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The World's Smallest Thinker

Posted January 08, 2007 1:20 PM

From LiveScience.com:

Korean researchers have crafted a microscopic version of Rodin's famed sculpture that's about twice the size of a red blood cell. Using lasers, Korean researchers have crafted a microscopic version of Rodin's famed sculpture "The Thinker" just about twice the size of a red blood cell at 20 millionths of a meter high . Muscles and even toes are visible in the tiny model. The new technique could help develop novel biosensors and other complicated microscopic devices, the scientists said.

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Re: The World's Smallest Thinker

01/08/2007 10:45 PM

Hey . . . wher'd they get my baby picture?

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Re: The World's Smallest Thinker

01/08/2007 11:06 PM

My question is WHY?

The stock answer is "Why climb Mt. Everest?" , because it's there.

An activity close kin to MM, perhaps more correctly PM.

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01/09/2007 10:08 AM

Bah, humbug. I'll be impressed when they can make a tiny museum with tiny androids walking through it.

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01/10/2007 8:25 AM

I have a temper that goes from 0 to RED LINE in 1000th of a second! Beat that.

Must admit I kind of enjoyed the baby foto comment!

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