# expanding universe vs. human size

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expanding-universe-vs-human-size/761769>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 4, 2016, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expanding-universe-vs-human-size/761769 "2016-08-04T19:02:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2016, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expanding-universe-vs-human-size/761769/21 "2016-08-06T22:55:49Z")

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> [@Ludovic](#):
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> Fucking gravity, how does it work?

Like magnets.

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**Author:** ![glowacks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/glowacks/32/5548_2.png) [@glowacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glowacks)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2016, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expanding-universe-vs-human-size/761769/22 "2016-08-07T01:57:21Z")

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1. Fucking gravity, how does it work?
2. Fucking magnets, how do they work?
3. Fucking nuclei, how do they stay together?
4. Fucking nuclei, why do they sometimes not stay together?

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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2016, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expanding-universe-vs-human-size/761769/23 "2016-08-07T12:20:29Z")

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“What’s the deal with that?” or “how does it work?” are both such incredibly broad questions that one can fill up many books with the answers. Do you have something more specific you’d like to ask?

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