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Randy
SFN Regular
USA
1990 Posts |
 Posted - 08/11/2010 : 11:26:59
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http://www.documaga.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/scaleofuniverse.swf
This is similar to the Universe in Powers of Ten, but is a seamless journey in and out. Very cool; give it a bit to load up.
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"We are all connected; to each other biologically, to the earth chemically, to the rest of the universe atomically."
"So you're made of detritus [from exploded stars]. Get over it. Or better yet, celebrate it. After all, what nobler thought can one cherish than that the universe lives within us all?"
-Neil DeGrasse Tyson |
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Machi4velli
SFN Regular
USA
854 Posts |
Posted - 08/11/2010 : 13:17:35 [Permalink]
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| Really cool |
"Truth does not change because it is, or is not, believed by a majority of the people."
-Giordano Bruno
"The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, but the illusion of knowledge."
-Stephen Hawking
"Seeking what is true is not seeking what is desirable"
-Albert Camus |
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Fripp
SFN Regular
USA
727 Posts |
 Posted - 08/11/2010 : 13:25:54 [Permalink]
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| This never fails to overwhelm me with awe. There's a whole bunch of empty space in our universe, from subatomic on up... |
"What the hell is an Aluminum Falcon?"
"Oh, I'm sorry. I thought my Dark Lord of the Sith could protect a small thermal exhaust port that's only 2-meters wide! That thing wasn't even fully paid off yet! You have any idea what this is going to do to my credit?!?!"
"What? Oh, oh, 'just rebuild it'? Oh, real [bleep]ing original. And who's gonna give me a loan, jackhole? You? You got an ATM on that torso LiteBrite?" |
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Machi4velli
SFN Regular
USA
854 Posts |
Posted - 08/12/2010 : 02:11:46 [Permalink]
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| Woops, 0.5 mm = 10^-3 * 5 m? |
"Truth does not change because it is, or is not, believed by a majority of the people."
-Giordano Bruno
"The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, but the illusion of knowledge."
-Stephen Hawking
"Seeking what is true is not seeking what is desirable"
-Albert Camus |
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Dr. Mabuse
Septic Fiend
Sweden
9688 Posts |
Posted - 08/12/2010 : 10:21:46 [Permalink]
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| Indeed, a typo. The rest of the numbers at that scale has 10-4 correctly. |
Dr. Mabuse - "When the going gets tough, the tough get Duct-tape..."
Dr. Mabuse whisper.mp3
"Equivocation is not just a job, for a creationist it's a way of life..." Dr. Mabuse
Support American Troops in Iraq:
Send them unarmed civilians for target practice..
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podcat
Skeptic Friend
435 Posts |
Posted - 08/15/2010 : 11:33:57 [Permalink]
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One more time! :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dF2HG1PVZok |
“In a modern...society, everybody has the absolute right to believe whatever they damn well please, but they don't have the same right to be taken seriously”.
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Scale of the Universe
