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List of reason not to take yourself/ the world to seriously

Started by glorfon, October 10, 2009, 12:46:02 AM

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Jasper


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Quote from: Felix on January 22, 2010, 07:27:26 PM
These are all "reasons" not to take oneself seriously.

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap100120.html

There's a real reason.

Beutiful video, Felix. The vastness of the universe can truly put much into perspective.
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Kai

Quote from: Felix on January 22, 2010, 07:27:26 PM
These are all "reasons" not to take oneself seriously.

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap100120.html

There's a real reason.

I like how this video shows a masterful sense of scale and perspective without evoking the pitying fatalistic feelings of insignificance other such videos try at.

Home is always the center of ones universe, no matter what the great forces within time might say otherwise.
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Jasper

Yeah, it reminded me of that early astronomy video "powers of 10" or something, where it showed the universe at powers of magnification, from the cosmic to the nuclear.  That one didn't have magnificent rendering and perspective though.

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THAT was incredible.  I'm so showing this to my son tomorrow.  It gave me a real sense of peace too. 

Man, thanks.

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wow, the most unnerving thing was when it went back home. I was really like, "wait, where do I live again" and then a few moments later "wtf that's just our galaxy?!? are we there yet"
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Jasper

I wish it did the whole thing where it goes down to human scale, then shows all the magnifications down to quarks and muons.