University of Utah’s Learn Genetics site has this terrific animation showing relative size in the micro world:
click for interactive chart:
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Previously:
Science: It Works, Bitches (November 4th, 2009)
http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/11/science-it-works-bitches/
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In any great organization it is far, far safer to be wrong with the majority than to be right alone. —John Kenneth Galbraith
Asian currencies continue to sell off vs the $ on the heels of the news yesterday that South Korea said they will look into hot money inflows stemming from the $ carry trade and the Bank of Indonesia said they are looking into the foreign buying of bills. This follows the news a few weeks ago that Taiwan was limiting foreign deposit holdings and Brazil was taxing foreign inflow transactions. As I mentioned yesterday, we may have reached a short term pain threshold in terms of $ weakness and foreign countries are fighting back as they certainly won't wait for...
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November 10th, 2009 at 11:46 am
The typical spec of dust that you see floating in the air is half way in size between the Earth and a subatomic particle.
November 10th, 2009 at 11:58 am
remember the old power of ten movie ?
November 10th, 2009 at 12:21 pm
This is very cool!
November 10th, 2009 at 12:53 pm
thanks to all involved .. that is a totally cool zoom in little picture
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just yesterday was thinking about .. perfect platform to mention … water distillation carries contaminants at what size level up in the vapor and stays with H2O molecule? I’ll look it up someday
November 10th, 2009 at 1:29 pm
neat — thanks for sharing this.