the universe

[bomber130]

Have been watching the Wonders of the Universe and have been trying to get me head round how big it actually is. Apparently it would take 100 billion light years to travel from one side to the other whilst if that isn't complicated enough why then am I thinking how long would it take to drive across whilst keeping within the 70mph speed limit.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

How were you planning on escaping earth's gravitational pull?

 

[bomber130]

Errrrr Im starting from the moon.

 

[Tory Boy]

The bit that blew my mind was when he said how long the universe will last, or until everything stops happening.

TB

 

[bomber130]

The bit that blew my mind was when he said how long the universe will last, or until everything stops happening.

TB

Im still watching now and its doing me head in. All I know is that it won't end before a week Tuesday after that is anyones guess

 

[SeagullSongs]

Scale of Universe - Interactive Scale of the Universe Tool This will f*** with your head then

I love(d) doing this sort of stuff in Physics lessons.

 

[bomber130]

Scale of Universe - Interactive Scale of the Universe Tool This will f*** with your head then

I love(d) doing this sort of stuff in Physics lessons.

Sorted it the answer is twenty past ten!!!!!

 

[severnside gull]

Sorted it the answer is twenty past ten!!!!!

Bugger! I'm too late already

 

[Gullys Cats]

When you start to think about the size of the universe and where it start and finishes, whats the shape, whats out there,,,it starts to blow your mind!

 

[bomber130]

When you start to think about the size of the universe and where it start and finishes, whats the shape, whats out there,,,it starts to blow your mind!

seriously watch the wonders of the universe you'll be well f***ed up in the head after it. Apparently there are more stars in the universe than grains of sand on the earth. f*** me Im boring/sad

 

[Mowgli]

http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~dalit/RevisedWebsite/WMAP.jpg

Cosmic Microwave Backround Radiation or W MAP. Have fun with that

 

[misterspatch]

Well they say it would take that long to get from one side to the other but in reality, the universe is continually expanding according to the Big Bang Theory but also, if you were travelling at the speed of light you would not notice time pass so you would effectively get to each side instantly.

 

[SeagullSongs]

seriously watch the wonders of the universe you'll be well f***ed up in the head after it. Apparently there are more stars in the universe than grains of sand on the earth. f*** me Im boring/sad

The one quote that sticks with me (I think it was from that show) is:

"Relatively, removing one atom from the Earth would be far more noticeable than removing the Earth from the Universe."

 

[bomber130]

http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~dalit/RevisedWebsite/WMAP.jpg

Cosmic Microwave Backround Radiation or W MAP. Have fun with that

Is this the whole universe scanned by some really clever boffins and a very good telescope.

 

[bomber130]

The one quote that sticks with me (I think it was from that show) is:

"Relatively, removing one atom from the Earth would be far more noticeable than removing the Earth from the Universe."

I think that is true

 

[RowleyBirkinQ.C(deceased)]

The show was great, and spelt out how amazing our universe is. In the last series there was an episode about the death of stars and how all the elements that make up the planet, human beings and pretty much everything in our universe were made in the burning up and explosion of a star. The main element carbon that makes us up, to calcium in our bones to the oxygen we breath. The pure iron core gets heavier and the star burns harder and brighter to survive. Then it gets to a point where the star runs out of steam and goes supernova and emplodes, then explodes and temperatures increase even more and more things are created. Gold is one of the things that Is created, hence the rarity of it.
In the the resulting soup of minerals and gasses the next planets are created. I find this stuff bloody fascinating.

 

[bomber130]

Well they say it would take that long to get from one side to the other but in reality, the universe is continually expanding according to the Big Bang Theory but also, if you were travelling at the speed of light you would not notice time pass so you would effectively get to each side instantly.

Ouch that now even more complicated Im going back to my 70mph question.

 

[bomber130]

So does anyone have any idea which chemical element will be our next signing

 

[Mowgli]

Is this the whole universe scanned by some really clever boffins and a very good telescope.

It's all the backround radiation, so, yes it is in a way.

 

[Titanic]

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