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So when looking at anything, why do we not see the atoms, but instead see whatever were lookin at.Since everything is made of atoms wouldn't atoms be all we could see theoretically? Before anybody mentions it yes I know about light reflecting and all that, but wouldn't you still just see atoms? Sorry if its a silly or stupid question but it confuses me lol.
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BadaBangBadaBoom wrote So when looking at anything, why do we not see the atoms, but instead see whatever were lookin at.Since everything is made of atoms wouldn't atoms be all we could see theoretically? Before anybody mentions it yes I know about light reflecting and all that, but wouldn't you still just see atoms? Sorry if its a silly or stupid question but it confuses me lol.
atoms are microscopic....and billions of attoms make up like 1/100th of an inch so you do see atoms
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This is one of those things that just boggles my head always get so confused thinking about all this stuff
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just like all the tiny little pixels on your computer make this webpage atoms make the image of us but another question is how do we not crush/split atoms when we cut things or stomp on things therefore making an atom bomb O.o
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EdibuhL wrote just like all the tiny little pixels on your computer make this webpage atoms make the image of us but another question is how do we not crush/split atoms when we cut things or stomp on things therefore making an atom bomb O.othat would suck if that happened :O
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Lol , the atoms are to small to see , but they make up matter and things like that. This is a good question to ask your teacher
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BadaBangBadaBoom wrote So when looking at anything, why do we not see the atoms, but instead see whatever were lookin at.Since everything is made of atoms wouldn't atoms be all we could see theoretically? Before anybody mentions it yes I know about light reflecting and all that, but wouldn't you still just see atoms? Sorry if its a silly or stupid question but it confuses me lol.
I don't know if your serious right now, but we can't see them because they are naked to the human eye. We need equipment such as high-tech microscopes to see them.
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If this confuses you id be surprised if you can butter bread
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if you looked closely with an extremely strong microscope you can see them but due to the fact they are so small and so many that it just looks like a body part
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You do see the atoms, just not individually.
Atoms are mostly space [theoretically] so, you think you're sat there as a solid thing when most of you is just space.
Thought that was just a fun/depressing fact
Atoms are mostly space [theoretically] so, you think you're sat there as a solid thing when most of you is just space.
Thought that was just a fun/depressing fact
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