Everything in the universe is made up of atoms.

宇宙間的所有事物都是由原子所構成

Atoms are 99.9999999% empty space.

原子內部有 99.99999999% 為空的

So that means you humans, the walls you want to walk through, and everything around you is mostly empty space.

也就是說，人類想要穿越的任何一道牆，以及所有你周圍的東西都是空的

It's mind boggling, but if that's true, why can't we pass through that empty space?

令人難以想像吧，但如果是真的，我們為什麼無法穿越任何一個空的空間呢？

Atoms are made of electrons and a nucleus containing protons and neutrons.

原子是由電子，和原子核中的質子與中子所組成

We usually see atoms drawn like this, but these sketches are nowhere near to scale.

通常我們會看到原子畫出來是長這樣，但是根本四不像

Let's say an atom is the size of a melon.

我們說原子的大小大概像一顆西瓜

If that's the case, then the nucleus and the electrons would be too small to even see!

如果是這樣，那中子及電子會小到讓我們看不見

So yeah, there's lots of empty space.

所以說沒錯，就有很多的空的空間

But it's not entirely empty.

但卻又不完全是整個都空的

In those basic sketches of atoms, it's usually illustrated that electrons orbit around the nucleus just like our planet orbits the sun.

通常那些原子的素描圖只描繪出電子繞行中子，就像我們的地球繞著太陽

But in actuality, electrons swarm around that empty space in cloud formations.

但事實上，電子在空白空間群集成雲狀結構

Think about it like a fan.

想像一下，就如同電風扇

It may seem like there's lots of empty space, but when it's turned on, you can see that the blades are basically everywhere all at once.

看起來好像有很多空的空間，但開啟電源後，你可以看見扇葉轉動時占據了整個空間

Now, theoretically, if you tried to stick your hand into that fan, you'd see that your hand

現在理論上，如果你試著將手放進電風扇裡，

and the fan blades can't exist in the same place at once…

你會發現扇葉跟你的手無法同時共存在同個空間

No, Triangle Bob, don't! I said theoretically!

不，三角人 Bob，別！我只是說理論上！

Anyway, two things cannot exist in the same place at once and the same goes for electrons.

總之，兩個東西無法共存在同個空間，電子亦是如此

This theory is called the Pauli Exclusion Principle.

這項理論稱為「包利不相容原理」

No two electrons can be in the same state or configuration.

任何兩個電子都無法同時保持同一狀態或形態

On a basic level, this is why you can't walk through walls.

一般情況下，這就是為什麼你無法穿牆

So, you can't pass through an object, but did you know you actually can't even touch them either?

因此你無法穿越任何的東西，但你知道你其實也碰不到任何東西嗎？

If you did stick your hand in that fan, you'd probably feel the blades hitting your hand, but you wouldn't actually be feeling the blades.

如果你真的手伸進電風扇，你會感覺到扇葉打到你手上，但卻又沒辦法感覺到扇葉的存在

You've never truly felt an object ever!

其實你根本沒感覺到任何東西的存在！

Yes, i know this sounds pretty wacky, but bear with us.

是的，我知道這聽起來很奇怪，但承認吧！

You know how the negative end of a magnet repels other negative magnets?

你知道兩個負極磁鐵是如何相互排斥嗎？

That's what's happening when you try to touch anything.

這也可以應用在當你碰到任何東西時

It's like there's a little invisible force field between you and everything you touch.

就好似有一個隱形的力形成在你和所有物品間

It's poked and prodded, but never broken.

是尖尖刺刺的感覺，但堅不可摧

It's the same with everything else in the universe too.

這就如同世間上的任何東西一樣

Now, you obviously can't, but if you were to actually walk through a wall, it would basically break science.

現在，很明顯的你無法穿牆，即使你可以，也會打破科學根據

Electrons are fermions and have to obey the Pauli Exclusion Principle.

電子是費米子的一種，也遵從包利不相容原理。

But bosons, another type of subatomic particle, don't.

但是玻色子，也就是另一種次原子粒子卻不然

And if fermions started acting like bosons, the Universe would be a very weird place.

假如費米子表現得像玻色子，宇宙將會變成一個很詭異的地方

My head hurts just thinking about it.

光是這樣想我就頭疼

But we aren't completely hopeless!

但我們也不用完全感到絕望！

There's still quantum tunneling, which is where a very tiny particle can make its way

量子穿隧仍然存在，也就是一個非常微小的粒子可以穿過障礙物的路徑

across a barrier even though, according to classical mechanics, it doesn't have the energy to do so.

儘管根據古典力學，它沒有足夠的能量可以這麼做。

And this isn't just some wacky idea -- tunneling is used in scanning tunneling microscopes.

這並非是一個很奇怪的想法，通道被應用在掃描穿隧顯微鏡(探測物質表面的儀器)

Basically, electrons have a small probability of tunneling between the surface of the solid and a tiny tip on the microscope.

基本上，電子在固體表面和顯微鏡上微小尖端之間穿隧的可能性很小。

If you wanted to use phenomenon to walk through walls, you'd need every single particle

如果你想創造穿牆的奇蹟，你需要身體中的每個粒子都可以穿過屏障。

in your body to tunnel through the barrier. And sadly, the probability of that happening is very, very small.

不幸的是，這種情況發生的機率微乎其微

Thanks to my animator though, I can pass through whatever I like. See?

不過多虧我的動畫師，我可以通過任何我喜歡的東西。 看！

Although it does kinda make me feel funny right after.

儘管之後我確實覺得很可笑

If you could choose one super power, what would it be?

如果能擁有一項超能力，你會想要什麼？

Let us know in the comment section below!

留言在下方讓我們知道你的答案！

Thank you so much to Honey for sponsoring this video.

感謝 Honey 贊助這部影片

Honey is a free browser extension that over 9 million people are using every day to save money while they shop online.

Honey 是一項免費的瀏覽器擴充功能，每日都有將近 900 萬人使用，幫助人們在網購時能省錢

Installing Honey is super simple.

安裝 Honey 非常簡單

It only takes 2 clicks.

只需要點兩次按鍵

Just go to joinhoney.com/LifeNoggin to get started.

前往 joinhoney.com/LifeNoggin 就可以開始安裝程序了

Once that's finished any time you check out at an online store, Honey will automatically apply

只要安裝完成，網路購物的時候，Honey 就會自動幫你

the best coupon it can find to give you the biggest discount.

尋找最大折扣的折價卷。

I saved $4.00 on this magical unicorn cookie basket from Cookies By Design.

我就這樣從 Cookies By Design 商店省下了 4 塊美金

It's called treating yourself, and I will not be ashamed.

這就叫不虧待自己，我引以為傲

There really isn't any reason not to add Honey to your browser.

沒有什麼理由讓你不擴充 Honey 這項功能

It's free, takes just two clicks to install, and will save you money.

免費、只需要點兩次按鍵，你就能因此省錢

And if you want to support our channel, go to joinhoney.com/LifeNoggin, or click the link in the description below.

如果想要支持我們的頻道，請前往 joinhoney.com/LifeNoggin 網站，或點擊下面連結

As always, my name is Blocko, this has been Life Noggin, don't forget to keep on thinking.

老樣子，我是 Blocko，這是 Life Noggin，別忘了持續動動腦