Some Mind Blowing Science for Tuesday

Hamma · 2012-03-13, 11:31 AM

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap120312.html

Shamelessly stolen from Manitou on IRC.

Manitou · 2012-03-13, 12:23 PM

Originally Posted by Hamma

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap120312.html

Shamelessly stolen from Manitou on IRC.

Warborn · 2012-03-13, 01:34 PM

I always like stuff like this. It's crazy how amazingly tiny and insignificant the Earth really is when you look at the size of the universe.

Lonehunter · 2012-03-13, 01:35 PM

But even ET's should understand the significance of Planetside 2

I love how at the very end "Estimated size of the universe" lol

Canaris · 2012-03-13, 01:48 PM

only thing missings is a "You are here" sign at max zoom out

Love things like this, thanks for sharing

Manitou · 2012-03-13, 01:49 PM

Did you guys catch the size of the Minecraft world?

Hamma · 2012-03-13, 02:00 PM

That was the best part I think

Tom Peters · 2012-03-13, 08:55 PM

Holy crap... that observable universe versus estimated size...

Electrofreak · 2012-03-13, 09:28 PM

Mind = blown.

I've read stuff that attempts to describe these scales but this is an enlightening perspective!

Crator · 2012-03-13, 09:32 PM

Very neat!

BUGGER · 2012-03-14, 12:02 AM

Going smaller and smaller felt like I was diving into a Looney Toons cartoon.

Baneblade · 2012-03-14, 10:14 AM

I want some Quantum Foam.

Whalenator · 2012-03-14, 11:59 AM

This is so old, gash.
I saw this three years ago. Get with it, guys.

Fenrys · 2012-03-14, 07:04 PM

I think its funny how we say "enough is enough, we're not willing to deal with anything smaller than this" at the planck length

Ailos · 2012-03-14, 07:43 PM

No, the enough is enough part is just 'cos we don't have any tools to see beyond that currently (probably not for a while until we can figure out a good way around the planck wavelength), but there are people curious beyond that.