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The scale of the universe
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The scale of the universe
by Dobby » Sat Jun 29, 2013 11:50 am
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Re: The scale of the universe
by J.K. Gregg » Sun Jun 30, 2013 9:08 am
The creator of all that doesn't want gays to get married.
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Re: The scale of the universe
by The Dharma Bum » Sun Jun 30, 2013 9:42 am
That's amazing, I took the opposite way and it goes down to the Planck length. Lot of stuff to look at on the way.
It's kind of weird to be able to visualize just how isolated we are in our size domain.
It's kind of weird to be able to visualize just how isolated we are in our size domain.
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Re: The scale of the universe
by The Dharma Bum » Sun Jun 30, 2013 9:43 am
A human chromosome is still almost in the middle of the scale. lol
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Re: The scale of the universe
by The Dharma Bum » Sun Jun 30, 2013 9:56 am
I guess the biggest structures on earth are The great way of China, and the Great Barrier Reef.
Wow, they are bigger in scale than Texas, Cali, or Italy!
Wow, they are bigger in scale than Texas, Cali, or Italy!
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Re: The scale of the universe
by Spider » Sun Jun 30, 2013 10:42 am
This has been around for years. Nice to see that it has continuously been updated.
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Re: The scale of the universe
by The Comrade » Sun Jun 30, 2013 12:17 pm
there are planetoids and moons smaller than texas.
blows my mind
blows my mind
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