How big are we on a Universal Scale (cool animation).

Feuer Frei! · 05-17-11, 09:20 PM

This is pretty cool, check this out:

http://www.primaxstudio.com/stuff/scale_of_universe/

It's an animation where they take the sizes of various things, from the smallest things in existence to the largest and they put it on a slider scale so you can slide from smallest to largest. Along the way they include interesting facts and figures. It's set to go from "human size" (1.7 meters) initially, but you can go all the way down to the smallest thing that humans know about, then move the slider up through atoms, pit on a CD, bacteria, microprocessors, smaller organisms like ants and worms, then up to human-sized and further into the size of mountains, the earth, distance between earth and the moon, allllll the way up to the full length and breadth of the area that humans can see in our telescopes and finally to the size of the entire universe.

Enjoy!

sharkbit · 05-17-11, 09:30 PM

Pretty cool.

Reminds me of a device in one of Douglas Adams' "Hitchiker" books(can't remember which one right now nor the name of the device).

There's a device that you go into and the whole expanse of the entire universe is shown to you with a microscopic dot with a microscopic sign on it that says, "You Are Here".
You are so reduced to insignificance that your mind can't fathom it and you go insane.

That was my last coherent thought that popped into my mind when I saw this before I went completely mad.

Raptor1 · 05-17-11, 09:37 PM

That would be the dreaded Total Perspective Vortex, I believe it was in The Restaurant at the End of the Universe.

Speaking of Douglas Adams:

"Space is big. Really big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist, but that's just peanuts to space. Listen..."

sharkbit · 05-17-11, 09:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raptor1

That would be the dreaded Total Perspective Vortex, I believe it was in The Restaurant at the End of the Universe.

Speaking of Douglas Adams:

"Space is big. Really big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind- bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist's, but that's just peanuts to space..."

Bakkels · 05-17-11, 09:41 PM

42.

But on topic: really cool link Feuer Frei!

FIREWALL · 05-17-11, 09:42 PM

Thx Feuer Frei!

Ducimus · 05-17-11, 10:18 PM

Very cool.

Sledgehammer427 · 05-18-11, 12:17 AM

suddenly I feel very small. I'm going to go outside.

CaptainMattJ. · 05-18-11, 12:51 AM

the universe is so big that its a known impossibility that there isnt some other form of life in the universe apart from earth. It truly is.

Sailor Steve · 05-18-11, 12:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CaptainMattJ.

...known impossibility... It truly is.

No, it's not. It's a fair assumption, but nothing about it is known. There may be millions, or there may be none, but it is not known at all.

Betonov · 05-18-11, 01:28 AM

Mind-boggling

Don't panic

Flaxpants · 05-18-11, 01:38 AM

What amazes me as much as whats out there on a grander scale, is the fact that the scale continues in the smaller direction as well, and as far as we know we haven't yet reached the end of that trail- it may also be 'infinite'. And many of the things that exist on that smaller scale would be deemed aliens if we were to find them on another world, bacteria for example, and we have millions of them living on us and in us, yet in reality we know very little about them.

Its mind-boggling in both directions....

Aramike · 05-18-11, 02:08 AM

That is a freakin' amazing find, friend. Added to bookmarks.

Onkel Neal · 05-18-11, 02:44 AM

Nice find, thanks for posting. So, humans are over 1/2 way on the scale, meaning there's more smaller than larger than us?

...and to think, God knows the exact count, mass, and location of every particle of this....

antikristuseke · 05-18-11, 03:01 AM

Thats just an unsupported assertion Neal.

05-17-11, 09:20 PM	#1
Feuer Frei! Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Valhalla Posts: 5,295 Downloads: 141 Uploads: 17	How big are we on a Universal Scale (cool animation). This is pretty cool, check this out: http://www.primaxstudio.com/stuff/scale_of_universe/ It's an animation where they take the sizes of various things, from the smallest things in existence to the largest and they put it on a slider scale so you can slide from smallest to largest. Along the way they include interesting facts and figures. It's set to go from "human size" (1.7 meters) initially, but you can go all the way down to the smallest thing that humans know about, then move the slider up through atoms, pit on a CD, bacteria, microprocessors, smaller organisms like ants and worms, then up to human-sized and further into the size of mountains, the earth, distance between earth and the moon, allllll the way up to the full length and breadth of the area that humans can see in our telescopes and finally to the size of the entire universe. Enjoy! __________________ "History is the lies that the victors agree on"- Napoleon LINK TO MY SH 3 MODS

05-17-11, 09:30 PM	#2
sharkbit The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 1,529 Downloads: 334 Uploads: 0	Pretty cool. Reminds me of a device in one of Douglas Adams' "Hitchiker" books(can't remember which one right now nor the name of the device). There's a device that you go into and the whole expanse of the entire universe is shown to you with a microscopic dot with a microscopic sign on it that says, "You Are Here". You are so reduced to insignificance that your mind can't fathom it and you go insane. That was my last coherent thought that popped into my mind when I saw this before I went completely mad. __________________ “Prejudice is blind. There will always be someone who says you aren’t welcome at the table. Stop apologizing for who you are and using all your energy trying to change their minds. Yes, you will lose friends, maybe even family. But you will gain your self-respect. You will know your worth. Once you have that, nothing can stop you.”

05-17-11, 09:37 PM	#3
Raptor1 Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Stavka Posts: 8,211 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	That would be the dreaded Total Perspective Vortex, I believe it was in The Restaurant at the End of the Universe. Speaking of Douglas Adams: "Space is big. Really big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist, but that's just peanuts to space. Listen..." __________________ Current Eastern Front status: Probable Victory

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Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	Very cool.

05-18-11, 12:17 AM	#8
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CaptainMattJ. The Old Man Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Sin City Posts: 1,364 Downloads: 55 Uploads: 0	the universe is so big that its a known impossibility that there isnt some other form of life in the universe apart from earth. It truly is. __________________ A popular Government without popular information nor the means of acquiring it, is but a Prologue to a Farce or a Tragedy or perhaps both. Knowledge will forever govern ignorance, and a people who mean to be their own Governors must arm themselves with the power knowledge gives - James Madison

05-18-11, 01:28 AM	#11
Betonov Navy Seal Join Date: May 2009 Location: Slovenia Posts: 8,647 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	Mind-boggling Don't panic

05-18-11, 01:38 AM	#12
Flaxpants Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Koh Samui, Thailand Posts: 1,196 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	What amazes me as much as whats out there on a grander scale, is the fact that the scale continues in the smaller direction as well, and as far as we know we haven't yet reached the end of that trail- it may also be 'infinite'. And many of the things that exist on that smaller scale would be deemed aliens if we were to find them on another world, bacteria for example, and we have millions of them living on us and in us, yet in reality we know very little about them. Its mind-boggling in both directions....

05-18-11, 02:08 AM	#13
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05-18-11, 02:44 AM	#14
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,383 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	Nice find, thanks for posting. So, humans are over 1/2 way on the scale, meaning there's more smaller than larger than us? ...and to think, God knows the exact count, mass, and location of every particle of this.... __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

05-18-11, 03:01 AM	#15
antikristuseke Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Estland Posts: 4,330 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Thats just an unsupported assertion Neal.