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Title: Space question for UM
Post by: GROWLER on June 10, 2010, 08:46:38 PM
How big is the known universe then IYO, and just how small would earth be on the earth, if you get my drift, if the earth was the universe.
Size of a football pitch, a football, a tennis ball, grain of sand, pin head, molecule?

I believe there are more stars than grains of sand on the planet, apparently. confused:
Who counted all this?

This should all quite nicely give Nick a 'eadache happy088
Title: Re: Space question for UM
Post by: Nick on June 10, 2010, 08:54:08 PM
Can we use the standard double decker bus as the unit of measurement please?
Title: Re: Space question for UM
Post by: GROWLER on June 10, 2010, 08:56:10 PM
Can we use the standard double decker bus as the unit of measurement please?

Fine with me chief.

Could possibly be just the size of a Christmas CAKE  with marzipan cloud9:  for all I know. Shrugs:

Title: Re: Space question for UM
Post by: GROWLER on June 10, 2010, 08:57:32 PM
I reckon he's going to come back and suggest it's going to be smaller than an atom. Bet you. ;)
Title: Re: Space question for UM
Post by: Uncle Mort on June 10, 2010, 09:07:15 PM
Some estimate about 150 billion light years, others infinite.  shrugs:

If the universe was the size of the Earth the earth would probably be smaller than a "planck length" (which is a LOT, LOT smaller than an atom.

The Planck length is the scale at which classical ideas about gravity and space-time cease to be valid, and quantum effects dominate. This is the ?quantum of length?, the smallest measurement of length with any meaning.

And roughly equal to 1.6 x 10-35 m or about 10-20 times the size of a proton.


Title: Re: Space question for UM
Post by: GROWLER on June 10, 2010, 09:11:14 PM
Some estimate about 150 billion light years, others infinite.  shrugs:

If the universe was the size of the Earth the earth would probably be smaller than a "planck length" (which is a LOT, LOT smaller than an atom.

The Planck length is the scale at which classical ideas about gravity and space-time cease to be valid, and quantum effects dominate. This is the ?quantum of length?, the smallest measurement of length with any meaning.

And roughly equal to 1.6 x 10-35 m or about 10-20 times the size of a proton.




Holy bloody moly! eeek: eeek:

That has sort of answered my question. We're absolutely nothing in comparison then.
Title: Re: Space question for UM
Post by: Uncle Mort on June 10, 2010, 09:13:10 PM
 noooo:

The Universe is f*****g big.
Title: Re: Space question for UM
Post by: Pirate on June 10, 2010, 09:15:28 PM
Its more than big...its infinite, and beyond...If it ended at a brick wall for instance, then whats the other side of the wall?
Title: Re: Space question for UM
Post by: GROWLER on June 10, 2010, 09:21:06 PM
noooo:

The Universe is f*****g big.


...and apparently expanding before it starts contracting again apparently?

So. What is it expanding into?

The only thing I can think of that has no ending is a circle, so does that mean the universe is a sort of circle then?


Is yer 'ed 'urtin' yet Nick? lol:
Title: Re: Space question for UM
Post by: Uncle Mort on June 10, 2010, 09:22:43 PM
It hurts my head.  surrender:
 
Title: Re: Space question for UM
Post by: Miss Demeanour on June 10, 2010, 09:25:43 PM
Time, when it is on your hands, is a dangerous occurrence  whistle:
Title: Re: Space question for UM
Post by: GROWLER on June 10, 2010, 09:25:57 PM
It hurts my head.  surrender:
  


Mind blowin' in'it?   eeek:

Fascinating though. cloud9:
Title: Re: Space question for UM
Post by: GROWLER on June 10, 2010, 09:28:01 PM
Time when it is on ur hands is a dangerous occurrence  whistle:

Was'at got to do with it ey?  confused:

Wimmin. Always have to stick the oar in with some random cryptic statement. ::)
Title: Re: Space question for UM
Post by: Miss Demeanour on June 10, 2010, 09:38:06 PM
Hardly feckin cryptic   noooo:

As for interfering.....it is the only job I am qualified to do  whistle:
Title: Re: Space question for UM
Post by: Nick on June 10, 2010, 09:56:38 PM
The universe is so mahoosively mahoosive that all women's bums would look tiny in it. That's how big it is  eeek:
Title: Re: Space question for UM
Post by: GROWLER on June 10, 2010, 10:10:53 PM
Hardly feckin cryptic   noooo:



Well it might as well have been for all the relevant sense it made to me you daft trout. ::)
Title: Re: Space question for UM
Post by: Barman on June 11, 2010, 04:11:13 AM
Where is that zoomy in and out thing I posted....?  rubschin:
Title: Re: Space question for UM
Post by: Barman on June 11, 2010, 04:14:42 AM
Here it is! (http://www.sabbatella.com/The%20Scale%20of%20the%20Universe.swf)  ;D

Growler, click the link then click Play...

Move the bar left or right to zoom in and out like!  happy088
Title: Re: Space question for UM
Post by: GROWLER on June 11, 2010, 08:08:00 AM
Here it is! (http://www.sabbatella.com/The%20Scale%20of%20the%20Universe.swf)  ;D

Growler, click the link then click Play...

Move the bar left or right to zoom in and out like!  happy088

Puts things even more into perspective like.
So the Earth is even tinier than one of those planc measurement things compared to and pretending the universe is the size of the earth?
That is too mindblowing to even begin to imagine in your own 'ed like!
I mean, how many of those plank things could actually span the earth in a straight line even once?
Title: Re: Space question for UM
Post by: GROWLER on June 11, 2010, 08:09:55 AM
Where is that zoomy in and out thing I posted....?  rubschin:

Has this been discussed before then?
Title: Re: Space question for UM
Post by: Darwins Selection on June 11, 2010, 08:12:16 AM
Where is that zoomy in and out thing I posted....?  rubschin:

Has this been discussed before then?

Since the first cavemen.

Don't you remember?
Title: Re: Space question for UM
Post by: Barman on June 11, 2010, 08:13:20 AM
Where is that zoomy in and out thing I posted....?  rubschin:

Has this been discussed before then?

Not really... it came from here. (http://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/index.php?topic=7867.0)
Title: Re: Space question for UM
Post by: GROWLER on June 11, 2010, 08:59:41 AM
Where is that zoomy in and out thing I posted....?  rubschin:

Has this been discussed before then?

Since the first cavemen.

Don't you remember?

 ::)
Got to be so so so so so so so bloody carefull what you say around here ,'aven't you ey?
Title: Re: Space question for UM
Post by: barmisspah? on June 11, 2010, 09:12:16 AM
I rather like the image at the end of 'Men in Black' where the baddies are after a universe the size of a marble. The last shot is of the earth with the camera panning back & back to reveal that our unverse is also in a marble.
Title: Re: Space question for UM
Post by: Uncle Mort on June 11, 2010, 09:17:08 AM
I like that.  happy088

ad infinitum so to speak.
Title: Re: Space question for UM
Post by: Grumpmeister on June 15, 2010, 01:37:38 AM
Where is that zoomy in and out thing I posted....?  rubschin:

Has this been discussed before then?

Since the first cavemen.

Don't you remember?

Be fair Darwin, you were both pissed at the time...  whistle:
Title: Re: Space question for UM
Post by: Darwins Selection on June 15, 2010, 08:49:51 AM
Where is that zoomy in and out thing I posted....?  rubschin:

Has this been discussed before then?

Since the first cavemen.

Don't you remember?

Be fair Darwin, you were both pissed at the time...  whistle:

Fermented Brontosaurus milk.  cloud9:
Title: Re: Space question for UM
Post by: Nick on June 15, 2010, 10:49:21 AM
Growler should listen to today's Reith lecture  whistle:
Title: Re: Space question for UM
Post by: Snoopy on June 15, 2010, 11:12:50 AM
 noooo:
Title: Re: Space question for UM
Post by: Nick on June 15, 2010, 11:20:17 AM
Admittedly, it would 'urt 'is 'ead  noooo:
Title: Re: Space question for UM
Post by: Darwins Selection on June 15, 2010, 12:28:00 PM
Admittedly, it would 'urt 'is 'ead  noooo:

What is it?

"Mars, the ginger planet" ?
Title: Re: Space question for UM
Post by: Nick on June 15, 2010, 01:11:15 PM
 cussing:
Title: Re: Space question for UM
Post by: GROWLER on June 15, 2010, 05:29:43 PM


I thought Planet X was going to finish us off in December 2012 though.



http://www.asylum.co.uk/2010/06/15/solar-flares-could-end-everything-say-nasa/?icid=main|uk-ws-bb|dl4|link4|http%3A%2F%2Fwww.asylum.co.uk%2F2010%2F06%2F15%2Fsolar-flares-could-end-everything-say-nasa%2F

I'm all disappointed now. cry:
Title: Re: Space question for UM
Post by: Nick on June 15, 2010, 06:04:16 PM
So am i. I could have saved a fortune if I had been dead for the last 6 months noooo: