Some interesting comparisons

selector.dub.u · Post by **selector.dub.u** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 11:40 am

Some relevant facts concerning these comparisons:

Antares is the 15th brightest star in the sky.
It is more than 1000 light years away.

poax · Post by **poax** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 11:43 am

ive gone cross eyed.]

paolo · Post by **paolo** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 11:46 am

did u know the earth and everything on it is made from stardust from a long long time ago? amazing eh?

selector.dub.u · Post by **selector.dub.u** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 11:54 am

paolo wrote:did u know the earth and everything on it is made from stardust from a long long time ago? amazing eh?

Yes absolutely .
If u want to get a bit more technical about it the base elements for a portion of the earth's composition were created in the crucibles of imploding Red Giants Like Betelgeuse and Antares or in the center of super dense white dwarfs.

selector.dub.u · Post by **selector.dub.u** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 11:56 am

poax wrote:ive gone cross eyed.]

LOL
Man U have made me laugh so much the half year you have been around this forum.

I appreciate! I appreciate !

elgato · Post by **elgato** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 12:06 pm

Man that is nuts, its got me rushing! So amazing to think actually how vast that is. I used to find space and the universe frightening, because it removes meaning from life, rendering everything insignificant. But its funny, now I find it soothing and re-assuring for the same reason. I guess it depends on where you’re at in your life. Thanks for that anyways

keep bringing the interesting facts!

metalboxproducts · Post by **metalboxproducts** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 12:09 pm

Do you reckon you can play tennis with those balls?

aerosol cambell · Post by **aerosol cambell** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 12:15 pm

Sigh.... looks like no one else is going to make a Uranus gag so....

Uranus is bigger than earth?? SLACK.

selector.dub.u · Post by **selector.dub.u** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 12:44 pm

AeroSol Cambell wrote:Sigh.... looks like no one else is going to make a Uranus gag so....

Uranus is bigger than earth?? SLACK.

HHAHAHA

there are some other jokes in relationship to this but I ain't going there.

joseph-j · Post by **joseph-j** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 12:56 pm

That sort of thing makes me feel a bit sick. Not the slack Uranus thing, the original post.

Reading some book about superstring theory and whatever* and it does my head in.

*could I sound any less academic?

selector.dub.u · Post by **selector.dub.u** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 12:57 pm

elgato wrote:Man that is nuts, its got me rushing! So amazing to think actually how vast that is. I used to find space and the universe frightening, because it removes meaning from life, rendering everything insignificant. But its funny, now I find it soothing and re-assuring for the same reason. I guess it depends on where you’re at in your life. Thanks for that anyways keep bringing the interesting facts!

you are welcome .
puts things in perspective huh?

as far as the meaning thing goes- the only thing for me that would remove meaning from life is my own choice to remove that meaning.
I can see where lack of meaning would feel comforting I think in many ways this what budhist's meditate for in a way.

Objects or the absence of objects are meaningless until I imbue them with meaning.

Some objects seem to have more or less meaning based on various factors that I wont go into now cuz i am tired.

selector.dub.u · Post by **selector.dub.u** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 1:01 pm

metalboxproducts wrote:Do you reckon you can play tennis with those balls?

wanna fire up photo shop and give it a shot?

jack sparrow1 · Post by **jack sparrow1** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 1:19 pm

did you know that the reason we see lesser white dog poo on the street is because circa 1996 it was deemed unhealthy for dogs to ingest so much charcoal

so they removed it

now it stays soggy and sticky for longer

bad for your nikes,great for dogs

ikarai · Post by **ikarai** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 1:19 pm

wicked post! should be mandatory viewing.

elgato · Post by **elgato** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 1:24 pm

selector.dub.u wrote:as far as the meaning thing goes- the only thing for me that would remove meaning from life is my own choice to remove that meaning.
I can see where lack of meaning would feel comforting I think in many ways this what budhist's meditate for in a way.

Objects or the absence of objects are meaningless until I imbue them with meaning.

the problem that i have is that at times i find it hard to maintain that perspective and control over what things should be allocated what value or meaning. i feel that i lack the ability to control my choices in that sense. if you see what i mean? because essentially i believe that one's reality is of your own making, what is 'real' is what you project and perceive, but the key is having control over that faculty, so as to maintain a positive outlook

and things like this help me by shoving me in the appropriate direction. its the same with watching the news - one of the best ways to help me get over personal problems. fucking twisted. this is a more wholesome way to do it, cos it means i dont have to tangle with the guilt of finding personal solace in the relative discomfort of others.

selector.dub.u wrote:Some objects seem to have more or less meaning based on various factors that I wont go into now cuz i am tired.

im interested by this

*grand* · Post by ***grand*** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 2:28 pm

trying to undrdstand everything is too much hard work and im looking fwd to the day my brain shuts down. till then i will continue seeking knowledge and undesrtanding.. as together they = power.

Stay in school Kids.....

narcossist · Post by **narcossist** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 2:48 pm

If you drew the solar system to scale, with the earth the size of a pea, pluto would be 200 meters away*. d i a g r a m s in science books by ego-centric earthlings are pretty good at making us look a lot bigger than what we are.

*disclaimer: its something like that

gravious · Post by **gravious** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 3:12 pm

Our galaxy is about hundred thousand light years across, and I'm sure I read that its estimated that there are 100million other galaxies out there varying from 10 thous LY up to fuck-knows how big.

if the galaxy were reduced to 130 km in diameter, the solar system would be 2 mm.

You can't demonstrate that kind of scale with any amount of photoshopping.

It is a crazy thought. But quite relaxing I feel.

total perspective vortex anyone?

corpsey · Post by **corpsey** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 4:35 pm

paolo · Post by **paolo** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 4:51 pm

Corpsey wrote:

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