[Cunelito]

Why doesn't my body repel dirt or ink? How can we absorb food? How does adhesion and cohesion work then?

A bit confused now....

[Emilie R]

This is a matrix sequel in the making

[palumbok]

ok.... so why does my butt hurt after sitting in a chair FOR A WHILE?