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> I would add however, that you can reach out and touch an atom with a certain definition of touch (as touch is mostly a macroscopic concept). Don't be so sure
by sfifs 6y ago
> I would add however, that you can reach out and touch an atom with a certain definition of touch (as touch is mostly a macroscopic concept).
Don't be so sure... atoms and even relatively large molecules definitely experimentally exhibit [1] wave particle duality in double slit experiments demonstrating they move as waves. Given that absolutely nothing is stationary at any temperature above absolute zero, what are you touching and with what?
[1] see end of article https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/01/the-curious-observers-guide-to-quantum-mechanics/ https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/01/the-curious-observer...