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What's a proton made of?

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

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What's Inside a Proton?

Inside a proton are qorks, two up quarks, one down cork and all these other crazy particles that gluons turn into. And the gluons that are passing back and forth between them, don't just say gluons, they turn into all sorts of crazy particles too. So that means that the proton has inside it, not just up corks and down corks, but a little bit of everything. It's like when you go to the kitchen dis sort of like take all the spices and you put them inside your dinner,. Like that's what the proton is: A little bit of every flavor.

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