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Such distances are beyond intuition, but I doubt it's something you can't do. You can just imagine yourself walking to a park, just really far away, and you tra
by whacked_new 19y ago
Such distances are beyond intuition, but I doubt it's something you can't do. You can just imagine yourself walking to a park, just really far away, and you travel really fast. Speaking of which, many people use this "pea in a football field" analogy when talking about electron orbits, but I'm guessing that few if any people can actually visualize such a thing.
- TheTarquin 19y agoI hadn't heard the "pea in a football field" one. As a former marching band geek who knows well how big a football field is, that definitely helps get some perspective.