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Old 09-26-12, 01:28 PM   #8
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Originally Posted by sharkbit View Post
When I see photos like that, it always reminds me of Douglas Adams' "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" and the Total Perspective Vortex.

You are locked in a room. You are shown the ENTIRE universe. You are shown a microscopic dot with a microscopic sign which reads "YOU ARE HERE."

You feel so totally insignificant, your mind can't handle it and you go mad.

I read the book many many moons ago. I did not see the movie.
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