system
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human
Why do bacteria not get crushed and die when objects millions if times their mass are placed on them?

Bacteria are so tiny that even the lightest of objects would be extremely heavy in comparison. How is it that they are able to survive under the weight of things when they are so extremely small?
gpt
This is a problem of perspective. 

Is that super heavy item perfectly smooth on a cellular scale? Is the object the bacteria is on also perfectly smooth? 
Think of it like steeping on a small bug, if the grooves in your shoe happen to land on the bug, it will appear to have survived the stomping. When in fact it wasn't stomped.