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http://www.buzzfeed.com/daves4/the-universe-is-scary

 

[Log4Girlz]

For every grain of sand on all of earth's beaches, there are 10, 000 stars. Fuck you and good day universe.

 

[-COOLIO-]

 

[nhlducks35]

 

[Log4Girlz]

Ok, how about this another way. Do you have a 1080p monitor or close to that?

Ok, look closely at a pixel. Ok, that's the sun compared to the largest stars.

 

[Dice//]

On a serious note though, yeah.... I get intimidated how big Canada is and thinking where I wanna travel to... This stuff just boggles the mind (I also never knew that, based on their sizes, all of the planets can fit between us and the moon)

 

[Log4Girlz]

 

[Barbacoatl]

Ok, how about this another way. Do you have a 1080p monitor or close to that?

Ok, look closely at a pixel. Ok, that's the sun compared to the largest stars.

In 720p no one can hear you scream.

 

[petszk2]

 

[Tesseract]

there are more stars in our galaxy than atoms in the universe

*edit* ^ yes, it's so good

 

[triplestation]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKnpPCQyUec

 

[hateradio]

This is my favorite.

I need more of these illogical statements in my life.

 

[Orbis Tabula]

I had to do a double-take, normally it's Tesseract that posts this one.

there are more stars in our galaxy than atoms in the universe

*edit* ^ yes, it's so good

...dammit.

 

[jwk94]

I can't comprehend this. While we're discussing how big the cosmos is, this makes the whole "aliens don't exist" argument mind boggling for me. There has to be someone or something out there. No way in hell we're the only place inhabited by life.

 

[Cyan]

Beat me to it. Neil DeGrassy is so amazing.

 

[Kater]

Stuff like this always reminds me of that Monty Python song.

 

[Red Comet]

This has always put it into perspective for me.

 

[UnluckyKate]

Somewhere in this picture I can see two giant mechs fighting by throwing galaxies at each other

 

[jchap]

I took these pictures:

 

[Coreda]

Scale of the universe slider

 

[IdreamofHIME]

Why look to the stars to feel small?

 

[Ghost_Protocol]

I don't understand why everything is so big.

 

[Ruas]

I strongly believe in the existence of the Christian God

 

[DrEvil]

I took these pictures:

with what? always been interested in astrophotography.

 

[Tesseract]

 

[A Fish Aficionado]

I never got the 'feeling small' bit. Except, you know, naked.

 

[colt45joe]

i dont understand this. is this true?

i thought everything was made of up atoms, including stars at the tiniest levels.. so all stars and everything else is made up of atoms.. so wouldnt there be more atoms than stars?

 

[Orbis Tabula]

i dont understand this. is this true?

i thought everything was made of up atoms, including stars at the tiniest levels.. so all stars and everything else is made up of atoms.. so wouldnt there be more atoms than stars?

Your second part is correct. It's a joke picture. A jape targeted at the kind of people who post similar styled pictures.

 

[Night_Knight]

.

 

[Tesseract]

i dont understand this. is this true?

i thought everything was made of up atoms, including stars at the tiniest levels.. so all stars and everything else is made up of atoms.. so wouldnt there be more atoms than stars?

 

[jchap]

with what? always been interested in astrophotography.

These were all recently taken from an 11" SCT with a DSLR camera and a correction lens in place of the secondary mirror. The configuration gives a focal ratio of F/2. The images are stacks of several relatively short exposures. The longest exposure I believe was 3 minutes.

 

[nhlducks35]

i dont understand this. is this true?

i thought everything was made of up atoms, including stars at the tiniest levels.. so all stars and everything else is made up of atoms.. so wouldnt there be more atoms than stars?

 

[Log4Girlz]

I don't understand why everything is so big.

Its just random. The randomness of existence.

 

[BombStrike]

Solar eruption video, at around the 1 minute mark you can see the size of Earth relative to it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFT7ATLQQx8

 

[Chichikov]

Meh, this just showed me what I knew all the time - I'm a really terrific and great guy.
/shrug

 

[Cyan]

What? I don't think that one is true. Is this guy even a scientist?

 

[Mr.Swag]

I don't understand why everything is so big.

Because it would be a lot more terrifying if it was small

 

[Vulcano's assistant]

What? I don't think that one is true. Is this guy even a scientist?

too religious

 

[NJDEN]

Its always bothered me that Earth could basically fly into Jupiter and completely disappear... lost in a shroud of gas.

I'm not saying Earth will do that, I'm just relating the sizes.

 

[Wookieomg]

i dont understand this. is this true?

.

 

[Log4Girlz]

What? I don't think that one is true. Is this guy even a scientist?

Yes. What you don't see in the pictures is his gigantic hands.

 

[Ashes]

The universe is full of magical things, patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.

Okay then.

What makes the universe so hard to comprehend is that there's nothing to compare it with.

Wait what? This makes my head hurt. Gaffers be trippin.

 

[LeleSocho]

*jesus and the universe pic*

gets me everytime

 

[Log4Girlz]

That's earth and its moon

 

[Professor Renegade]

Spoilers for people who haven't watched Gurren Lagann

 

[Log4Girlz]

Spoiler

Spoilers for people who haven't watched Gurren Lagann

I don't think you're supposed to spoiler tag a spoiler warning.

 

[Professor Renegade]

I don't think you're supposed to spoiler tag a spoiler warning.

Oops

 

[More_Badass]

I can't wrap my head around this one

Our moon is right there. You're telling me all the planets could fit in that space? A gas giant as big as Jupiter?

 

[TheKaeptain]

I can't wrap my head around this one

Our moon is right there. You're telling me all the planets could fit in that space? A gas giant as big as Jupiter?

and just think we pretended to send people up there.

 

[Log4Girlz]

and just think we pretended to send people up there.

And people question Kubrick's genius. Greatest director of all time.