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Do you feel you have a good idea of how big the universe is?

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hippoforsara Female, 13-17 Eastern US Joined: 8 yrs, 3 mos ago 210 Posts	8 yrs ago, 2 mos ago - Sunday 3/16/14 - 3:12:29 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message I do. It just HAS to be HUMONGOUS from what I've learned so far in science class.
Guilty_Spark moderator Male, 40-49 Europe Joined: 13 yrs, 8 mos ago 24,753 Posts	8 yrs ago, 2 mos ago - Sunday 3/16/14 - 3:40:56 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message No. I know the size of the observable universe and the theoretical size of the rest of it but there is absolutely no way in hell I can make those numbers mean anything real. Try picture just one light year in your head.
Electric Male, 18-29 Western US Joined: 20 yrs, 9 mos ago 123,778 Posts	8 yrs ago, 2 mos ago - Sunday 3/16/14 - 3:42:19 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message Even one light second is enough to get to the Moon, pretty much
aldod Male, 60-69 Western US Joined: 16 yrs, 8 mos ago 7,870 Posts	8 yrs ago, 2 mos ago - Sunday 3/16/14 - 11:27:45 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message On Sunday 3/16/14 - 3:40:56 PM Guilty_Spark wrote: <snip> Try picture just one light year in your head. To begin with, you'd have to have a REALLY big head!
Inquizitor2 Male, 30-39 Western US Joined: 9 yrs, 10 mos ago 7,733 Posts	8 yrs ago, 2 mos ago - Sunday 3/16/14 - 11:28:12 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message no clue, we're still exploring it.
dacash Male, 50-59 Africa Joined: 17 yrs, 9 mos ago 41,399 Posts	8 yrs ago, 2 mos ago - Monday 3/17/14 - 1:14:41 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message On Sunday 3/16/14 - 3:40:56 PM Guilty_Spark wrote: No. I know the size of the observable universe and the theoretical size of the rest of it but there is absolutely no way in hell I can make those numbers mean anything real. Try picture just one light year in your head. Very well said. I try every year to get students to comprehend how big a mole is. Its just incomprehensible. And then I get kids saying "I understand how big a number it is." and I'm thinking "Really, because I use that number all the time and I feel completely inadequate to understand it."
shakira2 Male, 70+ Southern US Joined: 15 yrs, 8 mos ago 54,293 Posts	8 yrs ago, 2 mos ago - Monday 3/17/14 - 1:54:56 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message There are stars in the universe which make the sun look like a puny little dot in comparison. Basically, size of the universe = wtf
catchall moderator Male, 30-39 Western US Joined: 18 yrs, 4 mos ago 37,268 Posts	8 yrs ago, 2 mos ago - Monday 3/17/14 - 3:54:52 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message I mean I have a theoretical understanding, as Brunnen said. But to be able to really grasp what that means? Mind boggling. Nope.
skyfish Male, 70+ Asia Joined: 13 yrs, 5 mos ago 42,287 Posts	8 yrs ago, 2 mos ago - Monday 3/17/14 - 3:55:43 PM EST (GMT-5) quote message at least several miles long

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