Can a tiny bug see an atom?

Answer: Let me put it this way: The smallest insect ever observed is the fai.​.​.​ Long's Digest Top Stories For You Can a tiny bug see an atom? Tyler Schroeder, Armchair physicist. Reads/watches a lot of public lectures. Written Mar 27, 2016 Let me put it this way: The smallest insect ever observed is the fairyfly. It has an average body length of just 0.139 millimeters (0.0055 inches). This is almost as thin a...  Read More » Why do PC gamers seem to look down on pre-built systems? Vladislav Zorov, programming enthusiast. Written Dec 19 A friend called me recently, "hey, I'm at X electronics store, buying a gaming PC - can you come set it up for me later?" I told him to stop right there and wait for me. Went...  Read More » Why are high voltage power lines not insulated? Iain McClatchie, works at Consulting Updated Dec 9 10 prior answers and nobody got it right. Here is a section of Path 15 which connects northern and southern California. Note that there are three towers, each carrying six c...  Read More » Why are resources like helium being depleted if it can't be renewed? Sean Thomas, B.S. Chemistry, California State University, Fresno (2012) Written May 31, 2019 The problem with helium is that the U.S. government spent several decades stockpiling it in gigantic underground tanks in Texas. Beginning in 1925, the Bush Dome helium stoc...  Read More » Why doesn't Japan excel in software as they did in hardware? Yumashish Subba, Software Developer Updated Jun 27, 2019 Ah… Finally. My time has come. Where to begin? In Japan software development is not held to the same standard as other engineering positions. Japan has always had a custom whe...  Read More » What was the best April Fool's prank played on you/you played on someone else? Rio Obe Written Feb 27, 2018 PORNHUB!!!! Oh come on. Were none of you on PornHub last year (2017) when they played that huge prank on everyone? So I was on PornHub, just looking around, when this messa...  Read More » How did they fuel the aircraft that had a 14-hour tank go over 19 hours? Lachie Smith, I've flown on half of Qantas' 747 fleet and in most cockpits Written Oct 28 I'm assuming you mean Qantas flight QF7879; the trial run for Qantas' ultra long haul flights from Australia to, well, pretty much anywhere. When you hear someone say, "the ...  Read More » How do I tactfully tell someone that they smell bad? Graham Major, music, film and animal lover, composer, absurdist, hermit. Updated Sep 17 One day I got home from work and, when rifling through my bag for something or other, found a deodorant stick at the bottom. I hadn't put it there. Next day I asked my co-wor...  Read More » My friend accidentally sent some work documents to his personal email. HR is asking him to provide credentials of his personal email and sign a blank paper to continue working otherwise he will be terminated? Is there a way out? Jarno Paulamäki, Professional nerd, occasional human being. Written Apr 29, 2019 Blank paper?!? Tell him to contact a lawyer or be terminated rather than do anything of the sort. This sort of thing happens all the darn time, and HR's - and information sec...  Read More » What is the biggest 'no no' thing in war? Dominic Roy Accampo, Material Handler, Offload Operations (2001-present) Written Nov 25 Dumdum bullets were illegal and British troops who had these were executed by their German captors during the invasion of France. Yet at least two British units were found ...  Read More »   Read More in Your Feed Follow Quora on: Get the App for iOS and Android This email was sent by Quora (650 Castro Street #450, Mountain View, CA 94041). If you don't want to receive this type of email in the future, please unsubscribe.http://www.quora.com/