DonRocks Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 "How Small Is Planet Earth!" by Renaud Margry on facebook.com (Speakers down; the music gets to be a bit much - but *well* worth seeing.) Watch the video first, then investigate VY Canis Majoris. Are we really any more significant than ants? We have been cursed with self-awareness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 But I AM the center of the universe. Silly video... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas P Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 I think this ties in nicely here and with the EZY post, zoom down to the Planck scale or out to the entire(?) universe: "The Scale of the Universe 2" by Cary Huang on htwins.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.A.R. Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 I used this to explain the size of our solar system to my kids. They were at first blown away....then got a little bit bored after they got to Jupiter! "If the Moon Were Only 1 Pixel" on joshworth.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Kinda puts things in perspective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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