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Issue 61: Infinity

Under the Microscope

Things are so close but look so far away.

Madeline Keyes-Levine 09/21/2016
  • I recently got a pocket microscope and all the everyday objects around me look like small planets through it. Under its lens, things that are so close look like solar systems of distant, alternate planets.

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2 Comments

  • XRae September 21st, 2016 5:10 PM

    Awesome! It’s pretty cool that some really big things and really small things can resemble each other, like river networks and blood vessels.

  • Savana Ogburn September 21st, 2016 8:47 PM

    LOVE these, maddie! esp #3, so magical

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