The Scale of the Universe

[Luxman]

From Macro to Micro...is the universe infinitely large and infinitely small without end ?!?!?!

Video:
http://youtu.be/_IVqMXPFYwI


Interactive View:
http://htwins.net/scale2/

 

[sean miguel]

That is awesome.

Thank you.

 

[Jagger69]

Wow....just tremendous. Rep for that. :thumbsup:

 

[Sam Fisher]

Very cool. But, some people wearing tinfoil hats still freak out over "Global warming". Pfft!

:rofl2:

 

[luis1972]

Great application!!!
I love it!

 

[DOA82]

Shame the comments were ruined with religious nut jobs, spare me your religious babble -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buqtdpuZxvk

 

[luis1972]

I owe you some rep!!!

 

[luis1972]

Shame the comments were ruined with religious nut jobs, spare me your religious babble -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buqtdpuZxvk

Just ignore them and enjoy science!

 

[Luxman]

Version 1.0 (Faster zoom, but less interactive)
http://htwins.net/scale/


Swirly Version: (makes you dizzy)
http://htwins.net/scale/swirl.html


Wrong version is confusing.

 

[siffert]

Absofuckinglutely terrifying. The human brain cannot comprehend the size of some of those things.
Imagine being stood face to face with the Tarantula Nebula. I'd be physically sick.
I'm having a seizure just thinking about it.

 

[Death-Proof-69]

Wow....just tremendous. Rep for that. :thumbsup:

oh hey Jagger, nice to see you around

 

[Luxman]

The video above is mostly excerpts from the 35 minute documentary Cosmic Voyage (1996), narrated by Morgan Freeman.

http://youtu.be/T066znLSfak

Interesting and inspiring.

 

[Luxman]

Some new visualizations:

http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2010/10/11/the-scale-of-the-universe/

Bumping this thread for the newbs.

 

[Luxman]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoW8Tf7hTGA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxXf7AJZ73A

 

[GodsEmbryo]

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Luxman again.

Beautiful stuff :thumbsup:

 

[Luxman]

The Detailed Universe This will Blow Your Mind

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4i-QvCIHRoc

 

[zipper_666]

Amazing videos! I absolutely LOVE space topics. Awesome thread!