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edited February 2012 in Ten Forward
http://htwins.net/scale2/

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Epic, huh?

Cheers,

Brandon =/\=
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    very nice.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    WOW that was epic I feel so small
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    WOW that was epic I feel so small
    That was my first impression too. It really makes you think about things in terms of how insignificant we are in the grand uber scale of the universe.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    Askray wrote: »
    That was my first impression too. It really makes you think about things in terms of how insignificant we are in the grand uber scale of the universe.

    Specially when you factor in that from here to Pluto it takes 70+ years, could you imagine how many generations it would take to get to the outer rim of what we know about the universe
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    Askray wrote: »
    That was my first impression too. It really makes you think about things in terms of how insignificant we are in the grand uber scale of the universe.

    I personally dont think the size of the universe has anything to do with our significance. An oasis in the middle of a desert is pretty significant regardless of how big the desert is.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    broken. i can't see myself when i scroll past the known galaxy.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    WOW that was epic I feel so small

    Actually I didn't know if I should very small or very big.
    Thanks for posting this Brandon. Seen something like that before in school. But it's still pretty fascinating.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    I personally dont think the size of the universe has anything to do with our significance. An oasis in the middle of a desert is pretty significant regardless of how big the desert is.

    Indeed. Ralativity.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    Very Cool. Makes me wonder about the mysteries that will be unlocked once they figure out Quantum Gravity.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    i'll say one thing before my mind explodes from the awesomeness...

    how on earth do they DO this stuff!?

    /mindblown
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    now imagine if the scale of the ingame universe were scaled to match this. . .
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    Really really cool link. I love stuff like this. If you guys like that, check out this video:

    http://www.haydenplanetarium.org/universe

    You can also download a 'digital universe' to fly around in...it blew my mind when I first saw it.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    Here is another size comparison video I had seen recently.
    It's in HD, so switch it to full screen.

    Star Size Comparison HD
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    The universe is incredible! Even though it's my field of study, the size of astronomical objects keeps impressing. The smallest dwarf star is mindbogglingly gigantic compared to the human scale, and yet it looks like a grain of dust compared to giant stars like Arcturus!

    For example, the Orion Nebula (my subject of study) is located a thousand light years from Earth... but it's still twice as big as the moon in the sky! (It's just really faint, you either need good binocular or a telescope to see it.)

    Thanks a lot for sharing this with us Brandon!
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    Hmmm... Hallways are still too large. :D
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    Wow, thats so awesome! The scale of the universe is just astronomical lol. No way we can be alone, it would be awfully a waste of space! Thanks for showing! :D
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    Here is another size comparison video I had seen recently.
    It's in HD, so switch it to full screen.

    Star Size Comparison HD

    Yeah I have seen that one recently too. Star evolution is fascinating, its interesting to know how much of a range of different size stars there are as well.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    http://htwins.net/scale2/

    (It may take a minute to load)

    Epic, huh?

    Cheers,

    Brandon =/\=
    I expected this to be a poll about how large DS9 should be scaled. :o
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    /bookmark

    Thanks for the wonderful link!
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    yeah wow good link.

    This is why we need to solve how to make warp drive work.

    anyone who sees this and thinks we are alone in the universe is an ego maniac or mentally ill
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