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Originally posted by SlowwHand
So you say that when you get to "the end of space", there's a UTurn only? Turn around and come back?
So you say that when you get to "the end of space", there's a UTurn only? Turn around and come back?
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Same thing that happens when you get to "the end of the surface of the Earth", which is finite. -
1.25 billion Galaxies x 200 million stars =2.5x10^17 stars
1 grain of sand = 1 mm^3?
2.5x10^17 mm^3 of sand= 250 million m^3 sand
average depth of sand covered surface on earth: 10 m?
surface covered by sand in that case: 25 million m^2= 25 km^2
More sand than stars
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Well since all the sand used to be stars, then there is a lot more starstuff around than sand
But there's no sense crying over every mistake. You just keep on trying till you run out of cake.
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Originally posted by Japher
too many assumptions
Surface of the Sahara:
9 million km^2 (Wikipedia)
Average depth: 1 m
= 9000 km^3 of sand or 9000 billion m^3
grain of sand: 1mm^3 --> 1 billion grains of sand in 1 m^3
--> grains of sand in the sahara alone : 9000 billion x billion
(and I further assume the average depth is a bit more then 1 m, and a grain of sand is actually less then 1 mm^3, so the above is a conservative estimate)"post reported"Winston, on the barricades for freedom of speech
"I don't like laws all over the world. Doesn't mean I am going to do anything but post about it."Jon MillerComment
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You assume too much yourself. There are degrees of fineness. Kind of like sand paper. You know that stuff?
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I thought the estimated number of stars in the known universe was much greater than that anyway...10^22?Speaking of Erith:
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Don't bother me now. I'm playing with my hula hoop.Originally posted by Lorizael
There is no actual end to space. The curvature of the universe is such that you do, in fact, just come back around.
Damn you, Zkribbler.
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This is the same process by which the Iraqi guy shot by Saddam turned into a zombie.
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i was a total beast at hula hooping when i was younger. those things were sweet!Originally posted by Zkribbler
Don't bother me now. I'm playing with my hula hoop.
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My God, it's full of sand.“As a lifelong member of the Columbia Business School community, I adhere to the principles of truth, integrity, and respect. I will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do.”
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Is there someone who says the cosmos is infinite? That does not sit too well with the idea of a big bang.Comment
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Big Bang is garbage.Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
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Well there's the Texan opinion. Anyone have a scientific opinion on the Big Bang?Click here if you're having trouble sleeping.
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