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If the moon were only 1 pixel: A tediously accurate solar system model (2014)

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Re: If the moon were only 1 pixel: A tediously accurate solar system model (2014)

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Post by quchen »

clocker wrote: post #32
amelius wrote: post #3

Make sure you press the "c" button in the bottom right. Light is incredibly slow, and everything seems out of reach. I think we'll have a holodeck before we reach another star. And maybe that'll be enough.

> Lightly is incredibly slow Its relative! Sitting on a couch and watching the pixel move from the sun to the earth for 8 minutes feels incredibly slow but if you are actually traveling in a light speed aircraft then it won’t feel that slow.

Quite the opposite, much like when skydiving, going really fast without any close reference point makes everything stand still. And in space, there wouldn’t even be (very loud) atmospheric drag to physically remind you about what speed you’re actually going.

Re: If the moon were only 1 pixel: A tediously accurate solar system model (2014)

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Post by jenoer »

1over137 wrote: post #42

How does this website work? I feel like I'm stuck on the first screen maybe? It says 'scroll to explore' but there are no scrollbars. Does it only work with a mouse with a scroll wheel?

Scroll horizontally, to the right.

Re: If the moon were only 1 pixel: A tediously accurate solar system model (2014)

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Post by arrowsmith »

IggleSniggle wrote: post #5
andersco wrote: post #2

Still an extraordinary experience after all these years and possibly the best use of horizontal scrolling I’ve seen. Lots of previous discussions and posts on HN: https://hn.algolia.com/?q=if+moon+only+1+pixel

It's very very good! I thought this one hit hard though, I assume inspired by the moon = 1-pixel viz. https://hmijail.github.io/1-pixel-wealth/

This is great, but it needs an update: wealth inequality is even higher today than it was when that site was created.

E.g. it gives Jeff Bezos's net worth as $139 billion, but today it's $228 billion.

Re: If the moon were only 1 pixel: A tediously accurate solar system model (2014)

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Post by schaefer »

baxtr wrote: post #38
amelius wrote: post #3

Make sure you press the "c" button in the bottom right. Light is incredibly slow, and everything seems out of reach. I think we'll have a holodeck before we reach another star. And maybe that'll be enough.

Me scrolling is faster than the speed of light! Nice.

Dude, chill.

We’ve got to preserve causality. :P

Re: If the moon were only 1 pixel: A tediously accurate solar system model (2014)

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Post by jjbinx007 »

quchen wrote: post #41
clocker wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Lightly is incredibly slow Its relative! Sitting on a couch and watching the pixel move from the sun to the earth for 8 minutes feels incredibly slow but if you are actually traveling in a light speed aircraft then it won’t feel that slow.

Quite the opposite, much like when skydiving, going really fast without any close reference point makes everything stand still. And in space, there wouldn’t even be (very loud) atmospheric drag to physically remind you about what speed you’re actually going.

I believe the OP was referring to relativity - the closer to the speed of light you get the slower time appears to tick. So if you could travel at light speed you'd arrive at your destination immediately from your reference frame, but much slower from another person's.

Re: If the moon were only 1 pixel: A tediously accurate solar system model (2014)

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Post by Andrex »

NKosmatos wrote: post #46

We’re never going to leave this planet/solar system if we don’t discover FTL (Faster Than Light) travel. Pretty scary if you think about how ridiculously empty is space.

We can leave it pretty easily. :p Only took Voyager 1 about 40 years.

If ~1.0C is the fastest man can travel, that's still pretty good. Alpha Centauri is in reach (less than five light-years).

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