- It's explicitly stated that, as only the distance between atoms shrinks, everyone retains the same weight. Not much later, Sulu is knocked down from the Helm by one of the instruments - which means it can move with enough force to move a whole adult man, making one wonder why there aren't more broken fingers - and Nurse Chapel is pulled out of the aquarium with sewing thread.
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