RE: I Can Do Science, Me!
So it is, caveman! :DI got a bit carried away with my own sense of self-importance! 😀
RE: I Can Do Science, Me!
Well, getting back on track....
The nucleusof an atom is 100,000 the diameter of the whole atom (inclusive of the electrons). That's the same as the nucleus being 1mm wide whilst the whole atom is 100m wide. Volume wise, the nucleus is 1/1000000000000000 (that 15 "0"'s) of the whole atom. Now considering you can't even see a single atom with your naked eye, that nucleus is bloomin' tiny!!!
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RE: I Can Do Science, Me!
Well this thread is turning into a right shambles 😀
Let's get it back on track...
Honey is the only food that does not spoil. Honey found in the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs has been tasted by archaeologists and found edible.
You're born with 300 bones, but by the time you become an adult, you only have 206.
One quarter of the bones in your body, are in your feet!
Beetles taste like apples, wasps like pine nuts, and worms like fried bacon.
I think I'll pass on testing out that last one tho 😀
RE: I Can Do Science, Me!
Now considering you can't even see a single atom with your naked eye, that nucleus is bloomin' tiny!!!
Ah, but Imatch your nucleus and raise you a [link= http://superstringtheory.com/basics/index.html ]super string[/link] of which there are in theory quite a lot in the nucleus.
One of these little babies is something like, deep breath....a millionth of a billionth of a billionth of a billionth of a centimeter, or around...
0.0000000000000000000000000000000001 cm long.
Of course, that does assume they actually exist, but that's just a little technicality. 😉
Does also add the question - what the heck is a string made out of? Miss, my brain hurts! [sm=speechless-smiley-008.gif]
Trev - geek through and through
RE: I Can Do Science, Me!
Why the sky is blue
John Tyndall, a clever scientist who succeeded Michael Faraday as director of the Royal Institution in 1867, first discovered why the sky is blue.
Tyndall noticed that when you shone a torch through clean filtered air you can not see the beam but if it is shone though normal air you could often see the beam.
He realised you can only see light beams because the air is full of particles that scatter the light. Tiny dust particles floating in the air scatter blue light more than red and yellow so the sky looks blue.