Feel you're hugely important? A big deal in the grand scheme of things? *SLAP* Read on.
Fun article on putting things in perspective, from the very infinitesimally tiny to the very uncomprehensibly large.
Best viewed in Firefox, here are some highlights:
A very large webpage where one pixel is the equivalent of 1,000 kilometers; the Solar System is BIG. And empty.
Hey what, we're mostly empty space ourselves! Another pixel scale webpage, only this time it's a hydrogen atom, with the electron being a single pixel.
The classic Powers of Ten film.
The only thing missing is a decent time scale page, from the big bang to the empty void future; all this helps when you're dealing with a really lousy client or customer: they're utterly insignificant in the End of Ends. ;) (well so are you, but what the hell.)
Best viewed in Firefox, here are some highlights:
A very large webpage where one pixel is the equivalent of 1,000 kilometers; the Solar System is BIG. And empty.
Hey what, we're mostly empty space ourselves! Another pixel scale webpage, only this time it's a hydrogen atom, with the electron being a single pixel.
The classic Powers of Ten film.
The only thing missing is a decent time scale page, from the big bang to the empty void future; all this helps when you're dealing with a really lousy client or customer: they're utterly insignificant in the End of Ends. ;) (well so are you, but what the hell.)