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(Message started by: Paul98 on May 5^th, 2008, 10:05am)

Title: It's big and you are small...
Post by Paul98 on May 5^th, 2008, 10:05am

Thought this was interesting and gives a good perspective on how big big is! (size does matter [smiley=grin2.gif])

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rUfJG4yWLg

-P.

Title: Re: It's big and you are small...
Post by ClusterChuck on May 5^th, 2008, 11:04am

on 05/05/08 at 10:05:12, Paul98 wrote:

(size does matter [smiley=grin2.gif])

That depends on who you ask ... I am not a size queen, so it is not that important to me ...

Chuck

PS: Interesting video! Thanks!

Title: Re: It's big and you are small...
Post by Langa on May 5^th, 2008, 11:05am

Very humbling indeed... [smiley=huh.gif]

Mooch

Title: Re: It's big and you are small...
Post by LeLimey on May 5^th, 2008, 11:09am

Oh!!!! You're only talking about the universe! ;)

Title: Re: It's big and you are small...
Post by Paul98 on May 5^th, 2008, 11:15am

on 05/05/08 at 11:09:31, LeLimey wrote:

Oh!!!! You're only talking about the universe! ;)

Well Helen, you are gravitationally challenged ;) :-*

-P.

Title: Re: It's big and you are small...
Post by Linda_Howell on May 5^th, 2008, 1:31pm

Here's another one Paul.

http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/powersof10/index.html

Title: Re: It's big and you are small...
Post by Sandy_C on May 5^th, 2008, 1:48pm

Kind of puts everything in to perspective, doesn't?

We, meaning humans, are more insignificant than a grain of sand.

Maybe we all need to get over ourselves and look at the BIG picture.

Thanks, that was a great video.

Sandy

Title: Re: It's big and you are small...
Post by Brew on May 5^th, 2008, 2:31pm

on 05/05/08 at 13:48:06, Sandy_C wrote:

Maybe we all need to get over ourselves and look at the BIG picture.

From your ~~lips~~ keyboard to God's ~~ears~~ inbox.

Title: Re: It's big and you are small...
Post by Annette on May 5^th, 2008, 6:02pm

Wow ! And to think that the human eyes can see that far !

Next time I look up to the darken sky I will be going " twinkle twinkle PRETTY HUGE stars " ... ;;D