How big are we?

[madman]

I came across the following videos that are sooo fricken mind boggling that I had to share with everyone. Some of you may have seen something like this before, but its still worth seeing again!

YouTube - Planet Size Comparison HD by Discovery Channel

YouTube - Universal Perspective & the relative size of planets

[josie20]

To quote Norm, "Oh...my...God." I don't know about anyone else, but I can't watch something like this and not believe in a superior being or life on other planets/moons.

Thanks for sharing, madman.

[Vauktu]

Those stars are giant!

Here's another video:
YouTube - The Known Universe by AMNH

[Davy Jones]

Originally Posted by Vauktu

Those stars are giant!

Here's another video:
YouTube - The Known Universe by AMNH

I feel.......
Small...

[madman]

wow very cool video. We are sooo insignificant

[guyguy]

i really love those kind of video! <3 stars!

[josie20]

That video is depressing. There's all that universe out there and no feasible way to explore it. God, what kind of cruel joke is this? *cries*

That just shows how dang insignificant we really are. Thanks for the post, Vauktu.

[Apollo]

This is very interesting as well.
This is the voice of the earth: *No BS*

The universe is vast and the planets are simply like distant stars when compared to a sun. I personally love Blue star Supergiants. They are the rarest and the most common kind of star in the universe (for a spiral galaxy, skipping the technicalities; they're rare for a telescope). Those are simply beautiful. If you want to truly feel how small you are on the planet, and in the universe, look up at the stars and know your only seeing a 'skybox'. Use Polaris (The North Star) as a guiding point. Once you understand star charts, you'll get this feeling inside you.... you know the orbits of the planets, the sun, and of our earth. You, simply, escape the world when you look up. There isn't any feeling like it. Unique.

So are Pulsating Stars, they are incredibly extraordinary.

[Na'vi_supporter]

Originally Posted by Apollo

This is very interesting as well.
This is the voice of the earth: *No BS*

I wonder how big portion(if any) of these radiowaves are product of our technology or if it is caused only by magnetosphere interaction.

[Aquaplant]

Not to sound negative or patronizing, but how is this in any way new information? Sure we don't think about these things, because we are busy with our meaningless daily lives, but once you stop for a moment and think, it's really quite obvious.

And yes, life is the most cruel joke ever, but we don't need to go into space to realize that. Terra firma is more than enough to come in terms with the fact that life is meaningless. Space is only there for extra annoyance, like somehow taunting us for our misery and ignorance here.

The word insignificant doesn't even begin to cover what we are on this pathetic ball of dirt.

[madman]

Originally Posted by Aquaplant

Not to sound negative or patronizing, but how is this in any way new information? Sure we don't think about these things, because we are busy with our meaningless daily lives, but once you stop for a moment and think, it's really quite obvious.

And yes, life is the most cruel joke ever, but we don't need to go into space to realize that. Terra firma is more than enough to come in terms with the fact that life is meaningless. Space is only there for extra annoyance, like somehow taunting us for our misery and ignorance here.

The word insignificant doesn't even begin to cover what we are on this pathetic ball of dirt.

I don't doubt that any of us didn't know how small we really are compared to the Universe. It's just interesting to see visual representations to help us ponder the possibilities the universe has to offer. These types of videos are starting points for some for thought and wonder about our existence. They can catapult a person into the need to learn more about our Universe.



How can you say images of our planet like the above are pathetic? It only gives me hope to be able to see such beauty first hand. It drives me to get out and do something. It pushes me to make a difference.

[Aquaplant]

Originally Posted by madman

I don't doubt that any of us didn't know how small we really are compared to the Universe. It's just interesting to see visual representations to help us ponder the possibilities the universe has to offer. These types of videos are starting points for some for thought and wonder about our existence. They can catapult a person into the need to learn more about our Universe.

How can you say images of our planet like the above are pathetic? It only gives me hope to be able to see such beauty first hand. It drives me to get out and do something. It pushes me to make a difference.

What is so bloody wonderful about our existence? For me it's more of a curse than a wonder. Also only a need won't do you any good if you don't have the means to pursue those needs.

And that picture is just a rock covered in algae, what's the big deal? Then again I can't think of anything that would motivate me to "make a difference".

I'm sorry for my moody behavior, but this is the way I am when frustrated with life. I don't really know why I'm even posting again, since all I ever do is complain and just ruin the enjoyment for others.

[Txum_kali'weya]

AAH! Vauktu, you stole my idea.

anyway, for the safety of the website, i will only post a link.

link

that is the black space inbetween stars in the night sky.

[Human No More]

Seen that before, but it's certainly impressive...

This is why we are not alone in the universe.

[madman]

Originally Posted by Aquaplant

And that picture is just a rock covered in algae, what's the big deal? Then again I can't think of anything that would motivate me to "make a difference".

If you can't see the beauty of that photo then I don't know what to say

Despite the other sites of that photo, I see the algea as beautiful on it's own.