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Wednesday, November 04, 2009 Atoms Are Really Small By Paul Hsieh @ 5:00 AM This slick interactive image allows us to conceptualize how small atoms are relative to other objects. Just drag the slider underneath the image from left to right. (Link via Radley Balko.) Here's the related classic "Powers of Ten" video: Labels: Cool, Science Share |    E-mail Paul Hsieh     PermaLink ()    Comments (New Page)   Subscribe to NoodleFood Blog Posts via Feed Reader   via E-mail Subscribe to NoodleCast Podcasts M4A via iTunes (MP3)   via Feed Reader   via E-mail

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	Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 19:49:32 mst Comment ID: #1 Name: Lemuel E-mail: synthesist(at)ymail.com Neat! In the same spirit Nikon's Universcale is a fun ride, too, demonstrating objects from the outer limits of the known universe (13.7 billion light years) all the way down to a proton (1 femtometer) by orders of magnitude: http://www.nikon.com/about/feelnikon/universcale/index.htm
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