CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 (edited) We live on a precarious wee rock in the midst of an infinite ocean of blackness. Edited June 28, 2013 by CarewsEyebrowDesigner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 This video explains how Jupiter protects us from Asteroids and Comets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted June 28, 2013 Administrator Share Posted June 28, 2013 I think its a miracle how the Earth has managed to remain practically untouched in such a volatile environment. There are things out there that could destroy this planet in a millisecond. Most people consider a black hole to be the most destructive force in the Universe but apparently its not. A Quasar has the gravitational pull of one billion black holes and when it destroys something it steals its energy and adds its gravitational pull to its own. Does that mean it has unlimited power and could destroy the universe eventually? Quasars are black holes. They will eventually evaporate, same as everything else, but it'll take a long time. A staggeringly long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fort Boyard Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 Thanks for clearing that up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legov Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 Thanks for clearing that up Hello btw nice to see a new face braving Off-Topic! Also, the bloke in your profile pic looks nice. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fort Boyard Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 Thanks for clearing that up Hello btw nice to see a new face braving Off-Topic! Also, the bloke in your profile pic looks nice. Thank you sir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 That's us, that wee dot, as seen from Saturn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Whilst the dark isn't really that dark, the dry warm nights mean that my gang have been staying up late, laying on the tinder dry back garden golden lawn, staring at the night sky. Great view of the Plough last night, plus the occassional satellite. Oh, and bats, but I suspect they weren't all that high up. The more you look, the more you see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Galaxy crash! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baselayers Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 this stuff is fascinating Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoelVilla Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 I do like a universe with Katy Perry in it. Thats what I learned from this thread. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikantcpell Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 (edited) Edited October 20, 2013 by Ikantcpell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mjmooney Posted July 26, 2013 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted July 26, 2013 Been feeling all philosophical this morning, about lucky I am. I live in a well built, secure, comfortable house. Outside that house, things are a little more dangerous - traffic, a very slight risk of violence or robbery, etc. But it's a pretty nice neighbourhood. Outside that neighbourhood there are considerably rougher and more dangerous urban areas. But it's a city, so there are police and medical services on call. Outside the city there are parts which are more remote, where you could die of exposure in bad conditions. But it's in Britain, in a temperate zone, so no huge risk. Outside that temperate zone, there are third world places where the cities are MUCH much lawless and dangerous, and the wildernesses are MUCH bigger, and with more extreme weather conditions. But it's on planet Earth, an environment we've evolved to live in - with air, water, edible vegetation, and a relatively narrow range of temperature variation. Outside of that - by a HUGE margin, practically the entire universe - is hell, basically. A place we couldn't survive in for more than a second. So I live in the tiniest, tiniest, tiniest bubble of comfort and safety, otherwise surrounded by ever bigger spheres of increasingly more and more hostile environment. I think I'll have a cup of tea. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 Been feeling all philosophical this morning, about lucky I am. I live in a well built, secure, comfortable house. Outside that house, things are a little more dangerous - traffic, a very slight risk of violence or robbery, etc. But it's a pretty nice neighbourhood. Outside that neighbourhood there are considerably rougher and more dangerous urban areas. But it's a city, so there are police and medical services on call. Outside the city there are parts which are more remote, where you could die of exposure in bad conditions. But it's in Britain, in a temperate zone, so no huge risk. Outside that temperate zone, there are third world places where the cities are MUCH much lawless and dangerous, and the wildernesses are MUCH bigger, and with more extreme weather conditions. But it's on planet Earth, an environment we've evolved to live in - with air, water, edible vegetation, and a relatively narrow range of temperature variation. Outside of that - by a HUGE margin, practically the entire universe - is hell, basically. A place we couldn't survive in for more than a second. So I live in the tiniest, tiniest, tiniest bubble of comfort and safety, otherwise surrounded by ever bigger spheres of increasingly more and more hostile environment. I think I'll have a cup of tea. That reasoning will all go out the window once you step on a plug. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted July 26, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted July 26, 2013 Very true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 Reading this at the moment (99p charity shop bargain) and it's fascinating. I'm less than 100 pages in and it's only reached the outer solar system. I wish he'd taught me science at school. He makes chemistry, a subject I didn't enjoy, sound interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted August 25, 2013 Administrator Share Posted August 25, 2013 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 What was before the Big Bang...and what is beyond space? The Big Bang theory leaves me unconvinced. Time has to have always existed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 (edited) Edited August 26, 2013 by AVFCforever1991 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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