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Atoms Star in World's Smallest Movie

Posted May 01, 2013 9:47 AM

From BBC News - Technology:

IBM scientists use a few dozen atoms as stars in their film A Boy and his Atom, which has garnered the title of world's smallest movie.

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05/01/2013 10:10 AM

Giant atom spotted in the wild.....

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.I'm pretty sure I can get the same effect with some steel bb's in a pan of water sitting on the washing machine while in spin cycle.....

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05/01/2013 11:52 AM

No, it will look like a night at a Disco with everyone on Ecstasy.
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05/01/2013 11:49 AM

Quantum Pong.

I'll think I will wait for Quantum Pac-Atom.
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05/01/2013 6:08 PM

I have seen movies with better plots than this, mind you I have seen movies with worse.

In a few years will we be playing Minecraft at the atomic level?

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05/01/2013 9:45 PM

I am not sure about whether to complain about the graphics resolution or not!?

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