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Will we ever be able to shrink and grow stuff? - The Conversation
Maybe you’ve seen “Ant Man” or “Avengers: Endgame,” where people can grow to the size of buildings or shrink down to the “Quantum Realm” and travel through time.
This sounds fun, but unfortunately it can’t happen in real life. To see why, let’s look at how things are put together.
Everything we know of in the universe is made of the same things: atoms. They work similarly to Tinkertoys, where blocks are connected by rods to make things.
Maybe you’ve seen “Ant Man” or “Avengers: Endgame,” where people can grow to the size of buildings or shrink down to the “Quantum Realm” and travel through time.
This sounds fun, but unfortunately it can’t happen in real life. To see why, let’s look at how things are put together.
Everything we know of in the universe is made of the same things: atoms. They work similarly to Tinkertoys, where blocks are connected by rods to make things.