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Mar 28, 2013 8:26 PM
DominoDots
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DShaull315
If I have time I will make one for biology.
AlphaKennyWun
The moon landings one was absolutely mind-blowing
GlenL
Basically, if we ever figure out faster than light travel, we could technically watch the moon landing happening.
idontgetsarcasm
I fucking love astronomy.
Gordairjett
TIL, space gets drunk.
CommanderLiteral
They forget to mention the part where that whole thing tastes like cherries and smells like strawberries.
Arakon
It probably had a look at earth, thought "Oh shit, did I make those?" and got itself a nice, cool cloud of alcohol to forget about it.
tuqann
*is* drunk :P
SometimesIFeelLikeAGenius
I am drunk. Am I space?
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CertainlyNotHeisenberg
Haha I only know a few people that don't get that reference. I know a lot of nerds.
Gordairjett
I am blacked out. Am I hole?
NotACanadian
Yes, now we are a family again.
iliketurtlez
No, you're still 90% star. Keep drinking.
SometimesIFeelLikeAGenius
I...hmm. I don't think stars are space. They are...um stars.
Braethias
But space is alcohol. You occupy space. You occupy alcohol? You are space. You are alcohol.
Rhisereld
Okay, this has gotta be said. How can space "smell" like anything? They're mean their crafts, right? :S
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b1ackadder
Oh, and for the ones who love the burning ice: It's Gliese 436 b.
Chionati
thanks! that was the most facinating one for me =)
Chionati
thanks! that one was the most interesting for me =)
theonlymego
Can the sofas there read?
laestrella
That blew my mind, its incredible!
BaussHog
So how exactly did they get that picture of Earth from so far away?
Kinoy
Thanks. The only one who really caught my attention. Especially a curiosity since I just finished Anathem by Neal Stephenson.
Yongasoo
We can put it on our chips!
dam76
thanks! wikipedia http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gliese_436_b
dippiti
This is america, dipshit, wikipedia.org/wiki/Gliese_436_b
reflectedsoundofundergroundspirits
You're a wonderful person.
WrathHammer
Thank you. I wasn't sure how I was going to find that one.
TheStigsAmericanCousin
When in doubt, Google the obvious question. I typed "exoplanet covered in burning ice" and boom, Gliese 436 b.
WrathHammer
I had my doubts that that would work, but I guess I underestimated Google. Oops.
beverage
LEARNING. +1
wmort
This is all lies. If it were true, where is God?
TheGreatCO
A mirror placed 22 light years away would only catch light leaving earth in 1991.
DescipleOfCthulu
yes but being a mirror it reflects it back at us, adding another 22 years to the trip. making 44 in total.
djdoughy
I call BS on some of these... like the static one, static is caused by the amplification of nothing on the frequency wave, a static signal
kyle4miller
fuck yeah science
Jaimesmissinghand
Wait, wait, wait, hold everything... So there's a cloud of alcohol out there in the universe and we haven't even TRIED to go there?! C'mon!
JayBe3
Mind. Officially. Fucking Blown. Fully amazed by the Apollo landing fact.
VonDred
i read it as fuck blown
Eruanne
YES, that is the one that stuck out for me too! :D
yazwho
If there was a mirror 33 million light years away, you could watch the dinosaurs become extinct.
CertainlyNotHeisenberg
It's nice to see imgurians taking an interest in science! +1 to you my good man.
Khaladin87
Your username, I like! :D
88mixy
Real time, muthafucka
tespeon
They've got one year. Scientists need to get on that asap.
bob7777777
When I read that, out loud I said WTF, and now I need to learn more about space time
peanutbutterandjellysammich
same here. absolutely fascinating!
bob7777777
I didnt know you could do that
PuppiesStartedEveryWar
One of those is a little oddly worded. Andromeda is already visible without optics and it's certainly not gigantic.
OhNoNotThatGuyQuickEverybodyHide
I also wondered about that one, because I've looked at Andromeda through a telescope, looked like a little white smudge.
GlenL
I think it's more because you can only see the dense centre and not the full width of it with the naked eye.
MeanwhileBackOnEarth
M31, the Andromeda galaxy, IS visible to the naked eye and at ca. 2.9 million ly away it's the farthest object you can see w the naked eye.
doclivingston
Being in the Goldilocks zone is only one factor that puts you closer to being able to support life...
OverCapacity
This is why I am an aerospace engineer. I want to go to other worlds.
laestrella
Geez I'm so jealous lol
siafu
Helium is also created in stars.
CertainlyNotHeisenberg
You're correct, but a huge abundance of it was created before the first stars were formed.
queenofthekcs
I just wanna find this later
DavidBowiesCodpiece
I link this on all astronomy posts. It is long but worth it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6w2M50_Xdk
Fuckweasel
That was incredible, beautiful, and inspiring. Thank you for sharing it with us!
kelticknott
I was just mindf*cked.
SoapyMammaryMasturbation
Well, as a guy with a Physics degree, I can tell you that Helium is definitely created in stars.
FuzzyX
Yes Helium is created in stars a lot but the Big Bang did create some Helium.
rvriveter
The elements produced in the big bang were primarily Hydrogen (about 80%) and Helium (about 20%). There's basically no Helium in your body.
titaniumspine
Was hoping someone else caught that. It's even named for the sun, because that's where we discovered it!
prattleassassin
He He!
Airbear360
I agree..also the alcohol cloud is closer to raspberry schnapps than beer since the type of alcohol the cloud has a raspberry scent
BytesAndCoffee
Ethyl formate to be exact
Chaostar
I'm the best at space.
DominoDots
Define a neutron star
Chaostar
SPAAAAAAAAAAACE.
Housemaster
Play it cool, play it cool... here come space cops...
DominoDots
Thiiiiiiiiings!
otterotters
That Andromeda thing is false. You can see it with your naked eye, and it's smaller than the moon in the sky. #TheMoreYouKnow
FuzzyX
Yes you are correct when I have seen Andromeda through a telescope before.
icwadudid
I thought that was false, too. Think about it again.
dapascha
No, it is true. Sort of. What you can see with your naked eye is only the central part. The big, colorful pictures that you find on (1/2)
dapascha
the internet are long exposures that bring out the outer parts that are to dim to see. (2/2)
cobrafast
Or out of the visible light spectrum.
ThePressureToPickAFunnyUsernameIsKillingMe
I studied astronomy, this post made me more angry than it should have. Thank you for not being someone who believes anything on the internet
Seffs
You can see the middle areas of M31 with the naked eye, not the full extent of the spiral arms. #Indeed
DominoDots
You're sorely mistaken otter. http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap061228.html
otterotters
Hmm. That link says you can, albeit not to the full extent. It appears the wordings of both mine and the original sentences are unclear.
MeanwhileBackOnEarth
The 1% of static on a TV set applies to analog sets only. Digital sets don't display that kind of static. Lot of junk science in one post.
GlenL
Well, you don't see static on a digital tv since static is a function of an analogue signal . . . so it's technically true.
DescipleOfCthulu
Pretty sure the first one is an inside joke for astronauts, but other than that what is the 'junk science' on here?
MeanwhileBackOnEarth
One example: the Andromeda galaxy IS visible to the naked eye. See http://www.space.com/15590-andromeda-galaxy-m31.html
CertainlyNotHeisenberg
Hooray science! The whole reason I created an Imgur account was for science.
Offensivetree
Are you certain?
CertainlyNotHeisenberg
within a factor of (h-bar)/2
owiseone
"for science" haha. Double entendre meant or on accident?
CertainlyNotHeisenberg
Haha no, I didn't even think of that.
trollprozac
So you could test and repeat hypotheses to create theories?!
zagaz
And thanks to your posts I'm leaning a little closer towards choosing astronomy/astrophysics as my career. (I'm currently working as a (1)
zagaz
web developer, while re-gaining patience for school and figuring out what I want to do. Trying to choose between neurobiology, (2)
zagaz
molecular biology, chemistry and astrophysics. The latter is winning.) (3)
CertainlyNotHeisenberg
(1) Well I am obviously biased, but I think it's a great choice! It definitely has a lot more math than the other choices, but if that
CertainlyNotHeisenberg
(2) bother you then I say go for it!
boomthehuman
not meth?
CertainlyNotHeisenberg
Haha Heisenberg was a famous scientist, that's why Walter chose the name.
SomeKindOfMetalMadeUpFromGlue
I thought you were being sarcastic about the science thing. Guess not.
WhyDoesImgurAllowSuchLongNames
With regards to that, wouldn't "ProbablyNotHeisenberg" make more sense?
NeelboBaggins
Clever. +1
CertainlyNotHeisenberg
Well in some ways yes, but its the "uncertainty" principle, not the "improbability" principle. I liked the play on words better :)
WhyDoesImgurAllowSuchLongNames
Ah, I was thinking along the lines that it is uncertain, so like saying it was certainly anything wouldn't fit.
khaleesikate
SpacePorn... yum.
mostinterestingnamehere
"Given enough time, hydrogen begins to wonder where it came from and where it is going" Enough philosophy for another month.
marylanddd
so much yes. i wanna get a poster of that or something now
WowSoSparkly
and remember : the brain named itself
laestrella
I know, completely mind blowing!
derplotictacon
isnt that just amazing? like...the most awe-inspiring, grandiose thing you could think of? I am hugging you now for no reason whatsoever :D
mostinterestingnamehere
I think the most important ability of life is to think. Cats can think, rocks can't, or.. wait, can they? fuck! i'll start thinking tomorrow
CantComeUpWithAwesomeUsernameTooMuchStressHNNNNNG
Every time i see something about how fucking huuuuge the universe is i get an epic feeling in my stomach. Anyone else...?
sassymonster
I do! :D
DominoDots
Is it sort of like a "HNNNNNG" feeling? :)
CantComeUpWithAwesomeUsernameTooMuchStressHNNNNNG
Exactly.
pyrobob4
Actually, helium is created in stars. Also, new estimates suggest each star in the milky way has at least one planet, on average.
rvriveter
The elements produced in the big bang were primarily Hydrogen (about 80%) and Helium (about 20%). There's basically no Helium in your body.
kitsunesoftware
I think it was phrased badly; most helium is from the big bang, but some is made by stars. The only helium in your body is from radiation.
pyrobob4
Fair enough. I was just trying to clarify the misleading statement.
DominoDots
Technically Hydrogen is created in stars, and by nuclear fusion, creates helium... science.
pyrobob4
The point being that the "fact" about helium not being made in stars is false.
pyrobob4
I'm not sure hydrogen is made in stars, though. It was all made at the beginning of the universe or something. Not entirely sure.
rvriveter
Ahh, no, Hydrogen is primordial. Stars BURN Hydrogen.
samsonguy920
Hydrogen is compressed with more hydrogen to create a star. When the star begins fusion, then helium is created.
HiddenSanity
A lot of the facts are questionable or subjective; like we can see the Andromeda galaxy with the naked eye already. And the earth crush one.
DominoDots
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap061228.html
HiddenSanity
Ah, thank you, that makes much more sense.
GraemeDynard
What about seeing the landing in real time? 22 years? Thought it'd be more like 43 lightyears away to see it in real time.
HiddenSanity
22 years there, 22 back. Legitish, but useless as there'd be too much loss and interference so we couldn't see it even with that mirror.
GraemeDynard
But light has been traveling away since that date, 44ish years ago... so we'd have to be 44 lightyears away.
HiddenSanity
No... if the magically lossless light hits a mirror 22 years ago and made the 22 year journey back(22+22=44) then it works.
DescipleOfCthulu
Pretty sure the one about compressing the earth is based on gravity equations.
HiddenSanity
Yeah, but the largest size on those calculations is 9mm across, some dispute that it needs to be smaller. Marbles are usually over 1.3cm
DescipleOfCthulu
fair enough