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On 10/5/2018 12:05 PM, Edward Prochak wrote:
> On Thursday, October 4, 2018 at 10:14:33 PM UTC-4, Sylvia Else wrote:
>> On 4/10/2018 6:53 AM, alal65536@gmail.com wrote:
>>> Can anything be smaller than Planck length?
>>
>> Yes. The Planck length is not a minimum length, and was never conceived
>> as such. It's just the length below which you definitely need a theory
>> of quantum gravity to make sense of things.
>>
>> Sylvia.
> 
> I don't know that Quantum gravity will make a difference.
> As I understand it, Planck length is the theoretical limit
> of our observations. So we we would need more than just a
> new theory, we would need entirely new means of measuring.
> 
> Or am I off in the deep end of the pool?  8^)
> Ed

Planck length is not some size where length can go no smaller. It is the 
size where all known theories stop working. The fact that Planck length 
uses the gravitational constant as one of it's parameters and gravity is 
not understood shows the problem with the concept.

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How can anything be infinitely small? alal65536@gmail.com - 2018-10-03 13:53 -0700
  Re: How can anything be infinitely small? mitchrae3323@gmail.com - 2018-10-04 10:31 -0700
    Re: How can anything be infinitely small? Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2018-10-04 12:50 -0500
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        Re: How can anything be infinitely small? "Chris M. Thomasson" <invalid_chris_thomasson@invalid.invalid> - 2018-10-04 14:52 -0700
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            Re: How can anything be infinitely small? Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2018-10-04 20:53 -0500
              Re: How can anything be infinitely small? "Chris M. Thomasson" <invalid_chris_thomasson@invalid.invalid> - 2018-10-04 21:35 -0700
            Re: How can anything be infinitely small? "Chris M. Thomasson" <invalid_chris_thomasson@invalid.invalid> - 2018-10-04 21:42 -0700
      Re: How can anything be infinitely small? mitchrae3323@gmail.com - 2018-10-04 18:44 -0700
        Re: How can anything be infinitely small? "Chris M. Thomasson" <invalid_chris_thomasson@invalid.invalid> - 2018-10-05 21:32 -0700
          Re: How can anything be infinitely small? mitchrae3323@gmail.com - 2018-10-05 22:50 -0700
            Re: How can anything be infinitely small? "Chris M. Thomasson" <invalid_chris_thomasson@invalid.invalid> - 2018-10-05 23:14 -0700
    Re: How can anything be infinitely small? poraty149@gmail.com - 2018-10-04 20:37 -0700
    Re: How can anything be infinitely small? "reber G=emc^2" <herbertglazier0@gmail.com> - 2018-10-05 12:43 -0700
  Re: How can anything be infinitely small? Sylvia Else <sylvia@email.invalid> - 2018-10-05 12:14 +1000
    Re: How can anything be infinitely small? Edward Prochak <edprochak@gmail.com> - 2018-10-05 09:05 -0700
      Re: How can anything be infinitely small? benj <benj.fake@gmail.com> - 2018-10-05 17:00 -0400
        Re: How can anything be infinitely small? Edward Prochak <edprochak@gmail.com> - 2018-10-08 07:37 -0700
          Re: How can anything be infinitely small? benj <benj.fake@gmail.com> - 2018-10-08 11:57 -0400
  Re:How can anything be infinitely small? Libor Striz <poutnik4REMOVEnntp@CAPITALSgmail.com> - 2018-10-05 08:39 +0200
    Re:How can anything be infinitely small? john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-10-05 07:01 -0700
      Re:How can anything be infinitely small? Libor Striz <poutnik4REMOVEnntp@CAPITALSgmail.com> - 2018-10-05 16:39 +0200
        Re:How can anything be infinitely small? john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2018-10-05 07:52 -0700
          Re:How can anything be infinitely small? Libor Striz <poutnik4REMOVEnntp@CAPITALSgmail.com> - 2018-10-05 17:02 +0200
            Re: How can anything be infinitely small? benj <benj.fake@gmail.com> - 2018-10-05 11:22 -0400
              Re: How can anything be infinitely small? Libor Striz <poutnik4REMOVEnntp@CAPITALSgmail.com> - 2018-10-05 18:41 +0200
                Re: How can anything be infinitely small? benj <benj.fake@gmail.com> - 2018-10-05 17:11 -0400
        Re: How can anything be infinitely small? benj <benj.fake@gmail.com> - 2018-10-05 11:16 -0400
          Re: How can anything be infinitely small? Edward Prochak <edprochak@gmail.com> - 2018-10-05 09:12 -0700
          Re: How can anything be infinitely small? Libor Striz <poutnik4REMOVEnntp@CAPITALSgmail.com> - 2018-10-05 18:43 +0200
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        Re: How can anything be infinitely small? poraty149@gmail.com - 2018-10-05 23:20 -0700
          Re: How can anything be infinitely small? "reber G=emc^2" <herbertglazier0@gmail.com> - 2018-10-10 13:05 -0700
            Re: How can anything be infinitely small? mitchrae3323@gmail.com - 2018-10-10 20:13 -0700
              Re: How can anything be infinitely small? "Chris M. Thomasson" <invalid_chris_thomasson@invalid.invalid> - 2018-10-10 20:14 -0700
                Re: How can anything be infinitely small? benj <benj.fake@gmail.com> - 2018-10-10 23:53 -0400
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    Re: How can anything be infinitely small? benj <benj.fake@gmail.com> - 2018-10-05 16:48 -0400

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