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by Retric 1031 days ago
More, I just think it’s misleading. Even the most basic introduction to physics should cover the idea that the air in the room has a pressure to it rather than the room being full.

The point of physics is to have a unified system where the same description applies to the widest possible number of phenomena. Calling atoms empty or full isn’t a great description but neutrino’s behavior for example lends itself to calling them empty.