Wednesday, September 24, 2008

A Larger Perspective

As Sean over at Cosmic Variance has pointed out, $700 billion corresponds to a few dollars for each of the stars in the Milky Way Galaxy. I've felt vaguely nauseated ever since I read that.
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4 comments:

  1. Sarah PrineasThursday, September 25, 2008 10:11:00 AM

    Holy wow. Scary.

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  2. Dr. LisaThursday, September 25, 2008 5:30:00 PM

    Ain't it, though?

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  3. Dr. CarkThursday, September 25, 2008 9:47:00 PM

    You could also think of it as giving $100 to each person alive today.

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  4. Dr. LisaFriday, September 26, 2008 9:07:00 AM

    That's also a lot, but the star-analogy has a bigger impact on me. Neither one sound good, in any case.

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