• Question: How could be shrinking possible?

    Asked by Default to Hummy, Lewis, James, Sandra on 14 Mar 2017.
    • Photo: Lewis Wright

      Lewis Wright answered on 14 Mar 2017:

      The problem with shrinking is your atoms are already basically a zero-dimensional point, so they can’t really get any smaller.

      If you wanted to shrink someone, youd basically have to take some atoms out here and there, but then how would you choose which ones to take out? And how would you put them back?

      And if you took too many atoms out, would the thing stop being whatever it is, because half of it is missing??
      It’s very confusing..

    • Photo: James Martin

      James Martin answered on 15 Mar 2017:

      Believe it or not, most of your body is empty space! The atoms are made of protons, neutrons and electrons. There are a few forces between them that control their interaction, and how they move around each other. However, compared to their size, there’s LOADS of empty space, I mean tonnes!

      If you could somehow reduce the empty space between them, you could perhaps shrink down. However, word of warning. You’d still be the same weight, and also… probably the worst… all your bodily functions may completely break down!

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