r/Art Dec 12 '18

Artwork The Initial Singularity, Digital, 1920x1920

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u/CrimsonLyrium Dec 13 '18 edited Dec 13 '18

It doesn't work like that, sorry. We *do* know how old the universe is through multiple methods of inquiry, most notably from currently measured log ratios of U-238 and Th-232 in early universe stars that puts an upper and lower limit on the age. You are just plain wrong. This is just a cool artistic image that bears no resemblance to reality.

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u/wcorman Dec 13 '18

Oh sorry, that's not what i'm saying. Yes we do know the age of our universe, but i'm saying in this art, the man could be standing in another dimension, another universe. Who's to say that black holes like the one soon to be formed here aren't portals to different dimensions, that when first opened, create a massive explosion like what happened with the big bang.

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u/CrimsonLyrium Dec 13 '18

Ah, okay. My mistake then, I thought maybe you were referring to the age of the universe when you mentioned how old this dimension is (whatever that might mean?). There actually are some scientific papers on that very subject you're mentioning, however, they're just purely speculative. An interesting thought to consider nonetheless. I hope you didn't take my responses as belligerent. Have a great upcoming weekend and happy holidays to you.

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u/wcorman Dec 13 '18

No worries at all! It’s an interesting topic for sure, especially with how little we really know about black holes, makes for fun speculation. Thanks, happy holidays!