wwkirk
Paranormal Adept
Where do you fit in the grand scheme of things. Zoom in and out to see.
http://htwins.net/scale2/scale2.swf?bordercolor=white
http://htwins.net/scale2/scale2.swf?bordercolor=white
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Mind-blowing perspective on size
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Snidely Whiplash
Paranormal Maven
good stuff.
I'm gonna be tripping on that for days. Added some nice new words to my vocab too!
Excellent post!
Excellent post!
Snidely Whiplash
Paranormal Maven
Did it with my kids, when it got to the size of minecraft world, they started to freak.
Sean Elifritz
Administrator
Speaking of size, here is Jacques Vallee discussing the equally mind-blowing proportions of his ... OK, I'll leave it at that. 
campbell71
Skilled Investigator
Is it any wonder we feel so small as a race.... man there's a lot of space out there or as Douglas Adams put it " you think walking to the shop is a long way....."
@WWKIRK - I think you should post that link under a few different thread names - solely because it would be a crying shame if people were unlucky enough to not to use the software. I have seen animations showing how big galaxies etc were in relation to us, but this software goes to the really small and the really big so well.
I don't think it is even possible for humans to wrap our brains round scale. We may think we have a handle on it but really we can never truly appreciate things so small or so large in relation to ourselves.
I am convinced all paracast forum members would want to see that program. I for one am truly indebted to you for sharing - but that's what the forum is for and I'm thankful for it!
I don't think it is even possible for humans to wrap our brains round scale. We may think we have a handle on it but really we can never truly appreciate things so small or so large in relation to ourselves.
I am convinced all paracast forum members would want to see that program. I for one am truly indebted to you for sharing - but that's what the forum is for and I'm thankful for it!
boulders and sticks
Occupation: Astronaut and Juggler
Thanks so much for that.
cheers John
cheers John
Jabbermocky
Paranormal Maven
Really puts things in perspective; I'm now going to crawl up under the Half Dome. I wonder how long a scaled scroll bar would be? (Otherwise, as humans, we could claim to be over half the size of the Universe.) Great tune too, I have it running in the background in my office now -- I feel like I'm in a Star Trek movie.