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neeeaaaoooww · **Joined:** Wed Jan 31, 2007 3:22 pm **Location:** Scotland

reeeech wrote:

I know we're small. And never doubt it. But wow, seeing this, it just makes you feel like a spec of dust!!

Imagine what a spec of dust would feel like lol

S.Rubiks · **Posted:** Wed Feb 07, 2007 3:46 pm

The sun makes up 99% of our solar system.

FireWezul · **Joined:** Thu Nov 09, 2006 8:02 pm **Location:** Ohio

Im going to get a job a KFC.... being fried chicken lol

reeeech · **Joined:** Thu Mar 09, 2006 12:19 pm

ahhh Then I'll be able to work on that suntan I've been meaning to get

FireWezul · **Joined:** Thu Nov 09, 2006 8:02 pm **Location:** Ohio

So... if it reeeeeeches out all the way to saturn then we are....

\
O < Earth ) < edge of star
/

Toasty.. I believe is the word?!?

reeeech · **Joined:** Thu Mar 09, 2006 12:19 pm

ah yes! that's how it went!

That's also another great book David

David J · **Joined:** Tue Mar 04, 2003 11:17 am

reeeech wrote:

The other day, I think it was on the Science Channel - about the whales (sperm? or blue?) and it's 80 year life span - well at least this particular whale. The program showed the routes it traveled over the years, and how it circumnavigated the earth many times. At one point, it had reached the galapagos islands and then came in contact with a huge squid (the giant squid?).

My point, was that it was spectacular watch a re-enactment of two of the largest animals on earth fighting for survival! (the whale won btw)

As big as they were, it's still sooooo small compared with everything else in the universe.

Yeah, this place is huge!

You can quote me on that !

reeeech wrote:

Anyone ever read the book Dancing Wu Li Masters?

It had a paragraph describing if you blew up an atom the size of a baseball it's first 'shell' would be the size of the sistine chapel. And pretty much blew everything else into perspective. I'm sure this isn't the first time this relation was made, but the book described it pretty well. I really recommend this book to anyone, and to anyone who is interested but can't get into the math (it talks about physics in detail without bogging you down with math formulas, and the sorts).

I've read it and I recommend it, as well as the Tao of Physics.

If an orange was the size of the Earth an atom of the orange would be the size of a cherry.

Cheers!

David J

reeeech · **Joined:** Thu Mar 09, 2006 12:19 pm

Johannes Laire · **Posted:** Sat Dec 23, 2006 9:41 am

FireWezul wrote:

I love that everybody thinks that humans are the only intellegent life in all existance but when you see how big "it" is It make absolutly no sense, logically, at all

Yeah, and some people think that life is just a coincidence.

Thomas · **Posted:** Sat Dec 23, 2006 9:31 am

Here's a nice image I found on Wikipedia. It's a side by side comparison of the Sun and VV Cephei A. They're the first and last stars in the movie reeeech posted. VV Cephei A is one of the largest stars known, about 1600-1900 times the Sun's diameter. If it replaced the Sun in our solar system, it would extend to the orbit of Saturn.

And we think an Olympc 11x11x11 Cube is big!

Thomas

reeeech · **Joined:** Thu Mar 09, 2006 12:19 pm

FireWezul · **Joined:** Thu Nov 09, 2006 8:02 pm **Location:** Ohio

Jeez...

I love that everybody thinks that humans are the only intellegent life in all existance but when you see how big "it" is It make absolutly no sense, logically, at all

Also, question:

How big does that make my cube?

-FireWezul

Clayne H. · **Posted:** Fri Dec 22, 2006 1:21 pm

CaptianCrash44 wrote:

http://www.rense.com/general72/size.htm

here is a picture

THAT's actually what I had seen. Not the video.

reeeech · **Joined:** Thu Mar 09, 2006 12:19 pm

Thomas · **Posted:** Fri Dec 22, 2006 6:56 am

This one is an oldie, but it is still awesome.

'Powers of Ten'
http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?doc ... 2672703968

btw. Thanks for posting this reeeech. I love these kind of clips.

Thomas

reeeech · **Joined:** Thu Mar 09, 2006 12:19 pm

Haara · **Posted:** Thu Dec 21, 2006 4:52 pm

I once was too (like ten years ago), but I was mostly into the mythologies sorrounding the stars (the signs).
For example I could name and tell the story behind almost every sign on the northern hemisphere (is that the word for it), but sadly I can't anymore...

reeeech · **Joined:** Thu Mar 09, 2006 12:19 pm

Erik J · **Posted:** Thu Dec 21, 2006 4:10 pm

http://www.rense.com/general72/size.htm

here is a picture

Clayne H. · **Posted:** Thu Dec 21, 2006 2:49 pm

yeahhh, I've seen this before. I can't even begin to comprehend...

reeeech · **Joined:** Thu Mar 09, 2006 12:19 pm

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