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Title: Zoom in from the galaxy to a quark
Post by: Thing [vL] on June 12, 2005, 02:04 PM
http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/powersof10/index.html
Title: Re: Zoom in from the galaxy to a quark
Post by: Newby on June 12, 2005, 03:18 PM
That's pretty crazy.
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Post by: Topaz on June 12, 2005, 03:25 PM
I remember seeing something like that in my grade school days
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Post by: Tazo on June 12, 2005, 05:28 PM
i wonder if thats real
Title: Re: Zoom in from the galaxy to a quark
Post by: Yoni on June 12, 2005, 07:13 PM
Quote from: Tazo on June 12, 2005, 05:28 PM
i wonder if thats real
Depends. What is "real"? How do you define "real"?
1. Obviously we have no telemicroscope in outer space that can zoom into the cells of a leaf.
2. The images of things much smaller than cells are not related to reality. Especially quarks. At those distances, it's impossible to measure the color (== light wavelength), anyway. Anything known about the quarks' shape/color is probably purely theoretical/hypothetical or even made up to make the subject simpler to understand. As for atoms, come on. They are obviously drawn... Poorly. :)
3. Most of the outer space pictures are probably illustrational only, too.
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Post by: warz on June 12, 2005, 11:30 PM
Saw almost that exact slide show in astronomy last semester.
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Post by: Falcon[anti-yL] on June 13, 2005, 02:39 AM
Pretty cool :)
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Post by: QwertyMonster on June 13, 2005, 09:50 AM
Lol nice :P
Title: Re: Zoom in from the galaxy to a quark
Post by: Intangir on June 16, 2005, 04:49 PM
i saw a similar one like 10 years ago, where it zoomed in towards a park in chicago, into a mans hand


anyone heard about that game quark? its going to be like the reverse ;) you start the game as a microscopic organism and evolve into ocean life, land life, then a comunity of beings, and then a city, cities, take over the planet, goto outer space, colonize the solar system, go to other solar systems, travel the entire galaxy!, it looks amazing, you discover all kinds of other life forms all over the galaxy if you havent seen it, ill post another link for it
Title: Re: Zoom in from the galaxy to a quark
Post by: Intangir on June 16, 2005, 04:51 PM
http://forum.valhallalegends.com/phpbbs/index.php?topic=11862
Title: Re: Zoom in from the galaxy to a quark
Post by: quasi-modo on June 23, 2005, 12:02 AM
Quote from: Intangir on June 16, 2005, 04:49 PM
i saw a similar one like 10 years ago, where it zoomed in towards a park in chicago, into a mans hand


anyone heard about that game quark? its going to be like the reverse ;) you start the game as a microscopic organism and evolve into ocean life, land life, then a comunity of beings, and then a city, cities, take over the planet, goto outer space, colonize the solar system, go to other solar systems, travel the entire galaxy!, it looks amazing, you discover all kinds of other life forms all over the galaxy if you havent seen it, ill post another link for it

i saw that too... wasnt it in a bill nye video or something?