Wonders Of The Universe - It Makes You Think

[dave50]

Has anyone seen this program? Absolutely fascinating and doesn't it bring home the fact that this planet is just a tiny insignificant spec in the universe and we creatures are even more insignificant but we take ourselves and what we do so seriously, as if it matters at all in the great scheme of things. Saving the planet? It and the sun will die and disappear anyway in a few billion years as if they never existed. Think about these things when you are worried you haven't achieved anything in life, it doesn't really matter at the end of the day.

[douglas9401]

Jesus dave, spoiler alert!

[Theland]

Actually Dave, I am far from insignificant.
In fact, I consider myself essential, important, popular, wise and wonderful, and I survived a fall down the stairs yesterday.
'Twas a miracle I tell thee!

[Bazile]

Yes it's one of the programs I watch from time to time

It's certainly makes you wonder about the vastness of the universe

Billions of galaxies , countless light years apart each with billions of stars within , with light years between each star

[derekpara]

I don't consider myself insignificant at all ! I've given new life, saved a few human beings, produced useful things etc.

But Something I can't get my head around is.. where does space end ?

[Zacs-Master]

I was laid on the deck of a boat on lake Koycegiz last week in the dark. The Milky Way and starscape was truly awesome

[Arksided]

Love it! Prof Brian Cox explains things so well with jelly beans etc... even I can understand it.

[mushroom25]

Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy has wise words on our place in space. “Space,” it says, “is big. Really big. You just won’t believe how vastly, hugely, mindbogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it’s a long way down the road to the chemist’s, but that’s just peanuts to space.”

[douglas9401]

"where does space end ?"

Nobody knows, until they bump into the inside of the massive bell jar that this whole experiment is taking place under.

[Bazile]

//Space,” it says, “is big. Really big. You just won’t believe how vastly, hugely, mindbogglingly big it is. //

Sounds like a description by Donald Trump - lol

[mushroom25]

// Sounds like a description by Donald Trump //

yes. willing to bet Donald Trump would survive the Total Perspective Vortex unfazed - instead of being awed and belittled by the perspective of his place in an infinite universe, he'd just say "but hey, I'm Donald Trump".....

[Old_Geezer]

We may be small, but insignificant ? Never !
Not even found any other sentient life elsewhere yet.

[Peter Pedant]

Brian Cox - very good
used to be a prof of theoretical physics
but has kinda morphed into
Prof of understanding Physics, aimed at morons

and is sortta good at it!

[Peter Pedant]

// "where does space end ?"//

it doesnt - Space isnt embedded in anything
you look at the equations and say - this doesnt end anywhere.

like you look at - - distance = speed x time and say
this is a speed equation for cars and trains
it is no good for weighing bananas or paying taxes

[Khandro]

In the realm of the blind a one-eyed man is king.

[Peter Pedant]

// he'd just say "but hey, I'm Donald Trump".....//
no I think he woild say
" my that is veeeeeeeery big - reminds me of part of me. You look like a nice girl - do you want to ++++ in a bed whilst I watch?"

clearly he wdnt say the last part to someone like me

[Khandro]

In all that vastness which we can observe but not comprehend, nothing is more astonishing than something so small you can hold it in the palm of your hand - a bird's egg.