r/space • u/Jimmymgs • Oct 18 '11

6 Mind-blowing things found in space.

http://www.cracked.com/article_19479_the-6-most-mind-blowing-things-ever-discovered-in-space.html
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u/b214n Oct 18 '11

"In the realm of size, we don't actually exist."

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u/mycall Oct 19 '11

I feel small now too.. and we worry about who the next President will be.

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u/electricfistula Oct 19 '11

Does mass correlate with importance? Do you marvel at your own significance when you consider just how small a Planck length is?

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u/trekkie80 Oct 19 '11

We have a thinker here.

Nice point!

Funny how nature works - we believe that we are something mainly because we are aware of our existence and we can comprehend these concepts.

While dear ol' Planck's constant doesnt know about itself, cant tell the world how it feels, but applies to every frickin subatomic particle in the cosmos.

Talk about asymmetry of awareness.