# Is space Infinite?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-space-infinite/604657>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 1, 2011, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-space-infinite/604657 "2011-12-01T02:57:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![JBDivmstr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b4bc9f/32.png) [@JBDivmstr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JBDivmstr)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2011, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-space-infinite/604657/61 "2011-12-07T18:13:46Z")

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> [@cmyk](#):
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> Yurp! Which is also why [flight paths looked curved](http://users.design.ucla.edu/~akoblin/work/faa/ss/5.jpg) on a flat projection of the earth.
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> Also, check out [“The Great Circle”.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_circle)

> [@cmyk](#):
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> Mmmm… universe bread…

_ **Now** _, you’re just ‘showing off’. 😉

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**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2011, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-space-infinite/604657/62 "2011-12-08T05:31:45Z")

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> [@JBDivmstr](#):
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> _ **Now** _, you’re just ‘showing off’. 😉

😛

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