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originally posted by fault2k: A small topic for little known facts. Feel free to be random about it, but do keep the thread informative, that's why this isn't in off-topic discussion. Did you know that atoms are 99%? space? If the nucleus of an atom was the size of a baseball, the electrons would be "orbiting" a baseball stadiums length away. This means than Mt. Everest could be squeezed inside a pint sized jar.

It's actually far less than 99%.

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originally posted by Elite:   quote:   originally posted by fault2k: A small topic for little known facts. Feel free to be random about it, but do keep the thread informative, that's why this isn't in off-topic discussion. Did you know that atoms are 99%? space? If the nucleus of an atom was the size of a baseball, the electrons would be "orbiting" a baseball stadiums length away. This means than Mt. Everest could be squeezed inside a pint sized jar. It's actually far less than 99%.

I'm conserving estimates for the sake of expediency. I could crunch numbers and post links to sources but that wouldn't be very much fun for most of the people here. That said a cursory glance on a quick google trip says differently, I'm consistently getting multiple possibly unreliable sources saying it's 99% or more. Could you fill us in with a more correct amount and better sources for the sake of science?

Did you know that cow milk doesn't help build strong bones in humans?

[Edited by fault2k, 4/1/2012 7:55:27 AM]