I'm confused now. How can it be both?apophenia wrote:Interesting, if a bit ho-hum.
The scale of the universe from the Planck length...
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Re: Where are you on the scale of the Universe?
While there is a market for shit, there will be assholes to supply it.
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mistermack wrote:I'm confused now. How can it be both?apophenia wrote:Interesting, if a bit ho-hum.
She's into that dynamic tension stuff you know...
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Nice. Either the shape or size of the X and Y chromosomes is off, though - they're shown in the compact configuration with the length of the extended configuration.
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Re: Where are you on the scale of the Universe?
Just showed some of this to the kids, then emailed them both the URL because I got dizzy again and they wanted to continue.
I expect to be left alone for the rest of the evening.
I need to write some study project related email anyway. 
I expect to be left alone for the rest of the evening.
I need to write some study project related email anyway. "The internet is made of people. People matter. This includes you. Stop trying to sell everything about yourself to everyone. Don’t just hammer away and repeat and talk at people—talk TO people. It’s organic. Make stuff for the internet that matters to you, even if it seems stupid. Do it because it’s good and feels important. Put up more cat pictures. Make more songs. Show your doodles. Give things away and take things that are free." - Maureen J
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The scale of the universe from the Planck length...
... to the estimated size of the universe, all in one picture! (sort of)
This is the most amazing thing I have found on the internet this week, and it made me forget why I was so worried about work, and all the problems that I was facing.
http://htwins.net/scale2/
This is the most amazing thing I have found on the internet this week, and it made me forget why I was so worried about work, and all the problems that I was facing.
http://htwins.net/scale2/
Let us think the unthinkable, let us do the undoable, let us prepare to grapple with the ineffable itself, and see if we may not eff it after all.
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I posted this a while back ... I'll see if I can find the original thread.
Always good to see it again though.
Always good to see it again though.
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It's not up to us to choose which laws we want to obey. If it were, I'd kill everyone who looked at me cock-eyed! - Rex Banner
The Bluebird of Happiness long absent from his life, Ned is visited by the Chicken of Depression. - Gary Larson
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Oh cool. Was to good a find not to have been found beforeklr wrote:I posted this a while back ... I'll see if I can find the original thread.
Always good to see it again though.
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Wow. I missed it before, but I'm glad I caught it this time. Even on this little netbook it was mind-blowing... Thanks for that. I'm going to spread that one around.
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"We ain't a sharp species. We kill each other over arguments about what happens when you die, then fail to see the fucking irony in that."
"It is useless for the sheep to pass resolutions in favor of vegetarianism while the wolf remains of a different opinion."
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Oh, and get your glasses fixed.
"A philosopher is a blind man in a dark room looking for a black cat that isn't there. A theologian is the man who finds it." ~ H. L. Mencken
"We ain't a sharp species. We kill each other over arguments about what happens when you die, then fail to see the fucking irony in that."
"It is useless for the sheep to pass resolutions in favor of vegetarianism while the wolf remains of a different opinion."
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Re: The scale of the universe from the Planck length...
I found the original thread, and have reported this thread for a possible merge.
Also, the link in my original OP is no longer working, so I've asked for that to be updated to the link normal posted above.
Also, the link in my original OP is no longer working, so I've asked for that to be updated to the link normal posted above.
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It's not up to us to choose which laws we want to obey. If it were, I'd kill everyone who looked at me cock-eyed! - Rex Banner
The Bluebird of Happiness long absent from his life, Ned is visited by the Chicken of Depression. - Gary Larson
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klr wrote:I found the original thread, and have reported this thread for a possible merge.
Also, the link in my original OP is no longer working, so I've asked for that to be updated to the link normal posted above.
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