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Scale of the universe
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It takes time to read everything on it.
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That's totally rad! Lots of amazing information and really easy to see as well! Thanks for posting!
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The fact we are so tiny is crazy but to even think of how scientist even got this type of information... I tip my hat to them..
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mathematically i understand the numbers but actually grasping the idea of how small and how large these things are.. my mind is blown
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truly amazing, but i do wonder..
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dark0821 truly amazing, but i do wonder..
I'm no astronomer or physicist but from what I understand, they estimate the age of the universe by the light of the oldest stars they can see then they do some fancy math + physics involving the speed of light to arrive at the current size and the rate at which the universe expands.
Astronomy 110 at UBC gives you some nice introductory info.
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I just learned that we cant see further than the age of the universe, which makes sense, but never thought of that before
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how long before scientists discover we're just a petri dish in someone's science experiment?
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Uhh.... Ive been going through the link for a good 30 minutes.... my mind is blown and kudos to scientists and science
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This is so enthralling.... O_o
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Apparently the twins that made this are in grade 8.
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What a couple of 13 year old brain fuckers
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everytime I see these things. I can't help but feel slightly depressed.
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brb looking up giant earthworm on google
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The link is cool, but it doesn't really give a real perspective of things, I find it hard to envision solely based on the slidey thing.
I think this is much better for envisioning sheer size:
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Mass effect anyone
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More people should study science, to at least develop a naturalistic world view free from the supernatural.
http://www.the-brights.net/
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anyone else notice the part that says "smallest particle a surgical mask can block out" then right beside it, "largest virus"? basically ownage to anyone thinking a surgical mask protects them from airborne viruses
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with the music in the background, that was exactly what i was thinking of!!
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