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Post number 17953

Chief Typist — Thu, 20 Jun 2002 10:10:50 -0800

Feeling small or feeling big? 39 orders of magnitude that take you from the Milky Way to the proton in an oak leaf.

By: samsara

samsara — Thu, 20 Jun 2002 10:20:12 -0800

Pretty neat concept. Also posted in January

By: zoopraxiscope

zoopraxiscope — Thu, 20 Jun 2002 10:28:20 -0800

how cool. and it's not even October 10.

By: keithl

keithl — Thu, 20 Jun 2002 10:41:51 -0800

Very cool. Thanks for the link.

By: RunsWithBandageScissors

RunsWithBandageScissors — Thu, 20 Jun 2002 10:46:30 -0800

Wow! Too cool, and will pass along to the kids for help with a science project! Thanks!

By: vacapinta

vacapinta — Thu, 20 Jun 2002 11:01:35 -0800

Darnit, I was hoping to see a quark!

By: acornface

acornface — Thu, 20 Jun 2002 11:27:11 -0800

The original Powers of Ten, by Charles and Ray Eames, is worth checking out. I have a flip book that has always fascinated visitors, from my young niece to my (now-deceased) 90-year-old grandfather. I prefer the Eames version because it focuses on Chicago, specifically on a man sunbathing. Brings a little more human touch to it.

By: ColdChef

ColdChef — Thu, 20 Jun 2002 11:44:31 -0800

Face to face with a single proton "Well, hello there. Can I buy you a drink?" Also: (an oldie but bears repeating) Two neutrons walk into each other on the sidewalk. One shouts, "damn, I've lost an electron!" The other one replies, "you sure?" The first one replies, "yeah, I'm positive!"

By: mathis23

mathis23 — Thu, 20 Jun 2002 15:35:21 -0800

Very cool. Here's another website that picks up where this one leaves off and takes you in the opposite direction...from the Sun's neighborhood out to 'the Visible Universe'. What did they use to get that shot of the Milky Way anyhow? A Nikon or what...

By: wackybrit

wackybrit — Thu, 20 Jun 2002 18:44:06 -0800

acornface: That book rules! We had it in our household in the early 80's, and as a kid, I'd often pour over it. Even as a little kid, it really put everything into perspective in my mind.