Of course-if you want to split hairs and be pedantic....
..They would have lasted about one minute when shrunk. Maybe two, but not any more than this.
Why?............
Because the 100 pound child would still weigh 100 pounds after being shrunk and his feet would sink into solid concrete.
shareI don't understand that post. Are you getting mixed up with the sequel?
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Rick Moranis says something like "All matter is made up of matter and empty space. If you remove the empty space, you can shrink the object." Problem is, all of the matter is still there. The object would shrink but still retain its original weight.
Think about when the World Trade Centers collapsed. 110 story buildings reduced to 5 story piles of rubble. Essentially the same concept. All of the empty space in the buildings was removed which made the buildings shrink, but the weight of the buildings would remain unchanged.
Exactly, he even explains that concept to his audience in the movie. The kids should have had the same density and weight. They would have killed that ant trying to ride it.
\o/ STEVE HOLT!
Actually their density would increase dramatically. Density is weight and mass. Their mass would shrink, weight would remain the same. So they would be a quarter inch tall, weigh 100 pounds, and have the density of a neutron star.
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