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Old 2012-03-13, 11:31 AM   [Ignore Me] #1
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http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap120312.html

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Old 2012-03-13, 12:23 PM   [Ignore Me] #2
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Originally Posted by Hamma View Post
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap120312.html

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Old 2012-03-13, 01:34 PM   [Ignore Me] #3
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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.
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Old 2012-03-13, 01:35 PM   [Ignore Me] #4
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But even ET's should understand the significance of Planetside 2

I love how at the very end "Estimated size of the universe" lol
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Old 2012-03-13, 01:48 PM   [Ignore Me] #5
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only thing missings is a "You are here" sign at max zoom out

Love things like this, thanks for sharing
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Old 2012-03-13, 01:49 PM   [Ignore Me] #6
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Did you guys catch the size of the Minecraft world?
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Old 2012-03-13, 02:00 PM   [Ignore Me] #7
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That was the best part I think
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Old 2012-03-13, 08:55 PM   [Ignore Me] #8
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Holy crap... that observable universe versus estimated size...
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Old 2012-03-13, 09:28 PM   [Ignore Me] #9
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Mind = blown.

I've read stuff that attempts to describe these scales but this is an enlightening perspective!
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Old 2012-03-13, 09:32 PM   [Ignore Me] #10
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Very neat!
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Old 2012-03-14, 12:02 AM   [Ignore Me] #11
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Going smaller and smaller felt like I was diving into a Looney Toons cartoon.
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Old 2012-03-14, 10:14 AM   [Ignore Me] #12
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I want some Quantum Foam.
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Old 2012-03-14, 11:59 AM   [Ignore Me] #13
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This is so old, gash.
I saw this three years ago. Get with it, guys.
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Old 2012-03-14, 07:04 PM   [Ignore Me] #14
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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
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Old 2012-03-14, 07:43 PM   [Ignore Me] #15
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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.
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