# Think You're Important? Here Is Scale Of The Universe!
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-youre-important-here-is-scale-of-the-universe/612323
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [February 9, 2012, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-youre-important-here-is-scale-of-the-universe/612323 "2012-02-09T17:06:15Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2012, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-youre-important-here-is-scale-of-the-universe/612323/1 "2012-02-09T17:06:15Z")
British friend sent me this link to a cool Flash graphic of the scale of the universe.
(Go to the “Scale of the Universe” link on [this site](http://htwins.net/).)
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### Author:  [@Jake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2012, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-youre-important-here-is-scale-of-the-universe/612323/2 "2012-02-09T21:01:37Z")
Thanks, **DMark**!
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### Author:  [@Dragwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragwyr)
#### Post date: [February 10, 2012, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-youre-important-here-is-scale-of-the-universe/612323/3 "2012-02-10T00:57:19Z")
It is missing the “You are here” sign. 🙂
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### Author:  [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)
#### Post date: [February 10, 2012, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-youre-important-here-is-scale-of-the-universe/612323/4 "2012-02-10T01:04:05Z")
I’ve always liked that (it’s been around for years) but I don’t understand how they make those kind of Flash animations. How is it done? The whole infinite-zoom thing - is there one gigantic image that’s rendered, or is there some kind of “tunnel” system to it?
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### Author:  [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)
#### Post date: [February 10, 2012, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-youre-important-here-is-scale-of-the-universe/612323/5 "2012-02-10T02:01:34Z")
Around 10^10 there’s an entry for “Total Human Height” - I wonder if that is the height if you put all 6.x billion of us standing end-to-end, or for all humans ever existed?
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### Author:  [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)
#### Post date: [February 10, 2012, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-youre-important-here-is-scale-of-the-universe/612323/6 "2012-02-10T02:02:40Z")
> [@Argent\_Towers](#):
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> I’ve always liked that (it’s been around for years) but I don’t understand how they make those kind of Flash animations. How is it done? The whole infinite-zoom thing - is there one gigantic image that’s rendered, or is there some kind of “tunnel” system to it?
I guess that Flash is larger than the whole universe, which kind of explains why Steve Jobs didn’t like it - it competed with his ego (which was also too large to scale properly.) 😉
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### Author:  [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)
#### Post date: [February 10, 2012, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-youre-important-here-is-scale-of-the-universe/612323/7 "2012-02-10T02:04:56Z")
Here’s another picture that shows the concept nicely, I think.
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### Author:  [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)
#### Post date: [February 10, 2012, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-youre-important-here-is-scale-of-the-universe/612323/8 "2012-02-10T02:14:26Z")
I thought this is what the Total Perspective Vortex was for.
Mmmm, fairy cake.
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### Author:  [@PandaBear77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PandaBear77)
#### Post date: [February 10, 2012, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-youre-important-here-is-scale-of-the-universe/612323/9 "2012-02-10T03:08:54Z")
Stuff like this has the opposite effect on me than what it’s “supposed” to have, I suspect. Others look at it and go “wow, I’m insignificant.” I look at it and go “wow, God made all of that, and yet He loves me.”
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### Author:  [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)
#### Post date: [February 10, 2012, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-youre-important-here-is-scale-of-the-universe/612323/10 "2012-02-10T03:31:45Z")
> [@JohnT](#):
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> Around 10^10 there’s an entry for “Total Human Height” - I wonder if that is the height if you put all 6.x billion of us standing end-to-end, or for all humans ever existed?
Click on it to get your answer.
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### Author:  [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)
#### Post date: [February 10, 2012, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-youre-important-here-is-scale-of-the-universe/612323/11 "2012-02-10T04:11:41Z")
> [@Arnold\_Winkelried](#):
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> Here’s another picture that shows the concept nicely, I think.
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> [http://www.funnyphotos.net.au/images/how-small-we-are1.jpg](http://www.funnyphotos.net.au/images/how-small-we-are1.jpg)
is there a higher resolution photo of something like this?
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### Author:  [@Phnord\_Prephect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phnord_Prephect)
#### Post date: [February 10, 2012, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-youre-important-here-is-scale-of-the-universe/612323/12 "2012-02-10T07:29:31Z")
Hey, sweet!
I’m in the EXACT CENTER of it all!
How awesome is that? 😃
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### Author:  [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)
#### Post date: [February 10, 2012, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-youre-important-here-is-scale-of-the-universe/612323/13 "2012-02-10T15:09:22Z")
> [@PandaBear77](#):
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> Stuff like this has the opposite effect on me than what it’s “supposed” to have, I suspect. Others look at it and go “wow, I’m insignificant.” I look at it and go “wow, God made all of that, and yet He loves me.”
And some of us look at it and go “Wow, all of these things have come into existence without anyone’s help” and “Aren’t humans great, that we can even begin to comprehend these things.”
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### Author:  [@Dragwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragwyr)
#### Post date: [February 10, 2012, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-youre-important-here-is-scale-of-the-universe/612323/14 "2012-02-10T15:32:33Z")
> [@runner pat](#):
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> I thought this is what the Total Perspective Vortex was for.
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> Mmmm, fairy cake.
Exactly. That’s why I asked why there was no “You are here” sign. 🙂
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### Author:  [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)
#### Post date: [February 10, 2012, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-youre-important-here-is-scale-of-the-universe/612323/15 "2012-02-10T18:47:55Z")
> [@PandaBear77](#):
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> I look at it and go “wow, God made all of that, and yet He loves me.”
No, he loves **me**!
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### Author:  [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)
#### Post date: [February 10, 2012, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-youre-important-here-is-scale-of-the-universe/612323/16 "2012-02-10T19:12:58Z")
> [@shijinn](#):
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> is there a higher resolution photo of something like this?
I don’t know.
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### Author:  [@Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uosdwis_R.Dewoh)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2012, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-youre-important-here-is-scale-of-the-universe/612323/17 "2012-02-11T15:51:58Z")
> [@Arnold\_Winkelried](#):
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> No, he loves **me**!
People please stop fighting. God has love for everybody, but only if you stop masturbating.
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### Author:  [@Consensus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Consensus)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2012, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-youre-important-here-is-scale-of-the-universe/612323/18 "2012-02-11T16:21:34Z")
> [@Argent\_Towers](#):
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> I’ve always liked that (it’s been around for years) but I don’t understand how they make those kind of Flash animations. How is it done? The whole infinite-zoom thing - is there one gigantic image that’s rendered, or is there some kind of “tunnel” system to it?
You gave the answer yourself. It’s not one gigantic image nor is it a tunnel, it’s an animation where you control the playback.
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### Author:  [@Maiira](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maiira)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2012, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-youre-important-here-is-scale-of-the-universe/612323/19 "2012-02-11T16:59:34Z")
There’s a lot more stuff on the “very big” scale than on the “very small” scale. I suppose the bigger stuff is easier to measure with the technology that we currently possess.
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### Author:  [@Mr.Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Me)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2012, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-youre-important-here-is-scale-of-the-universe/612323/20 "2012-02-11T18:14:57Z")
> [@Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](#):
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> People please stop fighting. God has love for everybody, but only if you stop masturbating.
As I believe Meatloaf once said, I would do anything for love, but I won’t do that.
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