AVFCforever1991 Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 Amazing to think how insignificant we really are... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted June 24, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted June 24, 2013 (edited) And yet a human being is as much larger than the smallest subatomic particle as the known universe is bigger than a human being. i.e on the scale of smallest to largest, where you'd probably expect us to be very close to the small end of the scale, we're actually about halfway. Is that in the book? Christ on a stick, another must-read, how the **** am I supposed to read them all. Not the one I referenced upthread, no. But it's in lots of others. Or just have a go with this: The scale of the universe Edited June 24, 2013 by mjmooney 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 I find it more fascinating that there is sense to be made of it all, whereas you'd expect everything to be completely chaotic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted June 24, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted June 24, 2013 I find it more fascinating that there is sense to be made of it all, whereas you'd expect everything to be completely chaotic. Maybe in some universes it is. We just happen to be in the one that has this kind of structure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 (edited) Star Trails over rural Maine Edited June 24, 2013 by AVFCforever1991 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarjei Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 Or just have a go with this: The scale of the universeThat is awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUe0_4rdj0U 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 Or just have a go with this: The scale of the universe That is awesome! though slightly scary that a spider crab appears to be just under half the size of an elephant eeeek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 Or just have a go with this: The scale of the universe That is awesome! though slightly scary that a spider crab appears to be just under half the size of an elephant eeeek And what about those 10 foot high sunflowers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted June 24, 2013 Administrator Share Posted June 24, 2013 And yet a human being is as much larger than the smallest subatomic particle as the known universe is bigger than a human being. i.e on the scale of smallest to largest, where you'd probably expect us to be very close to the small end of the scale, we're actually about halfway. I'm being slightly pedantic, but sub-atomic particles don't have something that could conventionally be described as "size". Mass, charge, spin, charm, but not size. How would you define the outside edge of a waveform probability? It is unbounded so you'd have to limit on an arbitrary probability, which means you can choose whatever "size" you like. From the point of view of an observer, all sub-atomic particles are necessarily infinite when considering the entire waveform probability. There's at least one expansion of the equations which allows that there is only a single electron in the universe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legov Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUe0_4rdj0U I will be studying there in the future As long as I get my visa which is taking **** forever :| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colhint Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 That scale of the universe is crap. Its got a planck down as the smallest thing, well I've got a length of 4 by 2 in the garage and thats bigger than me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted June 24, 2013 Author Share Posted June 24, 2013 Amazing to think how insignificant we really are... Au contraire, the complete opposite is true. NOTHING is insignificant. In fact, as the only known intelligent life in the universe is say we're pretty **** significant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarjei Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUe0_4rdj0U42:50->I like that example. It shows perfectly that whatever we find out is influenced by our perspective and place in time, and thus can be completely wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted June 24, 2013 Author Share Posted June 24, 2013 Amazing to think how insignificant we really are... Also, due to what we believe about the shape of the universe, you are always at the centre of it. I find that thought quite warming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 Amazing to think how insignificant we really are... Au contraire, the complete opposite is true. NOTHING is insignificant. In fact, as the only known intelligent life in the universe is say we're pretty **** significant. do you mean humans ..or planet earth in general ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 Define intelligent life.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted June 24, 2013 Author Share Posted June 24, 2013 Amazing to think how insignificant we really are... Au contraire, the complete opposite is true. NOTHING is insignificant. In fact, as the only known intelligent life in the universe is say we're pretty **** significant. do you mean humans ..or planet earth in general ? I mean the only species of any kind capable of contemplating the universe. That we currently know of. I'd be surprised if your average dolphin looks up at the sky and ponders where those pretty lights are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8pints Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 I bet Ecco did. But then again, he wasn't your average dolphin. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 Life is inevitable in our universe. How intelligent it is depends on environment and all the rest of it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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