Logarithmic map of the universe: http://www.astro.princeton.edu/universe/ TL;DR: http://www.astro.princeton.edu/universe/all100.gif
Obligatory XKCD reference:
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#62It does not work on Safari Version 6.0.4 (8536.29.13)
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#63This reminded me of something I saw at the Science Museum in London a few years ago. A round clock face is used to represent the history of the earth and a narrator tells us the geological events that happen as the clock hands travels around the clock face. At a few seconds to midnight, we're told this is when humans appear. I thought it was a clever way of illustrating how human history occupies such a tiny segment…
One of the first couple of episodes of Cosmos (maybe the first?) has a similar thing to convey the scale of time in our existence in the universe. Pretty cool.
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#64This reminded me of something I saw at the Science Museum in London a few years ago. A round clock face is used to represent the history of the earth and a narrator tells us the geological events that happen as the clock hands travels around the clock face. At a few seconds to midnight, we're told this is when humans appear. I thought it was a clever way of illustrating how human history occupies such a tiny segment…
Rather than place the present day at midnight on the clock, how about placing the present day on the current value given by the Doomsday Clock [1]. Then, with a little arithmetic, you can label midnight with the projected date of Doomsday :)
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#65very nice work bro... thumbs up
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#66Why would you disable zoom? How am I supposed to enjoy your site while pooping?
Take your laptop in with you? Come on, I bet you have...
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#67I love it, puts things in great perspective.
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#68Earlier quoted context omitted.
Same here. These sort of time scales should really make us humble and question the meaning of "making a dent in the universe" or taking our legacies too seriously.
"Dent" is not something large, and doesn't have to be a conscious memory. A tree you plant won't remember you.
Plant ten and you have a forest.
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#69.. and here is us, destroying millions of years life, in what is a split of a second in comparison. We are undertaking the greatest mass extinction of all times.
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#70.. and here is us, destroying millions of years life, in what is a split of a second in comparison. We are undertaking the greatest mass extinction of all times.
That’s kind of melodramatic. The universe will be just fine without humans, or even our tiny planet Earth.