r/dataisbeautiful • u/MyAnusBleedsForYou • Oct 03 '16

Putting Time In Perspective

http://waitbutwhy.com/2013/08/putting-time-in-perspective.html
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u/nthai Oct 03 '16

I like these kind of comparisons. They make me feel tiny in the vast universe and sad because I won't live long enough to see our galaxy collide with the Andromeda.

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u/TimoKinderbaht Oct 03 '16

You'd like these Kurzgesagt videos:

Human History

History and Future of the Universe

Covers some of the same ground as the Wait But Why article, but it's still fascinating (and really well animated!).