Raindrop
Part of Scales of the Universe.
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Part of Scales of the Universe.
If the Hayden Sphere is the size of the human brain, then this model is the relative size of a raindrop.
The average raindrop is 2 millimeters in diameter. As it falls through the atmosphere, air friction distorts the raindrop into an oblate shape.