What are intangible entities?

Intangible entities are things you can’t hold or touch, but they still have a big effect on your world.

Imagine you're playing with your favorite toy car. You push it, and it zooms across the floor, that’s movement, and movement is an intangible entity. You can't see the push itself, but you know it's there because the car moves. It's like when you blow on a dandelion, you can’t see the air, but you feel it pushing the seeds away.

Like Invisible Friends

Think of sound as another intangible entity. When your mom calls “Come here!” from the kitchen, you hear her voice even though you can't see it. It’s like having invisible friends who shout or whisper to you, they're not there to touch, but you know they’re around because you feel their effect.

The World is Full of Them

You also have time as an intangible entity. You don’t hold time in your hands, but you know it's passing because your favorite cartoon ends, and then it’s snack time! Time helps everything happen, from your morning breakfast to your bedtime story.

So, even though they're not things you can grab or touch, intangible entities are all around you, making the world work and fun.

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Examples

  1. A child believes in invisible friends, even though no one else can see them.
  2. You feel happy without knowing why, that happiness is an intangible entity.
  3. A ghost story makes you shiver, even though there's no real ghost around.

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