5 ms·

Now imagine all of this with a precision of a few nanometers…

• AareyBaba 3y ago
  And for perspective, 2nm is approximately how much your fingernail grows in the time it took to read this sentence. (3.47mm per month)/(30 * 24 * 60 * 60 seconds) = 1.33nm/second
  • archgoon 3y ago
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  • moritzwarhier 3y ago
    Now this was a great and memorable comparison, thanks.