Out of this world (literally)

[The Admiral]

Here's a link to a short video I got from my OU Gravity course. Quite mesmerising, although you might end up feeling a bit insignificant!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17jymDn0W6U

Ian

[Garethr]

Ian

Great find really puts it all into perspective

Love it.

Gareth

[spaceman_spiff]

Great video. I sort of reminds me of the powers of ten video I watched in science at school:

Although there is a great video with Morgan Freeman narrating!

[The Admiral]

Yes, very similar. I find the music a bit loud though, in comparison to Freeman's voice, but perhaps it's because I'm getting old

[mcolbert]

thanks for the link.  This will be used later on today as we teach our kids at home.

Ian whilst I identify with your comment about feelings of insignificance, I remember a novel, 'Healer' (F.Paul Wilson?) where in one scene the protagonist is making similar comments about how we, as a race are seemingly nothing compared with the universe.  The other replies that it is far from it because we are able to experience the universe, we are able to explore the worlds around us, we are able to participate etc.  So I suppose what I read is that size doesn't matter as we are "...all star stuff..."  

[The Admiral]

It is true, significance really depends on the perspective from which it's viewed. Certainly insignificant size-wise.

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

I always find it amazing that stardust has woken up and seeks to understand where it comes from

[laudropb]

Very nice video. Thanks for the link. Things have certainly changed since I studied with the OU mainly years ago.

[nameunknown]

Of course, in order for us to have evolved (and stars to make the stuff we are made of, and that the planet is made of, and life get going etc..), quite a lot of time had to pass, which means, in the meantime, the Universe got very large indeed. One wouldn't expect intelligent life to find itself in a "small"/young universe - but all this "just for us to be here to see it" - wow!

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