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Comprehending The Incomprehensible
Posted on 7/30/26 at 11:42 pm
Posted on 7/30/26 at 11:42 pm
Putting the span of the known universe into perspective:
Suppose a single cell moves at 10 micrometers per second. To circle the entire Earth’s surface would take 100,000+ years. FWIW, Homo sapiens have only been around for roughly 300,000 years.
With our current technology, it would take humans 100,000+ years to reach Proxima Centauri, the closest known star to the sun. Which is approximately 40 trillion or 4.0 x 10^13 km away from the sun.
In other words: the distance to the nearest star is already so huge that crossing it with today’s technology takes about as long as a single cell would need to crawl once around the entire Earth.
The estimated diameter of the observable universe is roughly 8.8 x 10^23 km.
Suppose a single cell moves at 10 micrometers per second. To circle the entire Earth’s surface would take 100,000+ years. FWIW, Homo sapiens have only been around for roughly 300,000 years.
With our current technology, it would take humans 100,000+ years to reach Proxima Centauri, the closest known star to the sun. Which is approximately 40 trillion or 4.0 x 10^13 km away from the sun.
In other words: the distance to the nearest star is already so huge that crossing it with today’s technology takes about as long as a single cell would need to crawl once around the entire Earth.
The estimated diameter of the observable universe is roughly 8.8 x 10^23 km.
Posted on 7/30/26 at 11:52 pm to NotoriousFSU
Mother fricker I damn near didn’t graduate high school. I’m trying to figure out how long I have to work to hit 10 mil for retirement.
Not the 10’s of shite you just hit me with.
Not the 10’s of shite you just hit me with.
This post was edited on 7/30/26 at 11:54 pm
Posted on 7/30/26 at 11:55 pm to NotoriousFSU
The universe has been expanding, but it’s going to start contracting in the next two years.
So, things are about to start getting closer. Give it time. We’re about to start traveling between stars. Universe travel is going to be quick in 4 billion years.
So, things are about to start getting closer. Give it time. We’re about to start traveling between stars. Universe travel is going to be quick in 4 billion years.
Posted on 7/30/26 at 11:59 pm to Ghost of Colby
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The universe has been expanding, but it’s going to start contracting in the next two years.
According to who? It's generally accepted the expansion of the universe is accelerating and its ultimate fate is a heat death.
Posted on 7/31/26 at 12:07 am to NotoriousFSU
I prefer conceiving the inconceivable like when people are catching up to me as I climb the Cliffs of Insanity.
Posted on 7/31/26 at 12:09 am to Rize
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Mother fricker I damn near didn’t graduate high school. I’m trying to figure out how long I have to work to hit 10 mil for retirement
If you grossed 250k per year since the 80s you would barely make 10MM before retirement.
You don't need that much to retire. You do you though.
This post was edited on 7/31/26 at 12:10 am
Posted on 7/31/26 at 12:12 am to NotoriousFSU
quote:
Suppose a single cell moves at 10 micrometers per second.
Posted on 7/31/26 at 12:15 am to NotoriousFSU
I prefer my math in miles
Posted on 7/31/26 at 12:19 am to Rize
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I’m trying to figure out how long I have to work to hit 10 mil for retirement.
Well, given your line of work (sucking dick) at a going rate of $10 per dick sucked, you would need to suck 1 million dicks in total. If you averaged 78.28 per day it would take approximately 35.0 years to reach your goal for retirement.
Posted on 7/31/26 at 12:20 am to Ghost of Colby
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The universe has been expanding
Expanding into what?
Posted on 7/31/26 at 12:25 am to AlwysATgr
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Expanding into what?
It's not expanding into anything, space itself is expanding.
Posted on 7/31/26 at 1:35 am to Cfrobel
Thinking that an event as momentous as the universe, expanding since the dawn of time, will begin contracting within two years is utterly laughable.
Is it possible? Sure. Just about as likely as you and I both hitting the Powerball Saturday.
Is it possible? Sure. Just about as likely as you and I both hitting the Powerball Saturday.
Posted on 7/31/26 at 6:26 am to NotoriousFSU
I always like this one…
The difference in size between our entire body and the smallest identifiable subunit of our body (a quark) is just about the same scale as the difference in size between our entire body and 300 light years (thousands of neighboring solar systems).
So if you think about your existence from the perspective of the smallest subunit in your body, you are about the same size as a few thousand solar systems put together.
The difference in size between our entire body and the smallest identifiable subunit of our body (a quark) is just about the same scale as the difference in size between our entire body and 300 light years (thousands of neighboring solar systems).
So if you think about your existence from the perspective of the smallest subunit in your body, you are about the same size as a few thousand solar systems put together.
Posted on 7/31/26 at 6:35 am to NotoriousFSU
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Suppose a single cell moves at 10 micrometers per second.
My sperm cells travel MUCH faster than that.
Allegedly.
Posted on 7/31/26 at 6:35 am to NotoriousFSU
Posted on 7/31/26 at 7:12 am to NotoriousFSU
There was a time on earth when up to 5 or 6 different Homo species lived at the same time. That amazes me.
Posted on 7/31/26 at 7:28 am to MBclass83
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There was a time on earth when up to 5 or 6 different Homo species lived at the same time
The OG LGBTQs.
Posted on 7/31/26 at 9:06 am to Cfrobel
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It's not expanding into anything, space itself is expanding.
So what "space" is it expanding into?
This post was edited on 7/31/26 at 11:39 am
Posted on 7/31/26 at 9:09 am to NotoriousFSU
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8.8 x 10^23 km
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