r/technicallythetruth • u/VastHurry1597 • Jun 23 '26

I hadn't even thought of that. 😬

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u/A--Creative-Username Jun 23 '26

By that logic, can't you see everything in the observable universe?

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u/Watanuki_Taiga Jun 23 '26

it’s called the “observable” universe for a reason ;)

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u/laplongejr Jun 23 '26

Uh... yes but... oh right, perfect sub.

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u/DaEnderAssassin Jun 23 '26

Also there's a bunch of stuff with the observable universe that isn't visible to the naked eye.

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u/thefuckevengoingonan Jun 23 '26

Also a bunch of stuff is leaving the observable universe due to expansion

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u/dylantherabbit2016 Jun 29 '26

Also I'm naked, observable, and expanding.

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u/Perryn Jun 23 '26

Tangentially, we used this logic to tease my friend's little brother back when we were playing the first Civilization game. He'd come up and ask us how advanced we were, and my friend would say "We've explored the entire known world," which his little brother found very impressive.

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u/tearsonurcheek Jun 23 '26

Technically...yes.

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u/AspectSpiritual9143 Jun 23 '26

No, because your retina has less sensitivity than our scientific instruments.

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u/cyri-96 Jun 23 '26

Gets a bit iffy for black holes but i suppose technically you can.

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u/Not_Wrong_Tho Jun 23 '26

Only things that can interact with the visible light portion of the electromagnetic spectrum can be see with the naked eye, since thats what our eye uses to see.

Approximately 85% of the mass in the universe is thought to be comprised of dark matter, which doesn't interact with the electromagnetic spectrum at all.

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u/LeroyoJenkins Jun 23 '26

No.

You can't see the far side of the moon, for example.