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Comments on MetaFilter post Feeling small or feeling big?Thu, 20 Jun 2002 10:20:12 -0800Thu, 20 Jun 2002 10:20:12 -0800en-ushttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss60Feeling small or feeling big?
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<a href="http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/powersof10/index.html">Feeling small or feeling big?</a> 39 orders of magnitude that take you from the Milky Way to the proton in an oak leaf.post:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.17953Thu, 20 Jun 2002 10:10:50 -0800Chief TypistscalinguniversesizeinsignificanceflashzoomgalaxyprotonleafmilkywayBy: samsara
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Pretty neat concept. Also posted in <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/comments.mefi/14288">January</a>comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.17953-293601Thu, 20 Jun 2002 10:20:12 -0800samsaraBy: zoopraxiscope
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how cool. and it's not even <a href="http://www.powersof10.com/p10_day/why.html">October 10</a>.comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.17953-293610Thu, 20 Jun 2002 10:28:20 -0800zoopraxiscopeBy: keithl
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Very cool. Thanks for the link.comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.17953-293621Thu, 20 Jun 2002 10:41:51 -0800keithlBy: RunsWithBandageScissors
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Wow! Too cool, and will pass along to the kids for help with a science project! Thanks!comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.17953-293628Thu, 20 Jun 2002 10:46:30 -0800RunsWithBandageScissorsBy: vacapinta
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Darnit, I was hoping to see a quark!comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.17953-293650Thu, 20 Jun 2002 11:01:35 -0800vacapintaBy: acornface
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The original Powers of Ten, by Charles and Ray Eames, is worth checking out. I have a flip book that has always fascinated visitors, from my young niece to my (now-deceased) 90-year-old grandfather. I prefer the Eames version because it focuses on Chicago, specifically on a man sunbathing. Brings a little more human touch to it.comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.17953-293685Thu, 20 Jun 2002 11:27:11 -0800acornfaceBy: ColdChef
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<i>Face to face with a single proton</i>
"Well, hello there. Can I buy you a drink?"
Also: (an oldie but bears repeating)
<a href="http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/13270#193724">Two neutrons walk into each other on the sidewalk.
One shouts, "damn, I've lost an electron!"
The other one replies, "you sure?"
The first one replies, "yeah, I'm positive!"
</a>comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.17953-293703Thu, 20 Jun 2002 11:44:31 -0800ColdChefBy: mathis23
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Very cool. Here's <a href="http://www.anzwers.org/free/universe/sattelit.html">another website </a>that picks up where this one leaves off and takes you in the opposite direction...from the Sun's neighborhood out to 'the Visible Universe'.
What did they use to get that shot of the Milky Way anyhow? A Nikon or what...comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.17953-293960Thu, 20 Jun 2002 15:35:21 -0800mathis23By: wackybrit
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acornface: That book rules! We had it in our household in the early 80's, and as a kid, I'd often pour over it. Even as a little kid, it really put everything into perspective in my mind.comment:www.metafilter.com,2002:site.17953-294059Thu, 20 Jun 2002 18:44:06 -0800wackybrit
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