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Re: It's a Big Universe and We're Not Grapefruit.

Posted By: Brunnen-G, on host 210.54.110.30
Date: Saturday, March 23, 2002, at 00:50:35
In Reply To: Re: It's a Big Universe and We're Not. posted by Matthew on Saturday, March 23, 2002, at 00:22:33:

> The universe is far too big for anyone to really comprehend. We can grasp its hugeness with examples, like "if this grapefruit were our galaxy then the next nearest one would be on Mars," but we can't really wrap our heads around the truly immense distances involved.

Personally, I can't even wrap my head around the concept of the galaxy being a grapefruit and the next nearest grapefruit is on Mars.

There are grapefruit on Mars? And if this galaxy is a grapefruit, is Mars *inside* that grapefruit when we say the other grapefruit is on Mars? And what if you think of it from the perspective of the grapefruit on Mars, if it was a sentient grapefruit? Where would the galaxy be then? How many grapefruit are we talking about here, in an infinite cosmos, or are they ALL THE SAME GRAPEFRUIT infinitely reflecting itself within itself? Would the universe be easier to cope with if it was less bitter and citrus-flavoured, like for example a Cadbury Creme Egg on Mars?

Brunnen-"now my head REALLY hurts"G

Replies To This Message

Re: It's a Big Universe and We're Not Grapefruit. - Eric Sleator - Sat, 3/23/2002, 20:58:22
Re: It's a Big Universe and We're Not Grapefruit. - Matthew - Sat, 3/23/2002, 01:38:02
- Re: It's a Big Universe and We're Not Grapefruit. - Sosiqui - Sat, 3/23/2002, 09:15:35
  - Re: It's a Big Universe and We're Not Grapefruit. - Wes - Sat, 3/23/2002, 10:43:20
    - Re: It's a Big Universe and We're Not Grapefruit. - Sosiqui - Sat, 3/23/2002, 12:44:31

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Message:	> > The universe is far too big for anyone to really comprehend. We can grasp its hugeness with examples, like "if this grapefruit were our galaxy then the next nearest one would be on Mars," but we can't really wrap our heads around the truly immense distances involved. > > Personally, I can't even wrap my head around the concept of the galaxy being a grapefruit and the next nearest grapefruit is on Mars. > > There are grapefruit on Mars? And if this galaxy is a grapefruit, is Mars inside that grapefruit when we say the other grapefruit is on Mars? And what if you think of it from the perspective of the grapefruit on Mars, if it was a sentient grapefruit? Where would the galaxy be then? How many grapefruit are we talking about here, in an infinite cosmos, or are they ALL THE SAME GRAPEFRUIT infinitely reflecting itself within itself? Would the universe be easier to cope with if it was less bitter and citrus-flavoured, like for example a Cadbury Creme Egg on Mars? > > Brunnen-"now my head REALLY hurts"G
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