If The Moon Was Only 1 Pixel

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Post by cdevroe » Tue, Mar 04, 2014, 5:39 PM UTC

If The Moon Was Only 1 Pixel
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Re: If The Moon Was Only 1 Pixel

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Post by _dark_matter_ » Tue, Mar 04, 2014, 6:01 PM UTC

Are you kidding me? Sideways scroll with no way to use my scroll wheel? It's choppy and unreadable scrolling using the scrollbar, and using the right arrow is just too slow.

Re: If The Moon Was Only 1 Pixel

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Post by jonhmchan » Tue, Mar 04, 2014, 6:02 PM UTC

This is very cool - I love demonstrations like this that show the scale of incomprehensible scales. It's always fascinating.

Re: If The Moon Was Only 1 Pixel

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Post by acheron » Tue, Mar 04, 2014, 6:03 PM UTC

"were".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subjunctive_mood

Re: If The Moon Was Only 1 Pixel

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Post by bunkat » Tue, Mar 04, 2014, 6:06 PM UTC

I tried to use the scrollbar to scroll but I never landed on anything but empty space. While it did perfectly show off the vastness and emptiness of the universe, it probably was not the intended result.

Re: If The Moon Was Only 1 Pixel

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Post by ndcrandall » Tue, Mar 04, 2014, 6:10 PM UTC

_dark_matter_ wrote: post #2

Are you kidding me? Sideways scroll with no way to use my scroll wheel? It's choppy and unreadable scrolling using the scrollbar, and using the right arrow is just too slow.

Just a hint shift+scroll wheel in a lot of cases will scroll horizontally.

Re: If The Moon Was Only 1 Pixel

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Post by jostmey » Tue, Mar 04, 2014, 6:11 PM UTC

Quote: "Sorry, Humanity," says Evolution. "What with all the jaguars trying to eat you, the parasites in your fur, and the never-ending need for a decent steak, I was a little busy. I didn’t exactly have time to come up with a way to conceive of vast stretches of nothingness."

Re: If The Moon Was Only 1 Pixel

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Post by rwl4 » Tue, Mar 04, 2014, 6:12 PM UTC

jonhmchan wrote: post #3

This is very cool - I love demonstrations like this that show the scale of incomprehensible scales. It's always fascinating.

I agree. This was a beautiful illustration of our solar system. I especially liked the running narrative. ;-)

Re: If The Moon Was Only 1 Pixel

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Post by ColinWright » Tue, Mar 04, 2014, 6:13 PM UTC

acheron wrote: post #4

"were". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subjunctive_mood

But this should not use the subjunctive, because he has indeed drawn an image using the scale of the Moon being one pixel wide. This shows it's possible, and hence the subjunctive is inappropriate.

Re: If The Moon Was Only 1 Pixel

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Post by werdnapk » Tue, Mar 04, 2014, 6:15 PM UTC

ndcrandall wrote: post #6

_dark_matter_ wrote: post #2

Are you kidding me? Sideways scroll with no way to use my scroll wheel? It's choppy and unreadable scrolling using the scrollbar, and using the right arrow is just too slow.

Just a hint shift+scroll wheel in a lot of cases will scroll horizontally.

shift+scroll appears to scroll me back and forth in my browser history (Using FF).