Cell Size and Scale

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When you go to this site, wait a bit so that it finishes loading. Once it is loaded move the horizontal slider slowly to the right and enjoy your journey into the universe of small and smaller things. Be sure to continue all the way down to the carbon atom.For comparitive value, watch The Power... more

Reviewed by saboma Nov 07, 08:11pm ( 144 reviews ) • utah.edu

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Rated by kiwikidd77 on Dec 23, 7:10pm

What a great idea.. Very helpful too.
Rated by DonMacklin on Dec 23, 8:45am

The smallest objects that the unaided human eye can see are about 0.1 mm long. That means that under the right conditions, you might be able to see an ameoba proteus, a human egg, and a paramecium without using magnification. A magnifying glass can help you to see them more clearly, but they will still look tiny.
Rated by rytron5500 on Dec 22, 2:21pm

I dunno... Cells are just a theory. I'll stick with the bible, thank you very much.
Rated by xerostar on Dec 21, 9:45am

Sweet.
Rated by Tasmasm on Dec 21, 9:39am

Great!
Rated by xguse on Dec 21, 9:12am

So I have seen this type of sliding scale used for the astronomically large, but I am glad someone went the other way and used it to show the infinitesimally small! Even as a molecular biologist, I was surprised at a few of the relative sizes of cells according to this tool! Check it out if you are so inclined!
Rated by fontanelle on Dec 19, 5:47am

*pats carbon atom on the head* "It's ok, little guy. I got you."
Rated by bollux88 on Dec 18, 9:10pm

A great way to give you a sense of scale. Makes me want one which goes up from there to illustrate how small we are in the grand scheme of things. Works fine for me on Firefox (Win 7 64 Bit)
Rated by sheniferous on Dec 18, 8:22pm

awesomeness

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