Comment on Why are some things heavier than others?

AcesFullOfKings@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• red_tomato@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Also, an atom is mostly empty space. So there’s lots of room for an atom to increase its number protons/neutrons without increasing its size.

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  • cattywampas@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    At that scale what is and isn’t “empty space” gets a little hazy.

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    • tomiant@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      If you zoom in far enough, there’s always some bullshit going on.

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      • BloodMuffin@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        and you can never measure everything about it at once

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• ivanafterall@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  It seems so simple, but it’s pretty damn crazy when you think about it for more than like a second or two.

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  • Carnelian@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I’m on ten seconds of thought now and I am FREAKING OUT

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    • tomiant@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      You should write a song about it, it would be a great hit.

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