# Animation showing smallest and greatest **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [May 15, 2008, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animation-showing-smallest-and-greatest/449434 "2008-05-15T14:40:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![naita](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naita/32/5862_2.png) [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animation-showing-smallest-and-greatest/449434/1 "2008-05-15T14:40:41Z")
I recall an animation/interactive thingy where you could go from the whole universe down to quarks by changin the order of magnitude step by step. Along the way you could see how big a galaxy is compared to the solar system, the solar system compared to the planets, the earth compared to big ben, and so on and so forth. My google-fu is failing me, so I’m hoping someone remembers the same animation and actually has a link. Or more powerful google-fu. ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animation-showing-smallest-and-greatest/449434/2 "2008-05-15T14:46:23Z")
Here’s one > **[Powers Of Ten Video](https://www.fugly.com/videos/4467/powers-of-ten-video.html)** > > To infinity and beyond! Google “The Powers of Ten” for others. ---
**Author:** ![Szlater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90ced4/32.png) [@Szlater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Szlater)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animation-showing-smallest-and-greatest/449434/3 "2008-05-15T14:50:05Z")
Nikon’s [Universcale](http://www.nikon.com/about/feelnikon/universcale/index.htm)? ---
**Author:** ![Flander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8c91f0/32.png) [@Flander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flander)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animation-showing-smallest-and-greatest/449434/4 "2008-05-15T15:05:33Z")
[QUOTE=Szlater] Nikon’s [Universcale](http://www.nikon.com/about/feelnikon/universcale/index.htm)? [/QUOTE] DAMNIT!! I’ve been waiting for that page to load for like 5 minutes so I could post this. Stupid work internet! ---
**Author:** ![naita](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naita/32/5862_2.png) [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animation-showing-smallest-and-greatest/449434/5 "2008-05-15T19:52:53Z")
Universcale! That’s the one. Thanks people. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animation-showing-smallest-and-greatest/449434/6 "2008-05-15T22:18:09Z")
[QUOTE=Szlater] Nikon’s [Universcale](http://www.nikon.com/about/feelnikon/universcale/index.htm)? [/QUOTE] Dammit Beavis, that is the coolest thing I have ever seen. ---
**Author:** ![drewbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drewbert/32/15890_2.png) [@drewbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewbert)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2008, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animation-showing-smallest-and-greatest/449434/7 "2008-05-16T00:01:10Z")
[http://4d2u.nao.ac.jp/english/4d2unav.html](http://4d2u.nao.ac.jp/english/4d2unav.html) [sub]woo! post #2000! No, please, everyone… keep your seats.[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Fubaya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@Fubaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fubaya)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2008, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animation-showing-smallest-and-greatest/449434/8 "2008-05-16T05:02:55Z")
Also, an IMAX movie based on the same idea: > **[Amazon.com: Cosmic Voyage (IMAX) \[VHS\] : Morgan Freeman, Ernest McNabb, Noel...](https://www.amazon.com/Cosmic-Voyage-IMAX-Morgan-Freeman/dp/B000060MZE)** > > Amazon.com As a primer on up-to-date scientific theory about the nature of the universe and our place in it, Cosmic Voyage is visually sumptuous and just plain fun. Shot in the mind-blowing IMAX process, this combined live-action and... It’s kinda short on science, but fairly entertaining.