Kinda depends on what that atom becomes once its constituent parts have changed. Perhaps nothing, perhaps it becomes something that explosively cannot exist.
Comment on What would it feel like passing through a wormhole?
NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
feel
Nothing.
You would not feel a thing.
The only known wormholes are so tiny that only single elementary particles can pass through.
Now imagine that not one of the molecules of your body is missing, not one atom from that molecule, but only one elementary particle from one atom.
No way to feel that.
db2@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
deranger@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
I’m pretty sure a single atom could completely convert to energy, as in perfect E=mc^2 with no losses, and you still wouldn’t notice.
potentiallynotfelix@lemmy.fish 5 weeks ago
Theoretically could that cause an issue? I’m a computer guy and I think that if one bit on a computer is flipped, that could cause a major issue with the computer, but is that the same with a human?
NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
The bits in a computer have different meaning. Some are super important, others are not.
Biological bodies don’t have that flaw. Small parts can also have more significance than others, but the difference is not that problematic. And even such small parts are made of many many atoms.
Flocklesscrow@lemm.ee 5 weeks ago
The Princess and the Pea, reborn
meekah@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
SciFi edition