Gas Model Caged molecules do their thing. The atomic theory of matter tells us that a gas is made up of tiny particles called atoms (or molecules, which are combinations of atoms), which are constantly in motion, smashing into each other and the walls of whatever container they might be in.
Hercules: An All Time Hero! A national hero of the Dorians, Hercules is a purely greek hero who represents human power to tame nature - a power that is nonetheless combined with benevolence and justice, and is thus able to free humankind from its torments. The hero was the son of Zeus and Alcmene.
But at 922 pounds, big is an understatement for the world's largest living cat, according to the 2014 Guinness Book of World Records. Hercules is a liger -- the hybrid offspring of a male lion and a tigress -- who lives at the Myrtle Beach Safari wildlife preserve in South Carolina. He is 131 inches long, and measures 49 inches tall at the shoulder.