Image talk:Translational motion.gif
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In a real environment, the atoms would be moving a trillion times faster than in the picture?
- Yes, at small scales things happen incredibly fast compared with changes on the human scale. It's a whole different world down there. On the other hand, if we go up another level to something like the lifespan of a star, it happens extremely slowly relative to us. Richard001 21:38, 25 December 2006 (UTC)
This animation makes it very difficult to read when posted directly into an article. Could we have a static image of one of the frames, so that the link can invite people to click to see the animation? --Yath 15:29, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] How long?
How long does this thing take to cycle round? My head starts to spin after only a few seconds 
. TIA HAND —Phil | Talk 12:20, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
- By my watch, around fifteen seconds. It refreshes at the end of the cycle and the circles change position, but it's very easy to miss. Trebor 16:11, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
