Seriousness Scale

GeoffC · 07-26-2011, 04:49 AM

Ever wondered how small / large things are ....

primaxstudio.com/stuff/scale_of_universe/ ....

Moving scale bar along the bottom ....

Very interesting .....

TGS · 07-26-2011, 11:22 AM

Mindblowing. The one that even now makes me squirm is the difference between a million and a billion - which I don't think most of us can grasp - it take just over 11 days for a million seconds to pass, but it takes more than 33 years for a billion seconds to pass.

nohmi2 · 07-26-2011, 07:09 PM

This absolutely remarkable.

I will be able to play with it later today.

Cheers

poohbear_nc · 07-26-2011, 07:44 PM

Absolutely mindblowing! You could spend a lot of time in here getting bigger & smaller! Thanks for posting the link!

MickeyC · 07-27-2011, 07:52 AM

Very interesting. Have sent that link to a lot of friends.

TenaciousBadger · 07-27-2011, 03:09 PM

There was a thread, or we posted some pictures in a thread about the sheer size of stars in comparison to the size of the Earth: here's a pic from Wikipedia. It's too big to post in image tags and downsizing it just hurts the mind-boggling factor

The Terminator · 08-02-2011, 12:52 PM

My internet connection is too slow

but looks interesting if I had taken the time to load it.

P.S 512kbs is the fastest (and most over priced at $50 per month) internet around here, but Telus is stringing some fiber-optic cables, so I hope it's the internet

RainingLemur · 08-02-2011, 01:47 PM

I remember seeing this a little while back. Still one of those things that is mind-blowing.

ucfgrad93 · 08-02-2011, 03:27 PM

Wow, that was pretty amazing. Thanks for sharing OP.

07-26-2011, 04:49 AM	#1
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	Scale Ever wondered how small / large things are .... primaxstudio.com/stuff/scale_of_universe/ .... Moving scale bar along the bottom .... Very interesting .....

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07-26-2011, 11:22 AM	#2
TGS Country Member Posts: 9,058 Karma: 7676767 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Denmark Device: Liseuse: Irex DR800. PRS 505 in the house, and the missus has an iPad.	Mindblowing. The one that even now makes me squirm is the difference between a million and a billion - which I don't think most of us can grasp - it take just over 11 days for a million seconds to pass, but it takes more than 33 years for a billion seconds to pass.

07-26-2011, 07:09 PM	#3
nohmi2 Pensively observing. Posts: 1,758 Karma: 12675456 Join Date: Jun 2008 Device: Varied.	This absolutely remarkable. I will be able to play with it later today. Cheers

07-26-2011, 07:44 PM	#4
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 64,337 Karma: 135242149 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	Absolutely mindblowing! You could spend a lot of time in here getting bigger & smaller! Thanks for posting the link!

07-27-2011, 07:52 AM	#5
MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,731 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	Very interesting. Have sent that link to a lot of friends.

07-27-2011, 03:09 PM	#6
TenaciousBadger Mrawr? Posts: 1,109 Karma: 15039064 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: kindle 3 wifi	There was a thread, or we posted some pictures in a thread about the sheer size of stars in comparison to the size of the Earth: here's a pic from Wikipedia. It's too big to post in image tags and downsizing it just hurts the mind-boggling factor

08-02-2011, 12:52 PM	#7
The Terminator Retired Posts: 2,552 Karma: 37638420 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Vancouver Island Canada Device: Kobo Touch, Optimus One (2.3), Nexus 7 (4.2)	My internet connection is too slow but looks interesting if I had taken the time to load it. P.S 512kbs is the fastest (and most over priced at $50 per month) internet around here, but Telus is stringing some fiber-optic cables, so I hope it's the internet

08-02-2011, 01:47 PM	#8
RainingLemur Spork Connoisseur Posts: 2,355 Karma: 16780603 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Nook Color	I remember seeing this a little while back. Still one of those things that is mind-blowing.

08-02-2011, 03:27 PM	#9
ucfgrad93 Wizard Posts: 2,372 Karma: 9026681 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Colorado Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2nd Gen	Wow, that was pretty amazing. Thanks for sharing OP.

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