We are mostly nothing!

Posted by Eric P. Metze On July 10, 2007 ADD COMMENTS
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Do you realize that we are mostly empty space? And when I say “mostly” I mean, almost entirely. Not just 75% or 90% or even 99%…we’re something like 99.99999999999999999% completely empty space! Want to see what I mean? I created a graphic that represents an electron as one pixel, which means that the proton graphic  [ Read More ]

Skywatcher

Posted by Eric P. Metze On September 9, 2002 ADD COMMENTS

We ride this world, an island of the cosmos Which falls forever towards our sun. We’re perched on the cosmic beach Poised to hold on to one. The jet-black dome is alive with light Ancient energy illuminates the night. The sky is worthy of Heaven, Graced by the upstart Sisters of Seven, With the Hunter,  [ Read More ]

A Thought Experiment

Posted by Eric P. Metze On March 28, 2001 ADD COMMENTS

Where does a good story begin? In a dark, wet alleyway of a large city? How about a cotton field in Texas? A business cubicle just before midnight? No. It starts inside an atom, just inside the electron shell. The hum of the spinning protons, neutrons and electrons create a weird echo in here. We  [ Read More ]