Ruler and internet: what they have in common
- Step 1. Ruler — has part — Measurement scale. Marked graduations.
- Step 2. Measurement scale — is part of — Barometer. Millimetres of mercury.
- Step 3. Barometer — uses — Vacuum. The Torricellian vacuum above the mercury.
- Step 4. Vacuum — is used in — LIGO. 4 km vacuum tubes.
- Step 5. LIGO — is made of — Silica (sand). The mirrors are fused silica.
- Step 6. Silica (sand) — is material for — Internet. The backbones are silica optical fibre.