Thought 2

orbsycli · 05-19-2005

When i was enrolled in public school and learned about atoms (which was probably every single year) i learned (and this could be out dated) that we did not know what was in the center of an atom. it was clouded by spinning electrons and/or what-not.

i began to think about..well, whatever this is:

atom, planet, galaxy, universe, and whatever lies beyond.
i'm sure it just keeps going into other things of enormous size that we can not even begin to comprehend.

what about the insides of an atom, is there any of the slightest chance that a universe may rest in the center of an atom?

something i've thought about for years but never had the chance to ask.

rockytriton · 05-19-2005

yea, when I was in my days of smoking the wacky weed every day, everyone I knew thought this same thing. I just figured that since we were a bunch of stoners, we all thought that way. There was a real good Simpsons intro where when they are sitting on the couch, the camera goes back until you see the house, the town, the country, the earth, the solar system, the milky way and eventually it turns into atoms and such until it gets right back to homers head and he just goes... "WHOA....."

C1ay · 05-19-2005

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Originally Posted by orbsycli

When i was enrolled in public school and learned about atoms (which was probably every single year) i learned (and this could be out dated) that we did not know what was in the center of an atom. it was clouded by spinning electrons and/or what-not.

Heck, I didn't realize you are that old orb. When I learned about the atom in public school 30+ years ago they taught us the inside was protons and neutrons. I think it was 7th or 8th grade science class. How long ago did you have this in school

infamous · 05-19-2005

Morning to you Orby; You might try Googling "quarks", these are the building blocks that, untill something new comes along, make up most of all matter. We must also include the leptons, the electron would be one good example.

C1ay · 05-19-2005

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Originally Posted by infamous

Morning to you Orby; You might try Googling "quarks", these are the building blocks that, untill something new comes along, make up most of all matter. We must also include the leptons, the electron would be one good example.

What about gluons? Can't they come out and play too?

infamous · 05-19-2005

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Originally Posted by C1ay

What about gluons? Can't they come out and play too?

Absolutely C1ay; and all of their other friends with them. A whole playground full of different friends. And let's not forget all their anti friends.