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tigon
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Oct 18 2009 2:01PM
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vinnyvan
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Michio Kaku has some pretty wild explanations of physics if you watch some of his youTube video. I have been meaning to check out his book, but havent yet gotten around from it.. Understanding astro physics, space theories and trying to comtemplate just how large space is. a light year is equal to a little less than 6 trillion miles.
Oct 21 2009 5:15AM
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albatross.
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walkin on some grey area right there
Oct 21 2009 6:14AM
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dski
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agreed.

Oct 21 2009 10:31AM
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ShoulderSurfer
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my threads for later
Oct 21 2009 11:46AM
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-ROY-
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alot of interesting theorys. this really gets you thinking
Oct 21 2009 12:03PM
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.SimonB.
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The thing is is that we cant even get close to these other galaxies because our spaceships move very slowly. We would have to go faster than the speed of light to get there in a life time, but science has proven that matter cant go the speed of light, so we are fucked.
Oct 21 2009 10:46PM
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BodaginRep
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I think the foremost theories today are saying that the universe is constantly expanding outward from the center of the universe.  It's still moving outward from the big bang.  So it doesn't have an end, it's constantly getting bigger.  My theory is this:  Black holes suck in literally everything, including other black holes.  The big bang theory requires certain conditions to be met in order to have a big bang.  Those conditions are having all matter compressed into an inconcievably small space.  That condition is the definition of the center of a black hole.  So my idea is that the lifespan of the universe is cyclical.  Eventually, one black hole will swallow up the entire universe, and then it will all start over again with another big bang.  It makes sense right?
Oct 21 2009 11:55PM
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gstaff
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that shit just blew my fucking mind
Oct 22 2009 12:07AM
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NSpired
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INSANITY!!
just this think that it's infinite is crazy enough... yeah we may be insignificant, however, we need to concentrate on our world. Because if we get too caught up with "something out there" we lose sight as to what's here, right in front of us.

but still, effing cool!
Oct 22 2009 12:11AM
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hue.
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holy fuck, i cant handle this
Oct 22 2009 12:21AM
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Owl
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I wanna join nasa now
Oct 22 2009 12:31AM
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El_Barto.
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exactly. i would scroll down to the next box and get goosebumps. shit is damn near incomprehensible
Oct 22 2009 12:36AM
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Danger.
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Reminds me of something my friend brought up. We developed to have the senses we perceive, but that doesn't mean that they are the only ones that exist. There could be a lifeform that exists with a completely different set of senses, thus could live amongst us without our knowing. Not sure about how I feel about the whole concept, but it's interesting to bring evolution and our perception into play.
Oct 22 2009 1:54AM
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Tasche
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makes sense to me, except one thing. If that theory was true, the universe would not be accelerating. It has been proven that everything in the universe is not slowing down, as one would think after the big bang, but it is speeding up away from the epicenter of the bang.
Oct 22 2009 10:49AM
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zagfan5
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that first part about the marble is just so impossibly hard to fathom. incredible.
Nov 7 2009 9:42AM
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Tasche
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Love this thread,

I have been reading a new book that is blowing my mind.  It is called "The Singularity is Near" By Ray Kurzwile (Sp) And it is awesome.  He plots human innovation, computing power, economies, population.  Pretty much every litmus test of human progress and it is a straight line on an exponential scale.  This means that we are living in exponential times.  More data was created, transferred, and processed in the past 2 years than all of human history combined.  Moores law dictates that computer power doubles every 16 months.  We have millions of times more computing power than just a few years ago.

Anyway, we are on the "heal" of the curve.  Meaning that up to this point human innovation seamed linear beacuse the start of an exponential curve is linear then it goes almost vertical.  Basically hold on to your fucking tits because what is going to happen in our lifetimes (which could be thousands of years) is going to drastically change everything we know.

Nano technology, molecular computing, in 40 years we will have computers more powerful than the human brain and be able to directly connect with computers.  Think about this for just one second.  If you are directly connected with a human strength computer, then connected to the internet, you could communicate instantly with any one in the planet and have instant, seamless, access to the entirety of human knowledge.  Even uneducated people could solve proofs that today stump even the brightest scientists.  There are no hard problems there are only problems that are limited by levels of intelligence.

Anyway I highly suggest the book and I also recommend that you get a degree in math and science it will be worth exponentially more than a degree in communications or some bull like that.
Nov 7 2009 11:49AM
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Malcolm
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oh shit that means we can look back in time. kind of
Nov 7 2009 11:58AM
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grifftang
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and to think, it all revolves around earth
Nov 7 2009 12:03PM
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OhMyBosh
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The problem is that we will never even begin to comprehend the actual workings of the universe. We can understand it to a point, but there will be a point where we just cant know anymore, simply because of the limitations of being human, along with the way the universe works and the things we are able to observe etc.
I think however, that once a unifying theory of physics (between the quantum and non-quantum worlds) is made, we will be able to gain a vast amount of knowledge.

However, it is a bit like trying to ride a bike to Pluto... Understanding the real workings of the universe is something that we just cant do... Because when it all comes down to it, the universe only exists because we observe it...


That probably made no sense.
Nov 7 2009 12:07PM
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p.jones
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hahahahhahah. but for real that is crazy. i agree with whoever said thats why there must be other life somewhere in the universe. i mean the chance for life to begin is really really really really small, but the universe is really really really really big. but man. that suff is hard to imagine
Nov 7 2009 12:18PM
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Swaggermager
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Oh

My

SCIENCE

Nov 7 2009 12:25PM
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Ducky.
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Nov 8 2009 5:18AM
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Ski..4..Life
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yeah dont even get me started on this.
if it does end, whats at the end, and how can it just end because then what is after the end? nothing, how can there be nothing, makes no sense.
if it doesnt end, how is that possible, how can something go on forever, its impossible.
but i love talking about this stuff.

in referece to OP, those pics were crazy, i always kinda believed there was the chance that there was other life out there, but now im certain
Nov 8 2009 10:47AM
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hellomynameisjef
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this is the most intelligent ive ever read on NS.

but really im having trouble wrapping my head around this, and im getting a headache
Nov 8 2009 11:33AM
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g.off
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wow.
Nov 8 2009 12:11PM
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JahJahBinks
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This is why it is idiotic to even think that there may not be life out there.
Nov 8 2009 12:14PM
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OhMyBosh
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It doesnt end, simple as that. Humans will never be able to comprehend the concept of infinity...
Nov 8 2009 12:21PM
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[re]fusal
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woah.
Nov 8 2009 12:24PM
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Logey.
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agreed,, like i belived there were living stuff before i saw this. Now im for sure there is.
Nov 8 2009 12:32PM
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sk1er
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so how bout this. The speed of light is about 300,000,000 meters per second. So then what is the speed of darkness?
Nov 8 2009 1:00PM
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Brock.
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it doesnt end. humans are not supposed to comprehend "infinity". space goes on forever. it never stops and its almost impossible to understand that.
Nov 8 2009 1:08PM
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ReetsAdeets
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Ive always wondered if they could make something like a solar powered spacecraft, and put a bunch of non related people on it, and then send it to some galaxy thats crazy far away. The people could have kids to carry on the mission. Almost no chance it would work, but Ive always wondered that.
Nov 8 2009 1:22PM
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Brock.
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in space, time is different. in some instances it cant even be considered a constant because of the scale. We can see right through time because the light doesn't travel fast enough. in fact, our sun could implode right now and we wouldn't know for 8 minutes. Because of the scale, in space time cannot be measured in days or hours.
Nov 8 2009 1:26PM
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FUUUCK
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what if it just keeps going? what if it's infinite?
Nov 8 2009 1:27PM
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Brock.
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think of it this way, our lifetime (approx. 80 years) is so insignificant to the rest of space that it practically doesn't even exist. our PLANET even makes up a fraction of the universe so small we cant even imagine it.
Nov 8 2009 1:31PM
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H8CH
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Epic!

That's why i laugh when people believe the world and universe was made in 7 days?!!!

It's is all beyond the Human Brains capability to understand.... so awesome...
Nov 8 2009 1:37PM
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3ski6guy0
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exactly what i was thinking.
Nov 8 2009 1:49PM
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stokedelic
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have you heard like the new facts known about the human brain though? humans only use a maximum of 15% of our brain. and thats only a select few of people like newton and einstein. theres theories that if a human could use 100% of our brain, then we could do things like telekenisis and teleportation, not to mention figure out things like how to go back in time, or how to travel faster then the speed of light.

Nov 8 2009 2:53PM
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foodisfun
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the 15% deal is false google it
Nov 8 2009 4:40PM
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snikende_asfalt
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allthough we may not be alone in this universe.. think about the timescale!we humans have discovered science for like 300 years ago, and we have been trying to kill eachother since the beginning of our race. when you think about how long our race have existed in comparrison to how long the universe has, and you scale that time down to 24 hours. our race haven't even been around for a sec. And when you think about the countless civilasations that may be out there, also think about that they also may have destroyed eachother looooong time ago. and that a time-window for one civilasation is soooo tiny. and the distance between us all is sooooo big! It would be nothing but a miracle if any of us would detect eachother because, 1: we would not live in eachothers time, 2: even if we did, we would not see eachother, cause all we ever see over huge distances is the past, and 3: we would probably kill our own race looong before we would even exist long enough to witness any contact from an alien race.
Nov 11 2009 4:30AM
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snikende_asfalt
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thing about time and space like this: you are playing "age of empires" ( the old kickass game ) the map is the whole universe and the fucking FOG is everywhere. how the **** are you gonna find and discover all the enemies, even if there may be billions ?? sucks doesn't it?
Nov 11 2009 5:09AM
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snikende_asfalt
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think* ( litte spelling correction for my last threads start )
Nov 11 2009 5:11AM
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Mr.Panda
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HOLY TRIPLE POST BATMAN!!!

That being said, that picture makes me, a human, feel incredibly small and unremarkable.
Nov 11 2009 5:13AM
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GORlLLA
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Oh wow
Nov 11 2009 6:02AM
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Nov 11 2009 12:18PM
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gakc
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bump
Dec 1 2009 10:55PM
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ShaggyD
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aliens man
they are existent
Dec 1 2009 10:59PM
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Clebo1
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i bet the other galaxies have some insane mountains and just have snowfall year round with an unbelievable park and backcountry
Dec 1 2009 11:11PM
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Chalet_9
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did you find this on Stumble upon?
Dec 2 2009 1:42PM
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Mr.Luke
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Oh my god. Jeepers
Jan 7 2010 5:28PM
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