Space. It's very very big.

[Angus Young]

I just found this picture on another forum I use.

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/2706/spaceb.jpg

It's too big to post on the forum. I don't actually have anything to say about it I just thought it was interesting and I thought I would share.

 

[mdunn]

cool picture.

puts things into perspective.

(im tiny!)

 

[Ru4scuba?]

Nice title...got me to instantly look at the pic!

 

[thunderball]

Alright, my mind has been blown...I have to go sit in a dark corner for a while now.

 

[SRock]

"Space. It's very very big."

Understatement of the century!

 

[Johnny Dale]

That was amazing!

 

[tpoof]

Deu 10:14 Behold, the heaven and the heaven of heavens is the LORD'S thy God, the earth also, with all that therein is.

 

[chainfire]

cool.

 

[Dopplershift]

Space IS big.

There should be some sort of guide to help you find your way around..........

 

[82R100]

"You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind- bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist's, but that's just peanuts to space." - Douglas Adams

 

[funkyb]

+1 internets for Douglas Adams reference

 

[calcustom]

Nice eye opener!

 

[blackfoot]

cool picture.

puts things into perspective.

(im tiny!)

I suddenly don't feel so over weight.

Seriously, I am absolutely fascinated by this sort of thing. It is truly awe-inspiring.

 

[jadam318]

Interesting stuff, indeed. That's a pretty cool picture. Kind of makes me want to go out there and see it for myself.

 

[Swampfox]

I wonder if there is a B&B on one of those rocks whirling around one of those stars......

 

[blackfoot]

I wonder if there is a B&B on one of those rocks whirling around one of those stars......

You thought international shipping was a pain. Intergalactic is a nightmare!

 

[raisindot]

Very cool.

What's even more mind-blowing is when you realize that everything we're looking at from 13 billion years is ago is probably gone by now, burned out, black holed, brown dwarfed and gone since we' re really looking into the past. And by the time the first light from our galaxy reaches that portion of space, our galaxy will have been extinguished for billions of years as well.

Considering how durned big and old the universe is, and how such a tiny portion of it actually consists of mass, it pretty much buries the whole "the universe was created for mankind's benefit" argument. In terms of cosmic importance or relevance of influence, the entire planet Earth wouldn't register a Plank's length worth of influence.

Jeff in Boston

 

[blackfoot]

Very cool.

What's even more mind-blowing is when you realize that everything we're looking at from 13 billion years is ago is probably gone by now, burned out, black holed, brown dwarfed and gone since we' re really looking into the past. And by the time the first light from our galaxy reaches that portion of space, our galaxy will have been extinguished for billions of years as well.

Considering how durned big and old the universe is, and how such a tiny portion of it actually consists of mass, it pretty much buries the whole "the universe was created for mankind's benefit" argument. In terms of cosmic importance or relevance of influence, the entire planet Earth wouldn't register a Plank's length worth of influence.

Jeff in Boston

There are some who would completely disagree with you, myself included. Therefore this is definitely not the place for such a discussion and I hope we stop it before it begins. I hate to see this thread get locked.

 

[82R100]

Very big.

 

[blackfoot]

Very big.