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10 Million Light Years and Then Less (Fewer?]
Florida State University has put up a very interesting Java applet on its Web site. It begins as a view of the Milky Way Galaxy viewed from a distance of 10 million light years and then zooms in towards Earth in powers of ten of distance -10 million, to one million, to 100,000 light years, etc., until it finally reaches a large oak tree leaf. But that is not all. It zooms into the leaf until it reaches to the level of the quarks viewed at 100 attometers.
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I didn't write any of the above, so don't ask me what an attometer is. Also, there are various kinds of oak trees in this world, and the one pictured has leaves that look nothing like the leaves on the oak tree in my back yard. I never realized before that the leaves from oak to oak were that different. So I took a trip to Google Images to check it out.
Imagine just a few minutes with the site and I'm already doing some "research." This should be a good site for aue'ers, the generally curious, and most kids, I would think.
http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/ (reassembly needed)
primer/java/ scienceopticsu/
powersof10/index.html
or
http://tinyurl.com/hck
The download is not instantaneous, at least not on DSL.
There's a lot more at this site than what is described above. (If this URL was posted in aue before, I don't remember it. So maybe it's new...?)
Enjoy.
Maria Conlon
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I didn't write any of the above, so don't ask me what an attometer is. Also, there are various kinds of oak trees in this world, and the one pictured has leaves that look nothing like the leaves on the oak tree in my back yard. I never realized before that the leaves from oak to oak were that different. So I took a trip to Google Images to check it out.
Imagine just a few minutes with the site and I'm already doing some "research." This should be a good site for aue'ers, the generally curious, and most kids, I would think.
http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/ (reassembly needed)
primer/java/ scienceopticsu/
powersof10/index.html
or
http://tinyurl.com/hck
The download is not instantaneous, at least not on DSL.
There's a lot more at this site than what is described above. (If this URL was posted in aue before, I don't remember it. So maybe it's new...?)
Enjoy.
Maria Conlon
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[nq:1]There's a lot more at this site than what is described above. (If this URL was posted in aue before, I don't remember it. )[/nq] That was very cool.
- [nq:1]There's a lot more at this site than what is described above.
- (If this URL was posted in aue before, I don't remember it.
- )[/nq] That was very cool.
- I thought it was even more impressive going from small to big.
- It's quite amazing how quickly things increase in increments of 10.
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[nq:1]There's a lot more at this site than what is described above. (If this URL was posted in aue before, I don't remember it. So maybe it's new...?)[/nq]
That was very cool. I thought it was even more impressive going from small to big. It's quite amazing how quickly things increase in increments of 10.
Dena Jo
Email goes to denajo2 at the dot com variation of the Yahoo domain.
That was very cool. I thought it was even more impressive going from small to big. It's quite amazing how quickly things increase in increments of 10.
Dena Jo
Email goes to denajo2 at the dot com variation of the Yahoo domain.
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[nq:1]... I thought it was even more impressive going from small to big. It's quite amazing how quickly things increase in increments of 10.[/nq]
They're factors, not increments. You're multiplying each time. (And I say this just from the description, without even having seen the web site.)
Mark Brader > "The good news is that the Internet is dynamic. Toronto > The bad news is t
They're factors, not increments. You're multiplying each time. (And I say this just from the description, without even having seen the web site.)
Mark Brader > "The good news is that the Internet is dynamic. Toronto > The bad news is t
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Maria Conlon (quoted):
[nq:1]Florida State University has put up a very interesting Java applet on its Web site. It begins as a view ... all. It zooms into the leaf until it reaches to the level of the quarks viewed at 100 attometers. ==[/nq]
That reminds me of this:
(Amazon.com, Powers of Ten, http://tinyurl.com/3gywt
[nq:1]Florida State University has put up a very interesting Java applet on its Web site. It begins as a view ... all. It zooms into the leaf until it reaches to the level of the quarks viewed at 100 attometers. ==[/nq]
That reminds me of this:
(Amazon.com, Powers of Ten, http://tinyurl.com/3gywt
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[nq:2]There's a lot more at this site than what is ... aue before, I don't remember it. So maybe it's new...?)[/nq]
[nq:1]That was very cool. I thought it was even more impressive going from small to big. It's quite amazing how quickly things increase in increments of 10.[/nq]
Don't forget the power of binary. How many times can you fold a piece of paper in half (without unfolding it at an
[nq:1]That was very cool. I thought it was even more impressive going from small to big. It's quite amazing how quickly things increase in increments of 10.[/nq]
Don't forget the power of binary. How many times can you fold a piece of paper in half (without unfolding it at an
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[nq:1]Don't forget the power of binary.[/nq]
Can't resist.
There are 10 kinds of people in the world: Those who understand binary, and those who don't.
[nq:1]How many times can you fold a piece of paper in half (without unfolding it at any stage)?[/nq]
An 8 1/2 by 11 piece of paper, six.
Dena Jo
Email goes to denajo2 at the dot com variation of the Yahoo domain. Have I
Can't resist.
There are 10 kinds of people in the world: Those who understand binary, and those who don't.
[nq:1]How many times can you fold a piece of paper in half (without unfolding it at any stage)?[/nq]
An 8 1/2 by 11 piece of paper, six.
Dena Jo
Email goes to denajo2 at the dot com variation of the Yahoo domain. Have I
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[nq:1]They're factors, not increments.[/nq]
Yes, of course.
Dena Jo
Email goes to denajo2 at the dot com variation of the Yahoo domain. Have I confused you? Go here:
http://myweb.cableone.net/denajo/emailme.htm
Yes, of course.
Dena Jo
Email goes to denajo2 at the dot com variation of the Yahoo domain. Have I confused you? Go here:
http://myweb.cableone.net/denajo/emailme.htm
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[nq:2]Can't resist. There are 10 kinds of people in the ... don't. An 8 1/2 by 11 piece of paper, six.[/nq]
[nq:1]This is one time when size doesn't matter.[/nq]
Really?
I dunno. The sixth time was really, really hard.
Dena Jo
Email goes to denajo2 at the dot com variation of the Yahoo domain. Have I confused you? Go here:
[nq:1]This is one time when size doesn't matter.[/nq]
Really?
I dunno. The sixth time was really, really hard.
Dena Jo
Email goes to denajo2 at the dot com variation of the Yahoo domain. Have I confused you? Go here:
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[nq:2]Can't resist. There are 10 kinds of people in the ... don't. An 8 1/2 by 11 piece of paper, six.[/nq]
[nq:1]This is one time when size doesn't matter.[/nq]
Oh, but it do! Try it with a piece 1 inch square. For larger pieces, six (possibly seven) seems to be the limit.
For secrets on how to achieve more folds, see
[nq:1]This is one time when size doesn't matter.[/nq]
Oh, but it do! Try it with a piece 1 inch square. For larger pieces, six (possibly seven) seems to be the limit.
For secrets on how to achieve more folds, see
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[nq:2]Can't resist. There are 10 kinds of people in the ... don't. An 8 1/2 by 11 piece of paper, six.[/nq]
[nq:1]This is one time when size doesn't matter.[/nq]
It appears that it does. Using a sheet from the local newspaper approximately 24" by 22" I was able to fold it in half eight times.
Raymond S. Wise
Minneapolis, Minnesota USA
E-mail: mplsray @ yahoo . com
[nq:1]This is one time when size doesn't matter.[/nq]
It appears that it does. Using a sheet from the local newspaper approximately 24" by 22" I was able to fold it in half eight times.
Raymond S. Wise
Minneapolis, Minnesota USA
E-mail: mplsray @ yahoo . com
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