Someone has waaaaaaaaayyyy too much time on their hands.

JERUSALEM - Israeli scientists have inscribed the entire Hebrew text of the Jewish Bible onto a space less than half the size of grain of sugar.

Sweet words?

The nanotechnology experts at the Technion institute in Haifa say the text measures less than 0.01 square inch surface. They chose the Jewish Bible to highlight how vast quantities of information can be stored in minimum amounts of space.

Do it with the Library of Congress, and then I'll be impressed.

"It took us about an hour to etch the 300,000 words of the Bible onto a tiny silicon surface," Ohad Zohar, the university's scientific adviser for educational programs, told the Associated Press.

Which would make them the world's fastest typists. Maybe they missed their calling.

The Technion's microscopic bible was created by blasting tiny particles called gallium ions at an object that then rebounded, causing an etching affect.

You think that's impressive? You should see who they wrote it for.

"When a particle beam is directed toward a point on the surface, the gold atoms bounce off and expose the silicon layer underneath just like a hammer and chisel," Zohar said.

Only smaller. A lot smaller.

Zohar said the technology will in the future be used as a way to store vast amounts of data on bio-molecules and DNA.

Am I the only one who is a bit alarmed by this? I don't want people writing on my DNA, thanks.

The tiny Bible appears to be the world's smallest.

The Lilliputians dispute this claim, but without an electron microscope, who can be certain?

The previous smallest known copy of the Bible measured 1.1 x 1.3 x 0.4 inches, weighing 0.4 ounces and containing 1,514 pages, according to Guinness World Records spokeswoman Amarilis Espinoza. The tiny text, obtained by an Indian professor in November 2001, is believed to have originated in Australia.

I understand the utility of a small Bible, but isn't this kinda silly?