The speed of atoms - Revision history

Apm: Category:Surprising facts

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	* [[Intuitively understanding the size of an atom]] – [[Magnification theme-park]]		* [[Intuitively understanding the size of an atom]] – [[Magnification theme-park]]
	* [[Intuitive feel]]		* [[Intuitive feel]]

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Apm: /* Bigger parts (nanomachinery) get slow enough to allow for a more intuitive feel */

2023-01-14T07:57:51Z

Bigger parts (nanomachinery) get slow enough to allow for a more intuitive feel

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	=== Bigger parts (nanomachinery) get slow enough to allow for a more intuitive feel ===		=== Bigger parts (nanomachinery) get slow enough to allow for a more intuitive feel ===

	Where this scaling method that also scales time not only space will become more useful for an attainment of an intuitive feel		Where this scaling method (that also scales time not only space) will become more useful for an attainment of an intuitive feel
	is when it comes to parts that are just a slightly bit bigger than molecules (nanomachinery crystolecules).		is when it comes to parts that are just a slightly bit bigger than molecules (nanomachinery crystolecules).
	Such parts already move quite a bit slower than single molecules.		Such parts already move quite a bit slower than single molecules.

Apm: /* Bigger parts (nanomachinery) gets slow enough to allow for a more intuitive feel */ gets -> get

2023-01-14T07:56:05Z

Bigger parts (nanomachinery) gets slow enough to allow for a more intuitive feel: gets -> get

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	This is not much better than before, if even, isn't it? Well yes, but ...		This is not much better than before, if even, isn't it? Well yes, but ...

	=== Bigger parts (nanomachinery) ~~gets~~ slow enough to allow for a more intuitive feel ===		=== Bigger parts (nanomachinery) get slow enough to allow for a more intuitive feel ===

	Where this scaling method that also scales time not only space will become more useful for an attainment of an intuitive feel		Where this scaling method that also scales time not only space will become more useful for an attainment of an intuitive feel

Apm: /* Cinematic slow-motion by using the one special time scale factor that naturally suggests itself */ removed incorrect scaling interpretation

2023-01-14T07:53:28Z

Cinematic slow-motion by using the one special time scale factor that naturally suggests itself: removed incorrect scaling interpretation

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	=== Cinematic slow-motion by using the one special time scale factor that naturally suggests itself ===		=== Cinematic slow-motion by using the one special time scale factor that naturally suggests itself ===

	To have a more natural feel for the speeds at the nanoscale, time must be scaled ~~in the opposite direction than space.~~		To have a more natural feel for the speeds at the nanoscale, time must be scaled too (to slow-motion).
	~~While magnifying size we need~~ to ~~shrink time (aka~~ slow-motion).
	One wants to scale time in such a way that operation frequencies are kept natural when transferred to the model that is scaled up in size.		One wants to scale time in such a way that operation frequencies are kept natural when transferred to the model that is scaled up in size.

Apm: /* Half the speed of light when atoms get scaled up enough to become visible to good eyes */ halve => half

2023-01-14T07:48:21Z

Half the speed of light when atoms get scaled up enough to become visible to good eyes: halve => half

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	The speeds of real size air molecules then go from "only" ~340m/s at 1:1 scale up		The speeds of real size air molecules then go from "only" ~340m/s at 1:1 scale up
	to an experienced pseudo-speed of scaled up air molecules of about 170.000.000 m/s at the new 500.000:1 scale.		to an experienced pseudo-speed of scaled up air molecules of about 170.000.000 m/s at the new 500.000:1 scale.
	This is a bit more than ~~halve~~ the speed of light.		This is a bit more than half the speed of light.

	There is absolutely no way to intuitively ascertain that kind of speed. <br>		There is absolutely no way to intuitively ascertain that kind of speed. <br>

Apm: /* Half the speed of light when atoms get scaled up enough to become visible to good eyes */ removed spurious "just"

2023-01-14T07:47:24Z

Half the speed of light when atoms get scaled up enough to become visible to good eyes: removed spurious "just"

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	=== Half the speed of light when atoms get scaled up enough to become visible to good eyes ===		=== Half the speed of light when atoms get scaled up enough to become visible to good eyes ===

	Scaling up ~~just~~ size by an ideal scaling factor of 500.000 (See: [[Magnification theme-park]])		Scaling up size by an ideal scaling factor of 500.000 (See: [[Magnification theme-park]])
	and leaving time untouched/unchanged/unscaled/as-is leads to a scale-up of speeds that accurately represents the experienced speeds.		and leaving time untouched/unchanged/unscaled/as-is leads to a scale-up of speeds that accurately represents the experienced speeds.
	The speeds of real size air molecules then go from "only" ~340m/s at 1:1 scale up		The speeds of real size air molecules then go from "only" ~340m/s at 1:1 scale up

Apm: /* Air molecules as fast as bullets */

2023-01-14T07:42:38Z

Air molecules as fast as bullets

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	== Air molecules as fast as bullets ==		== Air molecules as fast as bullets ==
	'''Or: How every human on ~~earth~~ is hit by the the equivalent of a relentless non stop barrage of handgun bullets from birth to death.'''		'''Or: How every human on Earth is hit by the the equivalent of a relentless non stop barrage of handgun bullets from birth to death.'''

	As we all know being hit by a bullet from a handgun is not good for health.		As we all know being hit by a bullet from a handgun is not good for health.

Apm at 07:42, 14 January 2023

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	Up: [[Intuitive feel]]		Up: [[Intuitive feel]]

	This page is meant to give an intuitive feel for the violence of the motions at the nanoscale via an interesting uncommon and maybe novel perspective that goes together well with [[Main Page\|the topic of ~~this wiki~~]].<br>		This page is meant to give an intuitive feel for the violence of the motions at the nanoscale via an interesting uncommon and maybe novel perspective that goes together well with [[Main Page\|the topic of atomically precise manufacturing]].<br>
	If you, the reader are looking for a conventional technical introduction to [[thermal motion]] this is probably not the right place here.		If you, the reader are looking for a conventional technical introduction to [[thermal motion]] this is probably not the right place here.
	There are plenty of resources on the web that are much better than what could be presented here, please consult those.		There are plenty of resources on the web that are much better than what could be presented here, please consult those.

Apm: grammar: you is => you are

2023-01-14T07:40:43Z

grammar: you is => you are

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	This page is meant to give an intuitive feel for the violence of the motions at the nanoscale via an interesting uncommon and maybe novel perspective that goes together well with [[Main Page\|the topic of this wiki]].<br>		This page is meant to give an intuitive feel for the violence of the motions at the nanoscale via an interesting uncommon and maybe novel perspective that goes together well with [[Main Page\|the topic of this wiki]].<br>
	If you, the reader is looking for a conventional technical introduction to [[thermal motion]] this is probably not the right place here.		If you, the reader are looking for a conventional technical introduction to [[thermal motion]] this is probably not the right place here.
	There are plenty of resources on the web that are much better than what could be presented here, please consult those.		There are plenty of resources on the web that are much better than what could be presented here, please consult those.

Apm: /* Half the speed of light when atoms get scaled up enough to become visible to good eyes */ at average => on average

2022-10-05T22:01:46Z

Half the speed of light when atoms get scaled up enough to become visible to good eyes: at average => on average

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	There is absolutely no way to intuitively ascertain that kind of speed. <br>		There is absolutely no way to intuitively ascertain that kind of speed. <br>
	Now add all the inter-atomic collisions with the very close by other atoms. (And note that in "model-air" spaces between 0.1mm scaled up model-atoms are about 1mm big <small>(not the ''mean free path length'' but the side-length of a box in which one finds one model-atom at average)</small> since the density of air is about 1/1000th of solids with densely packed mutually contacting atoms.) <br>		Now add all the inter-atomic collisions with the very close by other atoms. (And note that in "model-air" spaces between 0.1mm scaled up model-atoms are about 1mm big <small>(not the ''mean free path length'' but the side-length of a box in which one finds one model-atom on average)</small> since the density of air is about 1/1000th of solids with densely packed mutually contacting atoms.) <br>
	What you get is mind bogglingly ridiculous pinball motion. Unfortunately beyond any point where it can be made intuitively graspable.		What you get is mind bogglingly ridiculous pinball motion. Unfortunately beyond any point where it can be made intuitively graspable.