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Hey there. So yeah, this one's going to take a bit of explanation even though the revision itself is a bit minor. It was something I noticed while making an article for a primary example of a Type 6 Small Size character (Quark from Secret Squirrel) In the Small Size chart, Sub-Atomic was listed as the following.:
Type 6 (Sub-Atomic) Characters no more than 53 pm in length, or the size of a Hydrogen Atom. At this point, quantum mechanics would begin to largely effect objects of this size.
The thing is 53 picometers is the RADIUS of the Hydrogen atom according to Theodore Grey's book (the same source used for this listing), not its size. Since the radius of a circle or sphere is half its diameter, the hydrogen atom's size is actually 106 picometers, not 53.
However, there exists four smaller atoms: helium, neon, flourine, and oxygen. The smallest of these four is helium, which has a radius of 31 picometers. This would mean the helium atom's size is 62 picometers. With that said, here's what I suggest.:
Option 1: Use the radius of a helium atom, which is 31 picometers. This would nerf characters who are 31-53 picometers in size. While characters of this size are practically nonexistent, this would be a more fitting guideline to some.
Option 2: Use the size (diameter) of a helium atom, which is 62 picometers. This wouldn't really change much honestly. Would the change buff characters who are 53-62 pm in size? I wouldn't know.
So yeah, there you have it.
Type 6 (Sub-Atomic) Characters no more than 53 pm in length, or the size of a Hydrogen Atom. At this point, quantum mechanics would begin to largely effect objects of this size.
The thing is 53 picometers is the RADIUS of the Hydrogen atom according to Theodore Grey's book (the same source used for this listing), not its size. Since the radius of a circle or sphere is half its diameter, the hydrogen atom's size is actually 106 picometers, not 53.
However, there exists four smaller atoms: helium, neon, flourine, and oxygen. The smallest of these four is helium, which has a radius of 31 picometers. This would mean the helium atom's size is 62 picometers. With that said, here's what I suggest.:
Option 1: Use the radius of a helium atom, which is 31 picometers. This would nerf characters who are 31-53 picometers in size. While characters of this size are practically nonexistent, this would be a more fitting guideline to some.
Option 2: Use the size (diameter) of a helium atom, which is 62 picometers. This wouldn't really change much honestly. Would the change buff characters who are 53-62 pm in size? I wouldn't know.
So yeah, there you have it.
