Quote by Arthur C. Clarke: “Two possibilities exist Arthur C. Clarke - 'Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.
I live in Sweden and a couple of years back I had a long-distance Australian GF. As it happened I traveled there to meet her and her family (we first met in Sweden while she was on holiday). The flight took 26h with two stops, one in Dubai and the other one in Singapore. When flying from Singapore I had an entire four seat mid row to myself and decided to stretch out for some sleep. I woke up roughly 5 hours later and turned the seat screen on. It showed that we had been flying for 5,5 hours and we were over the middle of the Indian ocean. Vertigo hit me like a truck. I realized that if we were to have engine troubles right then and there it would be at least 5 hours in any direction to reach land. I nearly puked. So to answer your question: no, I don't think I'd be mentally stable enough to endure an 8 month journey to The Red Planet if merely 5 hours almost broke me.
Samma här, Janne. But going on a space mission would be different, since you've got a greater cause than yourself going on that journey, a sacrifice for humanity's progression of sorts since I doubt you'd come back from Mars. Like going to war for 8 months for example, you wouldn't go there for yourself or your relationship with a person you hold dear. You'd do it fully knowing you'd never come back, even if you survived the journey to Mars. And while flying over that ocean I assume you didn't contemplate that it could be stressful before you walked onto the plane so to speak.
I know, going to space seems fun, but if you have a malfunction you're literally drifting until you die, and then your body will drift for eternity, or until your ship crash lands into something LOL TERRIFYING
@@Algorythmfpv yes that's what I mean. I'd never wanna go ton space. But what I mean is that if you were to ever choose to go to Mars you'd have thought about the risks first and accepyed the fact that you'll probably never see Earth again and likely not even get to Mars either. So you've already accepted your fate in that sense before you go on the trip which OP hadn't when he stepped on that plane. If he had realized he'd get terrified by flying over the ocean beforehand perhaps he wouldn't have made the trip or he would've at least expected the terrifying feeling and that might have been a calming factor since the goal would've justified the trip so to speak
It's refreshing to see a young person that is so intelligent and well spoken. I thoroughly enjoy consuming your content with it's lack of pretension and it's speculative nature. Beyond this I am at a loss for words to describe my appreciation for what you are doing.
@@Tenchi707 Appreciation shouldn't be misinterpreted as worship. Each of those 8 billion people are completely unique individuals, each worthy of appreciation, from the accomplished to the infamous. To understand your place in the world you have to actually examine the world.
I legitimately love knowing how small we are. It is a relief to know that no matter how terrible and destructive we get, we will likely never be a threat to anything but ourselves. It is uplifting to know that no matter what happens to us and our world, life in some fashion and in some place will go on.
Humans are to selfish and destructive to be let loose from our Solar system. Keep the dangerous animal caged,or at least till we evolve into something wiser.
Last summer one night me and my boyfriend where chilling in his car. And totally by accident we looked out of the window and for the first time in our lives we saw milky way. It was so majestic, seeing a picture online doesn't even compare. Even though I lived in a country side my whole life I had never before seen it.
It fills much of the sky when it's dark outside. I'm surprised you never saw it. Next time, bring binoculars with you and look at it. It's amazing how many stars you can see.
I was driving thru the deserts of Arizona for work very late at night with a coworker and we had to pee... There was nothing for as far as the eye could see in any direction, not a single flicker of light in any direction when we got out of the truck to do our business behind the truck on the side of the road. When we looked up you could see the milky way and this was both of our first times seeing it. We stood out there for more than 15 minutes on the side of the road just staring at it. To me it was humbling yet inspiring and majestic.
I live in Chile and in the Valle de las Estrellas (Valley of the Stars) where starlight, on a moonless cloudless night, casts shadows on the ground. It is truly amazing!
@@Brommear how blessed you are! Traveling to Chile to see the stars in person is at the top of my bucket list, probably the most beautiful thing that can be seen on our planet, absolutely priceless
The original Cosmos with Carl Sagan (the voice in the pale blue dot segment) is so good. Just a pothead scientist explaining how ridiculously cool the world is. It’s like hours of content that makes you wonder why schools didn’t teach it to us.
@@Woodesies "innocence of a child" has a totally different meaning when you're younger... Questio is... Should parents keep their children in the bubble of "everything makes sense" or should they burden them with the reality of garbage in this world right from the start... At least this way we have a memory of a time where not everything sucked.
this is the kind of video that everybody should watch every now and again and stop for a minute to contemplate the fact that everything we deem as important it really isnt and we are taking things way too seriously.
The movie The Martian is my dream life (minus all the disastrous moments). The thought of being the only person on an entire planet would be amazing in my eyes. I love this video. Any time I become frustrated with people or life in general, I try to remember this video in order to remind myself that we are all so insignificant. We are just blips in a massive timeline.
This is one of those videos that induces a slack jawed blinky stare. The universe Is always astoundingly mind blowing. I know I am late to the party but I just found your channel. I love learning about things too and I like your intelligent approach.
*Alright, I wrote somewhat of an essay but I hope you'd be willing to read it when you get the chance (:* What you said at 5:57 is something I agree with up to a certain extent though; I feel like it's not for us to say in the end whether it's more or less likely for what *type* of life on the planets would be. But I also feel like we can't say there aren't forms of life that at least have somewhat similar characteristics to ourselves and the life on this planet. So, we have the scale of the universe, and then we also need to consider the age of it as well, and how recently homo sapiens evolved from homo heidelbergensis. I think we as a species are something like 200,000 years old. The Earth is around 4.6 billion years old, we've been around for about 0.0004% of its existence. Life's been on Earth for about 3.7 billion years, we would be 0.0005% of that timespan. The age of the entire universe is around 13.7 billion years, with the Milky Way galaxy itself being about 13.6 billion years old. Our existence is about 0.0001% of both, essentially. Earth's age is 30% of both their ages. We're very new as a species, there are definitely an incomprehensible amount of unknowns to what lies out there. If we put it into perspective though that there is a pattern of stars and planets that developed alongside each other, with 100 billion being the estimate in a single galaxy, and 100 billion galaxies being the estimate in the universe or something, I think it would be safe to assume that there is life that is "humanoid" out there, or life that we can't even really comprehend as life. Technology that could be so advanced that we can't perceive it in the same way that we don't have the ability to perceive or use echolocation in the same way bats and dolphins do. It would certainly be safe to assume that there is wildlife somewhere in our own galaxy, opposite to our own small corner, safe to assume there are civilizations who maybe even have the same mindset as we do, safe to assume that there are other cultures and cities and forms of entertainment and religions and careers and life being lived that would have similarities to our own but still "alien". Trees in nature all have similar patterns to them despite being different species in different climates. They have branches, trunks, leaves, and some bear fruits. We can see patterns of body structure in different animals of different species, and also unique attributes to them all as well. A wolf and deer both have four legs, both have teeth, both have a brain, but they are also completely different in the sense that one has hooves and the other has paws with claws, one is herbivorous and the other is carnivorous. Humans and chimpanzees have similarities such as opposable thumbs, are bipedal, omnivorous. Yet one has a more expansive ability to use their attributes to mold from Earth's resources these complex, patterned physical structures that each have a different use to them, as well as the expanded ability to apply meaning through the utilization of abstract thought and concepts; the other does not. Researchers of chimpanzees keep a distance from them while studying them in the wild given the fact that they have the tendency to freak out over the objects and tech we have. They don't seem to be able to understand that the researchers are not threats, despite them having their own social structures and rules. Of course they would attack us, because we're not completely known to them, especially a group that has never seen us before. Their *initial* instinct is to protect themselves from any potential threats, and the way we look and what we have would definitely be a trip to see. Maybe there's like an uncanny valley effect for them. It could very much be similar for any lifeforms that are more evolved than us who are equally into researching the universe surrounding them. They might observe us from far away, because their technology allows them to, and know based on observing the patterns of our current societies that we might not be able to necessarily "handle" seeing them enter our atmosphere. Even though some of us would probably be excited and in awe, others would find it to be threatening, and even those of us that are excited and curious would also have the same instinct of fear and uncertainty toward them. I'm convinced we couldn't possibly be the only ones, it feels like the way many view the "lack of evidence" of more advanced or equally evolved lifeforms as us as being proof of them not existing at all is like a modern version of geo-centric thought but more species/life focused. That doesn't make me want to go out and create conspiracy theories though, either, because life still goes on and we're human beings living human lives. There are still things to experience and discover, and the mere fact that nature manages to evolve a species that engages with abstract thought, more complex concepts and systems, and expanded forms of entertainment and creation, is ultimately MAGICAL. It really does seem like the universe is some what of a "logical artist", and one that we can never fully comprehend nor place a personality upon because it is beyond all of that. Fucking astonishing.
“Space is big. Really big. You just won’t believe how vastly, hugely, mindbogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it’s a long way down the road to the chemist’s, but that’s just peanuts to space…” - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy P.S. There are LibriVox (they [all volunteer] do audiobooks for things in the public domain and the recordings are free as well) of War of the Worlds on youtube.
Carl Sagan "Cosmos" is what got me into astronomy in middle school and my literary recommendation if you haven't read it. The mind truly boggles at how really insignificant we, as a species are in the grand scheme of things.
This video made me realise the futility of hate. And rewatching it gave me the energy to love more. To me, life is about respect. Thank you for this reaction
This sort of thing should give you a mix of existential crisis and awe and pride. We are unutterably tiny and insignificant amidst everything. But even being tiny, stuck here on our little rock, we've managed to piece all of this together.
You have one of the best reaction channels out there! Your input is though provoking, and you are so eloquent. You come off as a very intelligent and kind person. ⭐️
Maybe it’s an infinite ‘loop’, both ways… there are quite some similarities about the relative distances between the smallest building blocks (we can currently observe). Maybe the blue dot is just a Planck in a different scale.
I felt this before but now I am actually not so sure anymore. I think we might be underestimating how fast technology and specifically space travel is advancing. We might already be part of the generation that is going to explore the planets of our solar system first hand.
Im endlessly fascinated by what could be out there in space, if only human life spans werent so short, I would love to just be around forever just to find out what scientists learn about where/what/why/how we are
I find it fascinating to think about the scale of things, especially with the limits of our perceptions. Not only outer space but also things on a microscopic/subatomic level as well. I wonder if we’re not just a small fragment of something larger that’s just imperceptible to us currently. Much like a single celled organism living in our body’s would be unaware of us as a whole due to their limited perceptions. Thanks for the great videos you do. I enjoy your insight on things.
That’s always been my thoughts on aliens. I think it’s kinda weird that when we speak about aliens, we assume that they need to either be mammalian or at the least be similar to at least something on our planet. It never really goes as far to say, what if our perception of our own reality hinders us from even conceptualizing beings from beyond our own comprehension? Like there’s a completely different, incomprehensible reality or life that we can never know about due to the limitations of our own existence.
The most confusing thing to me is they always say things like "we have found no evidence of carbon based life on other planets." Whos to say there cant be nitrogen based life, or iron based life. Weve only ever seen proof of carbon based life but its entirely possible that other forms of life exist that we wouldnt even know how to identify as life.
@@callanc3925 Because that's not how chemistry works. Carbon is the most reactive element we know of, and can form the most complex variations of molecules. If there's life out there, it is most likely carbon based like us. That's why we look for things like amino acids and hydrocarbons on exoplanets for potential extraterrestrial life.
@@renx81 and as you just said "its most likely carbon based." Which as i was saying, means its entirely possible that non carbon based life could be around the intergalactic corner. You cant really say "thats not how chemistry works" because to us chemistry only "works" in ways weve already witnessed and experimented with. Its like telling einstein that black holes couldnt exist because thats not the way physics works yet, lo and behold, not long after they found proof validating his theory.
Another planet is not going to have different laws of physics, or thermodynamics, or molecular structure. It is chemistry! What works on earth will work on another earth like planet. What doesn’t won’t. If the alien planet is very similar to earth, it will most likely have similar life forms.
This has got to be one of youtubes most essential watches. Alone with "The history of the entire world, I guess" OMG, have you seen that one yet? I have to check your channel and see now because that IS THE #1 most essential youtube video, IMO!!!
Just because we are smaller than small in the greater scope, doesn't mean we are insignificant. The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (the books) uses this as a torture method, a machine lets you see how small you are compared to the Universe, which will drive you insane. However, you will always find pockets of order in the chaos, leaving room for life to evolve.
Yep. Because of the massive size of the universe I believe we aren’t alone but for all intents and purposes we are essentially alone. If humanity survives the next 100 years, it will be because we figured out how to live in peace with one another and the planet.
This what people in the 1700s would've said if you asked them if it's possible to travel from Europe to North America in under 8 hours. Distance is only a temporary barrier. Once you develop interdimensional or warp capability, the distance between two stars becomes irrelevant. Consider this: In the late 1800s, the _Pony Express_ was the fastest way to relay messages between Missouri and the west coast. The "fastest" at that time was *_10 DAYS._* Then we developed the _telegraph,_ and a message could be relayed between London & New York in a few minutes. Then came the telephone and the Transatlantic cable, allowing communication between London & NY to be virtually instantaneous. Then came the Internet, and we can now live-chat with high-quality video to anywhere in the world, *_instantaneously._* So in just a span of 160 years, technology opened live, video communication to the entire world. The distance between stars only seems impossible to you because you are viewing it through the lens of present-day technology. The riders for the Pony Express could not have envisioned something as complex as a global internet; they viewed communication through the lens of 1860s tech. In a thousand years, everything you consider "cutting edge" today will be as backward and primitive as tech from 1023 AD seems to you. The world will be unrecognizable, and a visit to Proxima Centauri will probably be equivalent to you driving about 30 miles to a nearby town.
Fun fact: Every planet in the solar system can fit between Earth and the moon the space in between both celestial objects (Earth/Moon) is called Transluner space.
The larger question is Why... Why do we live? Why do we die? Why do we laugh? Why do we cry? Dimash Qudaibergen poses these questions beautifully in his unbelievably moving performance of the song "SOS d'un terrien en de'tresse". I especially enjoy the reaction video on ThePortraitArt utube channel.
To glorify the God who created all this. But we can't do that perfectly because of sin. Imagine the creator of all the observable universe and then some, disgraced himself as a human being just so that you can be saved. It's a touching true story. Believe on the lord Jesus Christ and you shall be saved!!!
I've always "known" that the Universe is enormous, maybe even infinite, but having it explained in detail like this has completely blown my mind . It spooked me ! To comment on your comment, you can say we're insignificant, but we did create the telescopes that can see that far away . That is unbelievable ! There is an excellent film "War of the Worlds" with Tom Cruise, which will give you chills. (This is the Spielberg version). I've never been scared by a movie, but this one terrified me during the start of the invasion. I don't want to give away any part of it, so watch it. I guarantee you will love it . And yes, HG Wells wrote it and Orson Wells did the radio broadcast. People thought it was really happening and there was a general panic .
If you really want to experience an existential crisis, watch Melodysheep's "Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the end of Time". Whenever I get a big head / full of myself, that's my go to video to bring myself crashing back to earth.
This video is humbling. For anyone that thought we were big stuff, we are but a grain of sand. Sagan said it so well. In regards to living on mars , i would love to go there and experience it for sure. Help expand, grow and put a massive check on the bucket list but have the options of coming back to earth after a few years. A complete commitment, never come back to earth scenario, no , not at this point, in 100 years , when its colonized maybe, advanced tech, the increase in speed to get their because of newer technology to where it maybe takes a couple weeks instead of taking 9 months, then that is something to think about. You can look this up, all the sands on the beaches on earth is less than all the stars and planets in the universe. Think of that next time at the beach and you pick up a hand full of sand and then look around. Then think of all the beaches on earth.. insane. For us to think that we are the only ones out in space, is so arrogant lol .
The way it concluded, (paraphrasing) ‘we can find out together!’, makes humanity seem like a mere annoying virus. We can’t control ourselves, nor much else. Very humble video and another good reaction of yours I was happy to see.
But aren't we. I mean probability speaking we aren't gonna make it at some point this planet has been bombarded by asteroids throughout time. Eventually one will hit big enough to be a cataclysmic event.
I'm really enjoying your reactions. You speak like a teacher, providing perspective and context while also injecting your own well-informed opinion. Thanks for sharing these.
I watched this video recently, it's truly amazing, I watch videos like this all the time, i'm fascinated with the universe, it's all so magical and mind blowing. Your answer to living on Mars, I agree with you, no , I love our Earth too much, we should be grateful we are on it. Thanks so much for your take on things. 😊
"i dont think so" well we do know how some things in existance work pretty well. The "observable universe" is actually shrinking by the second as many objects trvel away from us and we travel away from them, while nothing can move faster than the speed of light, its absolutely impossible as travel at lightspeed requires infinite energy or no mass at all, we can go at speed X in direction A and something else at Speed Y in direction B so relative to us things appear to move away faster than light, effectively meaning that in a few billion years our night sky, if earth sstill existed, would be pitch black and absolutely dark as all stars will have left the observable horizon. Or just exploded. as the universe is expanding indefinitely there will be a day, when all energy and mass is infinitely distriubuted meaning there wont be any place in the universe where you can observe anything and everyting that still exists is pitchblack and almost near absolute zero temperature. That is the fate of our universe in the end. And while by pure chance there basicly must be civilised alien life out there, it may have already stopped existing as we are extremely lucky our planet made it this long, or it may start existing when we are long gone. But even if alien life exists right now with us, the chances of us ever making contact are basicly zero.
There's a video that uses steady progression of size from object to object called Universe Size Comparison, scaling from a Planck length to the observable universe, to give a steady contextual visual.
Hey NP-These statistics are just boggling and almost impossible to grasp. Thanks for bringing this to us. The only thing I think that is more fascinating is your endless curiosity of so many different things in life. Hats off !
I love the way you approach this concept and your line of thought. It's so refreshing to see and hear people think like that and voice their thoughts, because unfortunately there are not enough people that do so - or at least, not in my vicinity. I'd love to have a friend like you to talk about this kind of stuff, discuss theories and such, but alas, I'll have to settle for watching your videos :)
I really missed my calling of becoming an astronomer, the universe astounds me, just thinking about the vastness, and how it must not have an ending is mind-boggling, thank you for these videos, these are wonderful!
That's a great video to react to, but for me the ultimate existential crisis is the video ''Timelaps Of The Future'' by melodysheep. Hope you react to it someday. Keep up the good work!
I can’t believe how much l have been yearning for an intellectual individual’s reaction until now, l find this channel lovely your class is immaculate 👍🏽.
It boggles the mind to imagine the scale of space expanding at the rate of causality since the dawn of time. I love the perspective such considerations can bring with them.
I recommend watching "the egg - a short story", i wont ruin the surprise but will vaguely discribe what it is about. A possible methaphysical explanation of the afterlife and conversion of energy, and what it could all mean. one of my favorite animations, EVER.
I can remember seeing the deep field view for the first time when it was made public ... it changed my life As an answer too your question yes I would move too Mars My name means born free and I see exploration as one of the greatest expreshions of freedom their is.
As someone with megalophobia (fear of vastness), nah. I get dizzy just by looking straight up at the night sky. Not too keen on ever going to space. Even if Earth was about to be destroyed and it was my only hope of survival.. nope.
You can find “The War of the Worlds” (1898) in audiobook format at LibriVox. There are currently five versions available, “versions” being the same story, but read by a different Reader. You were correct that H.G. Wells was the author, and Orson Welles, and the Mercury Theatre, did the radio broadcast version of the story (1938). Great reaction, by the way. 👍🏻
On the subject of intelligent live in the universe, I think Arthur C Clarke said it best with, "Two possibilities exist, either we are alone in the universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying."
there is a to scale representation of our solar system at a radio observatory in North Carolina. it is set in the parking lot and made up of lines painted on the ground and sign posts with scaled images of the respective bodies at the scaled distances. The Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are within a few steps of each other, and are essentially a game of "Which Pixel is the Planet?". Jupiter is about half way across the parking lot and can be reached in a few minutes. Saturn is on the far side of the parking lot and takes a bit of a walk to reach. Uranus takes almost 15 minutes to reach (based on my walking speed) and is located on the side of a driveway on the far side of the campus. Neptune and the other outer bodies are not represented b/c they would be off the property. there is, however, one other sign post included, it is for the next closest star to ours. it is at an observatory in New Mexico.
Excellent!!!! Subbed. Fascinating site. Thanks for the breakdown of our Universe. I always wanted to be an Astronomer but was steered away from that as a young boy from my guidance counselor. I was always writing book reports on the size of our universe and how we could measure it. I can tell that we still don't know even after all of these years and even with the advent of new technologies.
A fantastic modern space movie called “Passengers”, has a scene in it involving sending a message back to Earth. That actor sending the message has a great reaction to how long the message will take. Real nail biter movie.
It's a very interesting topic although I will likely never delve into learning anymore than what I do watching these videos. I still enjoy watching them. Thanks for sharing your perspective on this topic. ✌️✌️🤗💛💛💯💯
Considering the topic of this video, your reaction to it is incredibly down to earth. Hehe But jokes aside, I really like your style and personality. Very enjoyable to watch 👍
I have no idea who or what this was, it's just something I saw as a child. It was a solar system backing up to a galaxy. Was a Galaxy backing up to a cluster of galaxies which backed up to a line of these clusters of galaxies. The final slide was these lines of galaxies were twisting into a shape similar to dna. Got to admit, fascinating concept.
6:00 a huge issue is: their are so many, but one of our primary tools is: radio telescopes, but as you saw our radio signals haven't traveled far and in an other 100 years those signals will have faded so much it just becomes part of the microwave background radiation.
220 TRILLION galaxies just in the OBSERVABLE universe is absolutely mind blowing insane. Considering how huge just our galaxy is and we can't even accurately see what's on other planets in our own galaxy that's just nutty. There would be life out there that would shake us to our core.
I remember in the 1970s, when I got into astronomy...text books stated, no matter how powerful one's telescope was, a star would always appear as a point of light, books from the 60s had no clue by the 1980s I would be looking at stars viewing their actual angular diametery, I remember those first pictures that showed Betelguese not as a "bright point" of light but a swollen orange blob, these new telescopes that can see or detect wave lengths beyond our spectrum are almost science fiction, the next generation of telescope will be able to detect the elusive " dark matter" and neutrinos, deep under ground, they've already found out how to " collect" neutrinos..
There's a video by Cool Worlds titled "Why we might be alone in the universe". It gave a very good explanation as to why we don't really know if there is any other life out there, despite the vast number of planets, stars and moons out there. Mostly because we have zero idea how likely it is for life to start from nonlife. It could be extremely rare, it could be extremely common, we just don't know.
1:46 If I was on a cruise I would be thinking about how far away from home I am in the middle of the ocean lol. I could not imagine the feeling of seeing Earth as a tiny dot in the sky. I think I would be too scared to do it, but being able to see the stars and space away from Earth has to be so incredible I'd have to force myself to do it.
Right. There are a few similar sounding names. H.G. Wells wrote the book. Orson Welles directed and narrated the radio adaptation. Orson Scott Card is another famous SF author. And then, of course, there's George Orwell, though that's actually a pen name (real name, Eric Arthur Blair).
Just a little addition. While we are so tiny on the scale of the universe, we are the universe trying to understand itself. We are the Universe, and the Universe is us. Dr. Sagan had a big impact on my life if it's not obvious.
My idea so I get to name it! Voyager 1 is now in interstellar time or "Mikey's Time." Think of it like Alvin and the chipmunks. "Vyger's" message is sped up now that it's outside our suns time bubble or "Terran Time." It would be faster still if "Vyger" sent a message from beyond the Milky Way's time bubble. (That name is still up for grabs.) Then there's Outside the Local Group time bubble, so on and so on until we get to the, "True Interstellar Time Standard." Now that "Vyger" is in interstellar space, it's also in the Milky Way's STANDARD, faster moving, interstellar time or "Mikey's Time." This can be proven by turning off everything except its clock and transmitter. Have "Vyger" and the IP read time for as long as possible. They WILL show the flow of time speeds up the further away you from any celestial bodies. Until you reach the time standard. •Our sun's time bubble: "Terran Time" we know and have measured. •Milky Way's time bubble or "Mikey's Time." The rate/flow of TIME outside any influence but within the Milky Way: We just got there and are still figuring. Wild guess I'd say time will increase in speed, now and until Vyger is outside the Ort cloud .007-.07% faster, maybe. Just for reference. •Local Group's time bubble or the rate/flow of time outside of any influence but within the Local Group: Name still open and unknown. Wild guess .08% to a couple seconds faster, maybe. Used just for reference. •Outside any influence in the, "True Interstellar Time Standard," or...;-P Name NOT up for grabs BUT just begging to be measured. The rate/flow of time is fastest here so, surfing time here is choice. Though it's best to have your motor boat. ;-P A minute is a minute in all. It's the rate/flow I'm talking about. The Milky Way's Interstellar Time Standard will be known as, "Mikey's Time." Pass it on, please and thank you.
It's probably been suggested, but have you seen "Contact", it was the movie that got me into Sci-Fi, and please don't be scared off by that, Sci-Fi doesn't mean aliens and ray-guns, but everything that science could accomplish in the future, which is, well, in most cases, dubious. It is this imagining of future "stuff" that really get's you. But I digress (lol), that novel-made-movie was Carl Sagan, which, in my opinion, was the best science communicator ever.
There's an older video on RUclips called: "The Known Universe by AMNH". It's probably one of the better depictions of how large our universe is and is fairly well presented zoom-out & back-in again video. It's well worth a check-out if you're into learning more about our place in space. I'm sure we've mapped a little more areas since it's release but, it's still a decent video.
I have been fascinated by all of this and studied it since I was 6 years old. That was nearly 70 years ago. (I have a very large number of other interests too.) It seems to me that the real world is much more interesting than the fictional world. Sadly many scientists including some highly respected ones were so fascinated by fiction that they don't seem to know where reality and knowledge ends and fantasy begins. Not only is the universe so large that we can't grasp it in our minds but beyond our earth it is far more hostile and dangerous to human life and that's only the dangers we know about. IMO as an engineer we aren't close to being able to get a human being to Mars alive let alone the more difficult problem of keeping him or her alive for very long. The TV programs and movies violate everything our science believes to be true. I recommend a RUclips series called How far us it narrated by David Butler. The object in the sky that fascinates me the most is the Andromeda galaxy. I'd start with that one, How far away is the Andrimeda galaxy. The answer changed the course of astronomy because it showed the universe was much larger than previously thought. Getting an education in a STEM field is very hard work but for me it was worth it. My father was also an engineer and my mother had a master's degree in mathematics. Good luck. Learning about the reality we exist in is one of my greatest pleasures in life.
I think it was Carl Sagan that said "There are only two options. We are either alone in this universe, or we are not. Both are equally scary."
Quote by Arthur C. Clarke: “Two possibilities exist
Arthur C. Clarke - 'Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.
@@jameshunt9208 My favorite Clarke quote is "Any sufficiently advanced technology would be indistinguishable from magic."
@@willvr4 That's another good one indeed.
He also said.."Quick Bogarting the dubbage dude...Puff..Puff...Pass...!" Carl was a weed advocate...Peace!
@@jameshunt9208 I was close 😆 🤣
You have a mature take on content reaction. Zero gimmicks. Thank you.
I live in Sweden and a couple of years back I had a long-distance Australian GF.
As it happened I traveled there to meet her and her family (we first met in Sweden while she was on holiday).
The flight took 26h with two stops, one in Dubai and the other one in Singapore.
When flying from Singapore I had an entire four seat mid row to myself and decided to stretch out for some sleep.
I woke up roughly 5 hours later and turned the seat screen on. It showed that we had been flying for 5,5 hours and we were over the middle of the Indian ocean.
Vertigo hit me like a truck.
I realized that if we were to have engine troubles right then and there it would be at least 5 hours in any direction to reach land.
I nearly puked.
So to answer your question: no, I don't think I'd be mentally stable enough to endure an 8 month journey to The Red Planet if merely 5 hours almost broke me.
Fair enough. It's not for everyone. I would love to visit, but I am fine living on Earth until they have a thriving ecosystem in Mars.
I`d go in a heart beat... :)
Samma här, Janne. But going on a space mission would be different, since you've got a greater cause than yourself going on that journey, a sacrifice for humanity's progression of sorts since I doubt you'd come back from Mars. Like going to war for 8 months for example, you wouldn't go there for yourself or your relationship with a person you hold dear. You'd do it fully knowing you'd never come back, even if you survived the journey to Mars. And while flying over that ocean I assume you didn't contemplate that it could be stressful before you walked onto the plane so to speak.
I know, going to space seems fun, but if you have a malfunction you're literally drifting until you die, and then your body will drift for eternity, or until your ship crash lands into something LOL TERRIFYING
@@Algorythmfpv yes that's what I mean. I'd never wanna go ton space. But what I mean is that if you were to ever choose to go to Mars you'd have thought about the risks first and accepyed the fact that you'll probably never see Earth again and likely not even get to Mars either. So you've already accepted your fate in that sense before you go on the trip which OP hadn't when he stepped on that plane. If he had realized he'd get terrified by flying over the ocean beforehand perhaps he wouldn't have made the trip or he would've at least expected the terrifying feeling and that might have been a calming factor since the goal would've justified the trip so to speak
It's refreshing to see a young person that is so intelligent and well spoken. I thoroughly enjoy consuming your content with it's lack of pretension and it's speculative nature. Beyond this I am at a loss for words to describe my appreciation for what you are doing.
@Gary Seabolt, I more than seconded what you wrote about this young lady.
Plus she's not too bad to look at either
Almost 8 billion people on earth, why worship people 🤔
@@Tenchi707 Appreciation shouldn't be misinterpreted as worship. Each of those 8 billion people are completely unique individuals, each worthy of appreciation, from the accomplished to the infamous. To understand your place in the world you have to actually examine the world.
@@Tenchi707 “you look nice today,and very smart” did i just worship u?
I legitimately love knowing how small we are.
It is a relief to know that no matter how terrible and destructive we get, we will likely never be a threat to anything but ourselves.
It is uplifting to know that no matter what happens to us and our world, life in some fashion and in some place will go on.
We're in one boat here on earth. It's too bad how we are to eachother
we are a threat to the world
Well said
Humans are to selfish and destructive to be let loose from our Solar system.
Keep the dangerous animal caged,or at least till we evolve into something wiser.
Does that mean all.living things in this world doesn't matter
Last summer one night me and my boyfriend where chilling in his car. And totally by accident we looked out of the window and for the first time in our lives we saw milky way. It was so majestic, seeing a picture online doesn't even compare. Even though I lived in a country side my whole life I had never before seen it.
It fills much of the sky when it's dark outside. I'm surprised you never saw it. Next time, bring binoculars with you and look at it. It's amazing how many stars you can see.
I was driving thru the deserts of Arizona for work very late at night with a coworker and we had to pee... There was nothing for as far as the eye could see in any direction, not a single flicker of light in any direction when we got out of the truck to do our business behind the truck on the side of the road. When we looked up you could see the milky way and this was both of our first times seeing it. We stood out there for more than 15 minutes on the side of the road just staring at it. To me it was humbling yet inspiring and majestic.
Even a cheap night vision scope is great for looking upwards at night in a place with no light pollution, no part of the sky is without a star. 👍
I live in Chile and in the Valle de las Estrellas (Valley of the Stars) where starlight, on a moonless cloudless night, casts shadows on the ground. It is truly amazing!
@@Brommear how blessed you are! Traveling to Chile to see the stars in person is at the top of my bucket list, probably the most beautiful thing that can be seen on our planet, absolutely priceless
The original Cosmos with Carl Sagan (the voice in the pale blue dot segment) is so good. Just a pothead scientist explaining how ridiculously cool the world is. It’s like hours of content that makes you wonder why schools didn’t teach it to us.
one of my top 3 monologues ever. I get goosebumps every time.
They didn’t use Carl Sagan’s voice, just his words. Both are amazing.
@@Woodesies "innocence of a child" has a totally different meaning when you're younger...
Questio is... Should parents keep their children in the bubble of "everything makes sense" or should they burden them with the reality of garbage in this world right from the start...
At least this way we have a memory of a time where not everything sucked.
The literary, philosophical & scientific significance of that sentence from 3:18 is mind blowing. Such a great reaction. Thank you!
Carl Sagan is the bomb!
this is the kind of video that everybody should watch every now and again and stop for a minute to contemplate the fact that everything we deem as important it really isnt and we are taking things way too seriously.
Facts!
I about lost it and spit out my water when you turned to the screen and said "moon landing deniers, this is your moment"! :D
The movie The Martian is my dream life (minus all the disastrous moments). The thought of being the only person on an entire planet would be amazing in my eyes.
I love this video. Any time I become frustrated with people or life in general, I try to remember this video in order to remind myself that we are all so insignificant. We are just blips in a massive timeline.
This is one of those videos that induces a slack jawed blinky stare. The universe Is always astoundingly mind blowing. I know I am late to the party but I just found your channel. I love learning about things too and I like your intelligent approach.
*Alright, I wrote somewhat of an essay but I hope you'd be willing to read it when you get the chance (:*
What you said at 5:57 is something I agree with up to a certain extent though; I feel like it's not for us to say in the end whether it's more or less likely for what *type* of life on the planets would be. But I also feel like we can't say there aren't forms of life that at least have somewhat similar characteristics to ourselves and the life on this planet.
So, we have the scale of the universe, and then we also need to consider the age of it as well, and how recently homo sapiens evolved from homo heidelbergensis. I think we as a species are something like 200,000 years old. The Earth is around 4.6 billion years old, we've been around for about 0.0004% of its existence. Life's been on Earth for about 3.7 billion years, we would be 0.0005% of that timespan.
The age of the entire universe is around 13.7 billion years, with the Milky Way galaxy itself being about 13.6 billion years old. Our existence is about 0.0001% of both, essentially. Earth's age is 30% of both their ages.
We're very new as a species, there are definitely an incomprehensible amount of unknowns to what lies out there. If we put it into perspective though that there is a pattern of stars and planets that developed alongside each other, with 100 billion being the estimate in a single galaxy, and 100 billion galaxies being the estimate in the universe or something, I think it would be safe to assume that there is life that is "humanoid" out there, or life that we can't even really comprehend as life. Technology that could be so advanced that we can't perceive it in the same way that we don't have the ability to perceive or use echolocation in the same way bats and dolphins do. It would certainly be safe to assume that there is wildlife somewhere in our own galaxy, opposite to our own small corner, safe to assume there are civilizations who maybe even have the same mindset as we do, safe to assume that there are other cultures and cities and forms of entertainment and religions and careers and life being lived that would have similarities to our own but still "alien".
Trees in nature all have similar patterns to them despite being different species in different climates. They have branches, trunks, leaves, and some bear fruits. We can see patterns of body structure in different animals of different species, and also unique attributes to them all as well. A wolf and deer both have four legs, both have teeth, both have a brain, but they are also completely different in the sense that one has hooves and the other has paws with claws, one is herbivorous and the other is carnivorous.
Humans and chimpanzees have similarities such as opposable thumbs, are bipedal, omnivorous. Yet one has a more expansive ability to use their attributes to mold from Earth's resources these complex, patterned physical structures that each have a different use to them, as well as the expanded ability to apply meaning through the utilization of abstract thought and concepts; the other does not.
Researchers of chimpanzees keep a distance from them while studying them in the wild given the fact that they have the tendency to freak out over the objects and tech we have. They don't seem to be able to understand that the researchers are not threats, despite them having their own social structures and rules. Of course they would attack us, because we're not completely known to them, especially a group that has never seen us before. Their *initial* instinct is to protect themselves from any potential threats, and the way we look and what we have would definitely be a trip to see. Maybe there's like an uncanny valley effect for them.
It could very much be similar for any lifeforms that are more evolved than us who are equally into researching the universe surrounding them. They might observe us from far away, because their technology allows them to, and know based on observing the patterns of our current societies that we might not be able to necessarily "handle" seeing them enter our atmosphere. Even though some of us would probably be excited and in awe, others would find it to be threatening, and even those of us that are excited and curious would also have the same instinct of fear and uncertainty toward them.
I'm convinced we couldn't possibly be the only ones, it feels like the way many view the "lack of evidence" of more advanced or equally evolved lifeforms as us as being proof of them not existing at all is like a modern version of geo-centric thought but more species/life focused. That doesn't make me want to go out and create conspiracy theories though, either, because life still goes on and we're human beings living human lives. There are still things to experience and discover, and the mere fact that nature manages to evolve a species that engages with abstract thought, more complex concepts and systems, and expanded forms of entertainment and creation, is ultimately MAGICAL. It really does seem like the universe is some what of a "logical artist", and one that we can never fully comprehend nor place a personality upon because it is beyond all of that. Fucking astonishing.
“Space is big. Really big. You just won’t believe how vastly, hugely, mindbogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it’s a long way down the road to the chemist’s, but that’s just peanuts to space…” - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
P.S. There are LibriVox (they [all volunteer] do audiobooks for things in the public domain and the recordings are free as well) of War of the Worlds on youtube.
I was counting on someone to quote it.
Carl Sagan "Cosmos" is what got me into astronomy in middle school and my literary recommendation if you haven't read it. The mind truly boggles at how really insignificant we, as a species are in the grand scheme of things.
You have great mind stimulating content that is rare. This was mind blowing to me.
This video made me realise the futility of hate. And rewatching it gave me the energy to love more. To me, life is about respect. Thank you for this reaction
There's no reason to be negative, that's the mantra I go by
Thank you for your part in this conversation about you human condition
The idea of the first sentence also applies to your other 2..... just sayin'
This sort of thing should give you a mix of existential crisis and awe and pride. We are unutterably tiny and insignificant amidst everything. But even being tiny, stuck here on our little rock, we've managed to piece all of this together.
You have one of the best reaction channels out there! Your input is though provoking, and you are so eloquent. You come off as a very intelligent and kind person. ⭐️
And yet, you can go the other direction and be just as mind-blown at how small our universe gets.
Especially if you believe in string theory. But, as they say... As above, so below.
indeed incredible! its like a whole universe but at an atomic level.. in each of us... in everything..
Maybe it’s an infinite ‘loop’, both ways… there are quite some similarities about the relative distances between the smallest building blocks (we can currently observe). Maybe the blue dot is just a Planck in a different scale.
@@Teunstah mostly likely no
@@Killuminati911 agreed, but it’s quite a fascinating idea to me. And hard to (dis)prove from where we are/ know now…
We’re in the wrong era; too late to explore the planet, too early to explore the galaxy.
We still have the oceans to consider.
Tbf I just wanna try faster than light travel...
I felt this before but now I am actually not so sure anymore. I think we might be underestimating how fast technology and specifically space travel is advancing. We might already be part of the generation that is going to explore the planets of our solar system first hand.
@@McKavian nasa knows whats down there, thats why they want to leave the planet ;)
@@beschdeBeth congratulations. You got a literal laugh from me. Thank you.
Love the 20 minute emergency with light speed and the best optimism ever ‘maybe we can fix that!’.
Im endlessly fascinated by what could be out there in space, if only human life spans werent so short, I would love to just be around forever just to find out what scientists learn about where/what/why/how we are
We may be small, but our hearts are big! ❤
I find it fascinating to think about the scale of things, especially with the limits of our perceptions. Not only outer space but also things on a microscopic/subatomic level as well.
I wonder if we’re not just a small fragment of something larger that’s just imperceptible to us currently. Much like a single celled organism living in our body’s would be unaware of us as a whole due to their limited perceptions.
Thanks for the great videos you do. I enjoy your insight on things.
Love watching your reactions. Its so rare to hear someone so intelligent and well spoken on You-tube
That’s always been my thoughts on aliens. I think it’s kinda weird that when we speak about aliens, we assume that they need to either be mammalian or at the least be similar to at least something on our planet. It never really goes as far to say, what if our perception of our own reality hinders us from even conceptualizing beings from beyond our own comprehension? Like there’s a completely different, incomprehensible reality or life that we can never know about due to the limitations of our own existence.
If there is a completely incomprehensible reality then it is irrelevant to us.
The most confusing thing to me is they always say things like "we have found no evidence of carbon based life on other planets." Whos to say there cant be nitrogen based life, or iron based life. Weve only ever seen proof of carbon based life but its entirely possible that other forms of life exist that we wouldnt even know how to identify as life.
@@callanc3925 Because that's not how chemistry works. Carbon is the most reactive element we know of, and can form the most complex variations of molecules. If there's life out there, it is most likely carbon based like us. That's why we look for things like amino acids and hydrocarbons on exoplanets for potential extraterrestrial life.
@@renx81 and as you just said "its most likely carbon based." Which as i was saying, means its entirely possible that non carbon based life could be around the intergalactic corner. You cant really say "thats not how chemistry works" because to us chemistry only "works" in ways weve already witnessed and experimented with.
Its like telling einstein that black holes couldnt exist because thats not the way physics works yet, lo and behold, not long after they found proof validating his theory.
Another planet is not going to have different laws of physics, or thermodynamics, or molecular structure. It is chemistry! What works on earth will work on another earth like planet. What doesn’t won’t. If the alien planet is very similar to earth, it will most likely have similar life forms.
This has got to be one of youtubes most essential watches. Alone with "The history of the entire world, I guess" OMG, have you seen that one yet? I have to check your channel and see now because that IS THE #1 most essential youtube video, IMO!!!
You make really great reactions! Thanks for sharing them🔥🔥🔥🔥
Thanks for watching (:
I could watch these all day with you. You're the best friend we all wish we had.
Just because we are smaller than small in the greater scope, doesn't mean we are insignificant. The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (the books) uses this as a torture method, a machine lets you see how small you are compared to the Universe, which will drive you insane. However, you will always find pockets of order in the chaos, leaving room for life to evolve.
The Total Perspective Vortex!
You are extremely intelligent and interesting in your videos. And for a reason I can’t explain, my heart melts. Keep doing you. Very entertaining.
I think there's intelligent life out there but we might never know because we are all too far away from each other.
Exactly 😌
Yep. Because of the massive size of the universe I believe we aren’t alone but for all intents and purposes we are essentially alone.
If humanity survives the next 100 years, it will be because we figured out how to live in peace with one another and the planet.
This what people in the 1700s would've said if you asked them if it's possible to travel from Europe to North America in under 8 hours.
Distance is only a temporary barrier. Once you develop interdimensional or warp capability, the distance between two stars becomes irrelevant.
Consider this:
In the late 1800s, the _Pony Express_ was the fastest way to relay messages between Missouri and the west coast. The "fastest" at that time was *_10 DAYS._*
Then we developed the _telegraph,_ and a message could be relayed between London & New York in a few minutes.
Then came the telephone and the Transatlantic cable, allowing communication between London & NY to be virtually instantaneous.
Then came the Internet, and we can now live-chat with high-quality video to anywhere in the world, *_instantaneously._*
So in just a span of 160 years, technology opened live, video communication to the entire world.
The distance between stars only seems impossible to you because you are viewing it through the lens of present-day technology. The riders for the Pony Express could not have envisioned something as complex as a global internet; they viewed communication through the lens of 1860s tech.
In a thousand years, everything you consider "cutting edge" today will be as backward and primitive as tech from 1023 AD seems to you. The world will be unrecognizable, and a visit to Proxima Centauri will probably be equivalent to you driving about 30 miles to a nearby town.
Fun fact: Every planet in the solar system can fit between Earth and the moon the space in between both celestial objects (Earth/Moon) is called Transluner space.
The larger question is Why...
Why do we live? Why do we die?
Why do we laugh? Why do we cry?
Dimash Qudaibergen poses these questions beautifully in his unbelievably moving performance of the song "SOS d'un terrien en de'tresse". I especially enjoy the reaction video on ThePortraitArt utube channel.
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Best answer I ever heard is “because we have to”
@@avigindratt7608 expound please?
To glorify the God who created all this. But we can't do that perfectly because of sin. Imagine the creator of all the observable universe and then some, disgraced himself as a human being just so that you can be saved. It's a touching true story. Believe on the lord Jesus Christ and you shall be saved!!!
I've always "known" that the Universe is enormous, maybe even infinite, but having it explained in detail like this has completely blown my mind . It spooked me ! To comment on your comment, you can say we're insignificant, but we did create the telescopes that can see that far away . That is unbelievable ! There is an excellent film "War of the Worlds" with Tom Cruise, which will give you chills. (This is the Spielberg version). I've never been scared by a movie, but this one terrified me during the start of the invasion. I don't want to give away any part of it, so watch it. I guarantee you will love it . And yes, HG Wells wrote it and Orson Wells did the radio broadcast. People thought it was really happening and there was a general panic .
If you really want to experience an existential crisis, watch Melodysheep's "Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the end of Time".
Whenever I get a big head / full of myself, that's my go to video to bring myself crashing back to earth.
Lol ok I’ll check it out! Thank you 😊
This video is humbling. For anyone that thought we were big stuff, we are but a grain of sand. Sagan said it so well. In regards to living on mars , i would love to go there and experience it for sure. Help expand, grow and put a massive check on the bucket list but have the options of coming back to earth after a few years. A complete commitment, never come back to earth scenario, no , not at this point, in 100 years , when its colonized maybe, advanced tech, the increase in speed to get their because of newer technology to where it maybe takes a couple weeks instead of taking 9 months, then that is something to think about. You can look this up, all the sands on the beaches on earth is less than all the stars and planets in the universe. Think of that next time at the beach and you pick up a hand full of sand and then look around. Then think of all the beaches on earth.. insane. For us to think that we are the only ones out in space, is so arrogant lol .
The way it concluded, (paraphrasing) ‘we can find out together!’, makes humanity seem like a mere annoying virus. We can’t control ourselves, nor much else. Very humble video and another good reaction of yours I was happy to see.
But aren't we. I mean probability speaking we aren't gonna make it at some point this planet has been bombarded by asteroids throughout time. Eventually one will hit big enough to be a cataclysmic event.
@@clarktownsend8991 Agreed.
"In a mote of dust, suspended in a sunbeam" - OK, that is a great quote.
I just love it more when the universe is just bigger then we could have imagined. No existential crisis, just awesomeness feeling. Love it.
I'm really enjoying your reactions. You speak like a teacher, providing perspective and context while also injecting your own well-informed opinion. Thanks for sharing these.
You haven’t been showing up in my recommended, so glad I checked today, love the content
Seen this video multiple times glad to be watching it with you today. It never gets old
I watched this video recently, it's truly amazing, I watch videos like this all the time, i'm fascinated with the universe, it's all so magical and mind blowing. Your answer to living on Mars, I agree with you, no , I love our Earth too much, we should be grateful we are on it. Thanks so much for your take on things. 😊
"i dont think so" well we do know how some things in existance work pretty well. The "observable universe" is actually shrinking by the second as many objects trvel away from us and we travel away from them, while nothing can move faster than the speed of light, its absolutely impossible as travel at lightspeed requires infinite energy or no mass at all, we can go at speed X in direction A and something else at Speed Y in direction B so relative to us things appear to move away faster than light, effectively meaning that in a few billion years our night sky, if earth sstill existed, would be pitch black and absolutely dark as all stars will have left the observable horizon. Or just exploded.
as the universe is expanding indefinitely there will be a day, when all energy and mass is infinitely distriubuted meaning there wont be any place in the universe where you can observe anything and everyting that still exists is pitchblack and almost near absolute zero temperature. That is the fate of our universe in the end.
And while by pure chance there basicly must be civilised alien life out there, it may have already stopped existing as we are extremely lucky our planet made it this long, or it may start existing when we are long gone. But even if alien life exists right now with us, the chances of us ever making contact are basicly zero.
There's a video that uses steady progression of size from object to object called Universe Size Comparison, scaling from a Planck length to the observable universe, to give a steady contextual visual.
Hey NP-These statistics are just boggling and almost impossible to grasp. Thanks for bringing this to us. The only thing I think that is more fascinating is your endless curiosity of so many different things in life. Hats off !
I love the way you approach this concept and your line of thought. It's so refreshing to see and hear people think like that and voice their thoughts, because unfortunately there are not enough people that do so - or at least, not in my vicinity. I'd love to have a friend like you to talk about this kind of stuff, discuss theories and such, but alas, I'll have to settle for watching your videos :)
I really missed my calling of becoming an astronomer, the universe astounds me, just thinking about the vastness, and how it must not have an ending is mind-boggling, thank you for these videos, these are wonderful!
Loved watching the fascination in your eyes as you watched this!
That's a great video to react to, but for me the ultimate existential crisis is the video ''Timelaps Of The Future'' by melodysheep. Hope you react to it someday. Keep up the good work!
I can’t believe how much l have been yearning for an intellectual individual’s reaction until now, l find this channel lovely your class is immaculate 👍🏽.
“I can watch things like this all day.”
Same girl. Same. -Someone who’s been watching things like this all day
Thank you for getting to the video so early on unlike other reaction videos with a day long introduction. Greetings from South Africa.
Beautiful face, beautiful smile, very entertaining reactions accompanied by intelligent comments, good work, congratulations!!
I wouldn`t say we`re insignificant. We`re rare and precious, unique. So let`s just be good to each other and protect us.
It boggles the mind to imagine the scale of space expanding at the rate of causality since the dawn of time. I love the perspective such considerations can bring with them.
I recommend watching "the egg - a short story", i wont ruin the surprise but will vaguely discribe what it is about. A possible methaphysical explanation of the afterlife and conversion of energy, and what it could all mean. one of my favorite animations, EVER.
I can remember seeing the deep field view for the first time when it was made public
... it changed my life
As an answer too your question yes I would move too Mars
My name means born free and I see exploration as one of the greatest expreshions of freedom their is.
Greetings from Texas. This video was a delightful way to travel across space. Thanks.
As someone with megalophobia (fear of vastness), nah. I get dizzy just by looking straight up at the night sky. Not too keen on ever going to space. Even if Earth was about to be destroyed and it was my only hope of survival.. nope.
The metric paper video by CGP grey is great at making you feel these distances for real. its defs one of my favourite vids on youtube.
Real Life Lore is among the very best channels RUclips has to offer. That is, if you are a thoughtful individual.
You can find “The War of the Worlds” (1898) in audiobook format at LibriVox. There are currently five versions available, “versions” being the same story, but read by a different Reader. You were correct that H.G. Wells was the author, and Orson Welles, and the Mercury Theatre, did the radio broadcast version of the story (1938).
Great reaction, by the way. 👍🏻
Damn good job! Thorough and correct. 👍
On the subject of intelligent live in the universe, I think Arthur C Clarke said it best with, "Two possibilities exist, either we are alone in the universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying."
"I'm just a speck on another speck.." Interesting perSPECKtive ;)
there is a to scale representation of our solar system at a radio observatory in North Carolina. it is set in the parking lot and made up of lines painted on the ground and sign posts with scaled images of the respective bodies at the scaled distances. The Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are within a few steps of each other, and are essentially a game of "Which Pixel is the Planet?". Jupiter is about half way across the parking lot and can be reached in a few minutes. Saturn is on the far side of the parking lot and takes a bit of a walk to reach. Uranus takes almost 15 minutes to reach (based on my walking speed) and is located on the side of a driveway on the far side of the campus. Neptune and the other outer bodies are not represented b/c they would be off the property. there is, however, one other sign post included, it is for the next closest star to ours. it is at an observatory in New Mexico.
Love ur reaction, I also love everything about our universe!!!
Excellent!!!! Subbed. Fascinating site. Thanks for the breakdown of our Universe. I always wanted to be an Astronomer but was steered away from that as a young boy from my guidance counselor. I was always writing book reports on the size of our universe and how we could measure it. I can tell that we still don't know even after all of these years and even with the advent of new technologies.
3 reactions watched, and all have been enjoyable viewing . A new subscriber here.
great reaction to this video, one of the best I have seen, you seam very informed.
A fantastic modern space movie called “Passengers”, has a scene in it involving sending a message back to Earth. That actor sending the message has a great reaction to how long the message will take. Real nail biter movie.
It's a very interesting topic although I will likely never delve into learning anymore than what I do watching these videos. I still enjoy watching them. Thanks for sharing your perspective on this topic. ✌️✌️🤗💛💛💯💯
Considering the topic of this video, your reaction to it is incredibly down to earth. Hehe
But jokes aside, I really like your style and personality. Very enjoyable to watch 👍
You said exactly what I was thinking... We are so insignificant.
It was Arthur C. Clark . Thank you for your content. People need to understand this stuff.
I have no idea who or what this was, it's just something I saw as a child. It was a solar system backing up to a galaxy. Was a Galaxy backing up to a cluster of galaxies which backed up to a line of these clusters of galaxies. The final slide was these lines of galaxies were twisting into a shape similar to dna. Got to admit, fascinating concept.
Your smile is so contageous! ☺️
new subscriber, but so far I love your format, and I have been very entertained. Keep up the awesome work!!!
Thanks, and welcome to the Total Perspective Vortex. Enjoy your stay. ;) tavi.
6:00 a huge issue is: their are so many, but one of our primary tools is: radio telescopes, but as you saw our radio signals haven't traveled far and in an other 100 years those signals will have faded so much it just becomes part of the microwave background radiation.
You are just a speck. A beautiful, engaging, inquisitive, funny, thoughtful speck.
So pretty with an angelic smile! Oh and the universe is beautiful too!
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220 TRILLION galaxies just in the OBSERVABLE universe is absolutely mind blowing insane. Considering how huge just our galaxy is and we can't even accurately see what's on other planets in our own galaxy that's just nutty. There would be life out there that would shake us to our core.
I remember in the 1970s, when I got into astronomy...text books stated, no matter how powerful one's telescope was, a star would always appear as a point of light, books from the 60s had no clue by the 1980s I would be looking at stars viewing their actual angular diametery, I remember those first pictures that showed Betelguese not as a "bright point" of light but a swollen orange blob, these new telescopes that can see or detect wave lengths beyond our spectrum are almost science fiction, the next generation of telescope will be able to detect the elusive " dark matter" and neutrinos, deep under ground, they've already found out how to " collect" neutrinos..
There's a video by Cool Worlds titled "Why we might be alone in the universe". It gave a very good explanation as to why we don't really know if there is any other life out there, despite the vast number of planets, stars and moons out there. Mostly because we have zero idea how likely it is for life to start from nonlife. It could be extremely rare, it could be extremely common, we just don't know.
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1:46 If I was on a cruise I would be thinking about how far away from home I am in the middle of the ocean lol. I could not imagine the feeling of seeing Earth as a tiny dot in the sky. I think I would be too scared to do it, but being able to see the stars and space away from Earth has to be so incredible I'd have to force myself to do it.
Right. There are a few similar sounding names. H.G. Wells wrote the book. Orson Welles directed and narrated the radio adaptation. Orson Scott Card is another famous SF author. And then, of course, there's George Orwell, though that's actually a pen name (real name, Eric Arthur Blair).
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Just a little addition. While we are so tiny on the scale of the universe, we are the universe trying to understand itself. We are the Universe, and the Universe is us. Dr. Sagan had a big impact on my life if it's not obvious.
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My idea so I get to name it! Voyager 1 is now in interstellar time or "Mikey's Time." Think of it like Alvin and the chipmunks. "Vyger's" message is sped up now that it's outside our suns time bubble or "Terran Time." It would be faster still if "Vyger" sent a message from beyond the Milky Way's time bubble. (That name is still up for grabs.) Then there's Outside the Local Group time bubble, so on and so on until we get to the, "True Interstellar Time Standard." Now that "Vyger" is in interstellar space, it's also in the Milky Way's STANDARD, faster moving, interstellar time or "Mikey's Time." This can be proven by turning off everything except its clock and transmitter. Have "Vyger" and the IP read time for as long as possible. They WILL show the flow of time speeds up the further away you from any celestial bodies. Until you reach the time standard.
•Our sun's time bubble: "Terran Time" we know and have measured.
•Milky Way's time bubble or "Mikey's Time." The rate/flow of TIME outside any influence but within the Milky Way: We just got there and are still figuring. Wild guess I'd say time will increase in speed, now and until Vyger is outside the Ort cloud .007-.07% faster, maybe. Just for reference.
•Local Group's time bubble or the rate/flow of time outside of any influence but within the Local Group: Name still open and unknown. Wild guess .08% to a couple seconds faster, maybe. Used just for reference.
•Outside any influence in the, "True Interstellar Time Standard," or...;-P Name NOT up for grabs BUT just begging to be measured. The rate/flow of time is fastest here so, surfing time here is choice. Though it's best to have your motor boat. ;-P
A minute is a minute in all. It's the rate/flow I'm talking about.
The Milky Way's Interstellar Time Standard will be known as, "Mikey's Time."
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It's probably been suggested, but have you seen "Contact", it was the movie that got me into Sci-Fi, and please don't be scared off by that, Sci-Fi doesn't mean aliens and ray-guns, but everything that science could accomplish in the future, which is, well, in most cases, dubious. It is this imagining of future "stuff" that really get's you. But I digress (lol), that novel-made-movie was Carl Sagan, which, in my opinion, was the best science communicator ever.
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Definitely look into the Fermi Paradox.
Lots to think about!
There's an older video on RUclips called: "The Known Universe by AMNH". It's probably one of the better depictions of how large our universe is and is fairly well presented zoom-out & back-in again video. It's well worth a check-out if you're into learning more about our place in space. I'm sure we've mapped a little more areas since it's release but, it's still a decent video.
I have been fascinated by all of this and studied it since I was 6 years old. That was nearly 70 years ago. (I have a very large number of other interests too.) It seems to me that the real world is much more interesting than the fictional world. Sadly many scientists including some highly respected ones were so fascinated by fiction that they don't seem to know where reality and knowledge ends and fantasy begins.
Not only is the universe so large that we can't grasp it in our minds but beyond our earth it is far more hostile and dangerous to human life and that's only the dangers we know about. IMO as an engineer we aren't close to being able to get a human being to Mars alive let alone the more difficult problem of keeping him or her alive for very long. The TV programs and movies violate everything our science believes to be true.
I recommend a RUclips series called How far us it narrated by David Butler. The object in the sky that fascinates me the most is the Andromeda galaxy. I'd start with that one, How far away is the Andrimeda galaxy. The answer changed the course of astronomy because it showed the universe was much larger than previously thought.
Getting an education in a STEM field is very hard work but for me it was worth it. My father was also an engineer and my mother had a master's degree in mathematics. Good luck. Learning about the reality we exist in is one of my greatest pleasures in life.