Interesting Facts

Timber Loftis · 06-07-2011, 02:34 AM

Did you know? (On this forum, I also have to obligingly ask, do you refute?)

1. Mount Rushmore is, based on the erosion rate of granite, designed to reach its ideal finish in 30,000 years?

2. That to gauge the size relation of our Solar System to our closest sister star in the Milky Way galaxy, Alpha Centauri, you would need to lay one quarter (U.S. or Canuckian) in the end zone of a football field (football field is 120 yds, incl. end zones), representing our solar system with all its planets, and then lay another quarter 3 football fields away, representing Alpha Centauri and the planets surrounding it? Yes, space is 99.99999999% just that -empty space.

3. That on average each star in the sky contains 2 planets of Earth size or more, and that in the Milky Way alone, that there are 200 - 400 billion stars? (Only 2,500 - 8,000 of these are visible to our instruments). That's 400 - 800 billion planets to investigate in our corner of the universe.

4. In 1999, the Hubble Space Telescope estimated there are 125 billion galaxies, 3,000 of which it can see?

5. 200 Billion stars (presumed average based on the Milky Way) x 125 Billion galaxies = 25 trillion, yes, that's 25,000,000,000,000, chances at finding a sister planet, or any other planet that can sustain life.

Please feel free to correct me where I'm wrong on these numbers. I'm trying to work them out, they're very large.

Azred · 06-22-2011, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Timber Loftis

25 trillion

This is the only place where you made an error. 200 billion * 125 billion = 25 septillion, written out thusly: 25,000,000,000,000,000,000,000.

Now we need only approximate the probability of a random planet being able to support life as we generally define it--based on carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen, with an atmosphere primarily composed of nitrogen/oxygen in a 70/30 ratio *or* oxygenated water (respiration via gills), etc. Even if this probability is fantastically small--1 in 1 quadrillion (1,000,000,000,000,000)--that means that there would still be 25,000,000 planets capable of supporting human beings without artificial support.

Even if we find one of those planets, without faster-than-light technology we would never be able to reach them, much less talk to anyone there. Even a simple "hi, how's it going" "okay, how about with you?" conversation would take millenia, by which time we would both have forgotten about finding the other planet.

Lord of Alcohol · 06-23-2011, 12:36 AM

Somehow politics is going to be brought up. Felix and Spiritwarrior?

SpiritWarrior · 06-23-2011, 11:42 AM

Sorry wasn't really paying attention but I can try. Uhm, let's see...

It's Adam & Eve not Adam & Steve u mofos.

The US is the greatest country in the world and should decide who lives and who dies.

God did not create the stars, Obama did.

Not much but best I can do for now :-/.

robertthebard · 06-29-2011, 12:32 AM

ooo, politics and religion, very well played sir.

SpiritWarrior · 06-29-2011, 12:43 AM

Lol, thank you. Clearly I reside on the precipice of cutting edge. *Bows*

Sparhawk · 06-29-2011, 10:38 AM

Spiritwarrior: Siiiigh

Correction: Obama did not create the stars, the stars are created by Bill Clintons cigar ash that still glows. Black holes that eat anything are made by republicans though!!!

Hindsight · 06-30-2011, 05:20 AM

Yes, there's sure nothing halfvassed about the universe. God did an amazing job! There, see, no politics.

SpiritWarrior · 06-30-2011, 11:16 AM

God, Obama - same thing.

Cerek · 06-30-2011, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by SpiritWarrior

God, Obama - same thing.

LOL...not even close, but you're welcome to think so.

06-07-2011, 02:34 AM	#1
Timber Loftis 40th Level Warrior Join Date: July 11, 2002 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 11,916	Interesting Facts Did you know? (On this forum, I also have to obligingly ask, do you refute?) 1. Mount Rushmore is, based on the erosion rate of granite, designed to reach its ideal finish in 30,000 years? 2. That to gauge the size relation of our Solar System to our closest sister star in the Milky Way galaxy, Alpha Centauri, you would need to lay one quarter (U.S. or Canuckian) in the end zone of a football field (football field is 120 yds, incl. end zones), representing our solar system with all its planets, and then lay another quarter 3 football fields away, representing Alpha Centauri and the planets surrounding it? Yes, space is 99.99999999% just that -empty space. 3. That on average each star in the sky contains 2 planets of Earth size or more, and that in the Milky Way alone, that there are 200 - 400 billion stars? (Only 2,500 - 8,000 of these are visible to our instruments). That's 400 - 800 billion planets to investigate in our corner of the universe. 4. In 1999, the Hubble Space Telescope estimated there are 125 billion galaxies, 3,000 of which it can see? 5. 200 Billion stars (presumed average based on the Milky Way) x 125 Billion galaxies = 25 trillion, yes, that's 25,000,000,000,000, chances at finding a sister planet, or any other planet that can sustain life. Please feel free to correct me where I'm wrong on these numbers. I'm trying to work them out, they're very large. __________________ Last edited by Timber Loftis; 06-07-2011 at 02:45 AM.

06-23-2011, 12:36 AM	#3
Lord of Alcohol Xanathar Thieves Guild Join Date: January 8, 2001 Location: Charlotte,NC Age: 60 Posts: 4,570	Re: Interesting Facts Somehow politics is going to be brought up. Felix and Spiritwarrior? __________________ No

06-23-2011, 11:42 AM	#4
SpiritWarrior Jack Burton Join Date: May 31, 2002 Location: Ireland Posts: 5,854	Re: Interesting Facts Sorry wasn't really paying attention but I can try. Uhm, let's see... It's Adam & Eve not Adam & Steve u mofos. The US is the greatest country in the world and should decide who lives and who dies. God did not create the stars, Obama did. Not much but best I can do for now :-/. __________________ Still I feel like a child when I look at the moon, maybe I grew up a little too soon...

06-29-2011, 12:32 AM	#5
robertthebard Xanathar Thieves Guild Join Date: March 17, 2001 Location: Wichita, KS USA Age: 60 Posts: 4,537	Re: Interesting Facts ooo, politics and religion, very well played sir. __________________ To those we have lost; May your spirits fly free. Good Music: Here. Interesting read, one of my blogs.

06-29-2011, 12:43 AM	#6
SpiritWarrior Jack Burton Join Date: May 31, 2002 Location: Ireland Posts: 5,854	Re: Interesting Facts Lol, thank you. Clearly I reside on the precipice of cutting edge. Bows __________________ Still I feel like a child when I look at the moon, maybe I grew up a little too soon...

06-29-2011, 10:38 AM	#7
Sparhawk Quintesson Join Date: June 2, 2001 Location: In the oldest monarchy - Denmark Age: 46 Posts: 1,071	Re: Interesting Facts Spiritwarrior: Siiiigh Correction: Obama did not create the stars, the stars are created by Bill Clintons cigar ash that still glows. Black holes that eat anything are made by republicans though!!! __________________ "Between the years when the oceans drank Atlantis and the rise of the sons of Arius. There was an age undreamed of, when shining kingdoms lay spread across the world. Hither came Conan, the cimmarian, sword in hand. It is I, his chronicler who knows well his saga. Now let me tell you of the days of high adventure!" "Unleash the Casey!" "Make no mistake, should you choose to test my resolve in this matter, you will be looking at an outcome that will have a finality, that is beyound your comprehension. And you will not counting the days or the months or the years, but milleniums in a place with no doors!"

06-30-2011, 05:20 AM	#8
Hindsight The Magister Join Date: October 23, 2009 Location: Ontario Posts: 111	Re: Interesting Facts Yes, there's sure nothing halfvassed about the universe. God did an amazing job! There, see, no politics.

06-30-2011, 11:16 AM	#9
SpiritWarrior Jack Burton Join Date: May 31, 2002 Location: Ireland Posts: 5,854	Re: Interesting Facts God, Obama - same thing. __________________ Still I feel like a child when I look at the moon, maybe I grew up a little too soon...

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