ATOMS

Have you ever wondered what things are made out of? I mean, what makes a cake a cake besides deliciousness? To begin answering these questions we must first engage in a thought experiment. How many times can you rip a piece of paper in half and still have paper?

HALVINGS: 0 / 301× ZOOM

ACTUAL SIZE210.0 mm

RIP IN HALF →RESET

// SCALE REFERENCE

SHEET OF PAPER

A standard A4 sheet. Rip it in half — you still have paper.

PAPERATOM

SHEET OF PAPER

210 mm

THUMBNAIL

26 mm

SESAME SEED

3.3 mm

HUMAN HAIR

0.41 mm

RED BLOOD CELL

51 μm

BACTERIUM

6.4 μm

VIRUS

800 nm

LARGE PROTEIN

100 nm

DNA STRAND

12.5 nm

ETHANE MOLECULE

1.6 nm

CARBON ATOM

~154 pm