Sage-Tips

Can you go smaller than atoms?

That list includes quarks, gluons, electrons and neutrinos. Then there are the forces that join those things up: light is one of them. Light is carried by little particles called photons. And there is the Higgs boson particle, which we found last year, which is also smaller than an atom.

What happens if you keep shrinking?

Yes. Shrinking too fast can be an indication of a much bigger problem than having to hem your pants. Those who lose one to two inches within a year may be at a higher risk for spinal and hip fractures as well as heart disease in men. If this occurs, you should consult your doctor.

Are atoms made of smaller atoms?

Atoms are made up of a nucleus, protons and electrons. We now know that atoms are made up of three particles: protons, neutrons and electrons — which are composed of even smaller particles, such as quarks. Atoms were created after the Big Bang 13.7 billion years ago.

Can you shrink at 14?

The answer is no; well, it should never do so anyway really. During our teenage years due from ages 13 1/2 to around 18, we should be having growth spurts, or smoothly slowly getting taller each passing year; but to shrink this early in life would be rather unnatural.

Is the Pym particle possible?

Because it’s impossible for many, many reasons. “Shrinking would mean one of two things,” Erik Aver, an assistant professor of physics at Gonzaga University, told NBC News. “Your atoms would either have to shrink or you would have to be made out of less atoms.”

Is it possible to shrink your body to the size of an atom?

The big problem with shrinking down to the size of an atom is that the atoms in your body can’t be made any smaller. And your body contains more atoms than the number of stars we can see in the universe. You’d have to remove some excess baggage.

What would happen if you were at the same scale as atoms?

The big question is what (if anything) you would see if you were at the same scale as an atom. If we assume you’re the size of a single atomic Hydrogen atom you would have a diameter of approximately 1.06 × 10 − 10 m, as defined by the diameter of the spherical electron cloud around the nucleus.

What happens when you shrink to a certain size?

During your shrinking process, you’ll notice the world getting bigger … and then darker. It’s estimated that if you decreased in size to approximately one 10,000th of your size, the lenses in your eyes would cease to work in just visible light. Or, that may just be you passing out.

What if you shrinked without changing your mass?

If you shrunk without changing your mass, there would be so much compression that for an ant-sized person, the pressure underneath your tiny feet would be ten thousand times greater than at your normal size. It would be like a single ant-sized leg pushing down 70 kg (155 lbs) on each step.