In the blackness of space when you're floating in a void, right? Is there really any Up or Down? Right. And I once did this calculation for 150-pound person, what would that be in kilos? That would be something like 70, 75 kilos. It's 2.2.2 pounds per unit. There you go. Now you float, now you pour air back into our atmosphere and things lighter than air will float above it, but that doesn't mean they're weightless. You didn't know that about electrons. We have no idea how big an electron is. This is a profound point of mystery in particle physics. But we can still invoke it
Is it time to rethink string theory? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice explore a mix of questions about the fundamental properties of the universe, particles, the speed of light and more!
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