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Shells
SciShow Tangents
The Electron Shell in Science
Some octopuses have made their shells into their bones, right? Yeah, but you don't call them shells anymore. I think there's something exterior to a shell. What if you had a skull out of the head that still had a brain in it? Then would it be a shell? If your skull was like a little umbrella over your head, like a hat, if your skull was a hat. Because it has a brain. You can't tear your shell. Can't you though? Some characters in science fiction with this kind of situation: A Frankenstein kind of situation. The word electron shell is more of a concept than an actual thing that you could hide under to protect yourself
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