You've Never Actually Touched Anyone — You're 99.9999% Empty Space and This Is Why

Added: 2026-04-30

Atoms are 99.999% empty space, meaning humans are mostly empty space; if all empty space were removed from all 8 billion humans on Earth, we would fit into a single sugar cube. We never actually touch anything because electrons in our bodies repel electrons in other objects, creating the illusion of solid contact through electromagnetic forces.