The Beholders of the Eye

What is the Quantum Scale?

Think of it this way: no atom in your body measures more than two hundred picometers (that's 1x10^-12 meters) across. It's impossible to observe with anything less than the most advanced microscopes.

In other words, it's truly massive.

There is so little space inside of an atom that, if the whole structure were the size of a two-story house, all the mass would be the size of a grain of sand in the center.

In other words, it has more than it really needs.

The electrons orbit in a probability field around the nucleus of the atom at near-light speeds, with a charge of 1.6x10^-19 coulumb, a measurement that is undetectable for most intents and purposes.

In other words, it's slow, but deadly.

That's what the Quantum Scale means. It means looking at our basic composition from an unimaginable perspective. To do so requires acknowledging that humans are enormous. The cosmos go on for infinitesimally small measurements beneath us and, no matter how hard we try, we will never be able to comprehend it all.

Still, what's the harm in trying? Nothing's fun without a good guess.

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