Week 11 Story: Creating in Increasing Order
Kemush, the Old Man before the time of the Ancients, had made the world. He understood the importance of the small details and shaped the world from small to big, simple to complex. First, came the up and down quarks to make up atoms, but they did not act the way Kemush had imagined. To find more of a balanced building block of life, he incorporated four more quarks and added an intermediate between the quark and atom - neutrons, protons and electrons. At first the neutrons tried not to pick a favorite but tended to be drawn to the protons forming the nucleus of the atom. The electrons were pulled towards the positive charge of the protons and decided to orbit the nucleus. However, theses clusters of protons, neutrons, and electrons were unique, forming a diverse population of atoms. Finally happy with these atoms, Kemush began creating the Earth by trying to combine these atoms i unique ways. When he joined, two hydrogen atoms with an oxygen atom, water was created. He liked thi...
