After all, the distance between the bits my coffee cup is made of and the distance between the bits the coffee table is made of is absolutely hugemoungous. If you were a person standing on one atom of my coffee cup, scaled so the atom was the size of, say a Sofa, and you looked out in the direction of the next atom, it would look like a distant star. Or something.
Perhaps there is some kind of force working, I dunno.
Anyway, this is the kind of question that arises when you look at this thing. Teachers, you can use this to freak out your students!