French Knives and Nanoscience
We can explore this concept through a French riddle. It asks:
“Imagine you had a knife which you cut in half, then cut in half again, then
again, and again, and again….” at what point would the knife no longer be a
knife?
A) When you could no longer pick up the knife.
B) When the cutting edge of the knife became too small to cut.
C) When there was only one atom of the metal blade left.
D) When you could no longer see the knife pieces.