Friday 10 February 2012

Wow!

Take a look at this:-


The scale of the Universe

Ignore the flashy window on the left and press 'start'.  Then use the scroll bar to zoom in and out.  No doubt the music helped, but I found it quite mind-blowing!


What do you think?


CQ x

10 comments:

  1. Um.....I feel low in self worth now...and why is vega wobbly?
    ps. but yes...that is amazing!

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  2. Hi Libby - it does give you some sense of just how small and meaningless we are, doesn't it? *slinks away, tail between legs*

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  3. I saw that on Facebook yesterday and spent a happy time scrolling left and right. Awesome in the proper sense.

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  4. It really is awesome, isn't it?!

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  5. Totally awesome. And how did they do that???

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  6. Lawks - don't ask me! I'm still gobsmacked despite all the cynics on Facebook droning on about how some things are out of proportion!

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    1. Wow, I feel so weeny and unimportant. As it should be!

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  7. See, if they'd had stuff like that in my day I'd have been a scientist!
    Or at least not ditched science first chance I got....

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  8. Good point Macy. It makes it all so much more interesting. Not saying I understand it any better, mind....

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