How big does something have to be for us to feel it?

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How does our sense of touch work? There are tons of particles in the air but we can’t feel them. How does this work?

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On an otherwise-smooth surface, your fingers can feel a lip (like _____————) where the change in height is measured in single-digit thousandths of an inch. With experience (and precise measurement), you can tell the difference between two thou and five thou.

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