Genady Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Just a little observation that we, humans, are not "infinitesimally" small on the universe scale, as often presented. We are rather above the midsize. First, I take Plank length as a natural unit for size. Second, I make comparisons on a logarithmic scale, because this is the scale that makes sense: 1 mm to 1 m is the same as 1 m to 1 km. In these units and on this scale, we are of 35 orders of magnitude in size, while the observable universe is of 62. This makes our size M+. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iNow Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 3 minutes ago, Genady said: We are rather above the midsize. Would you not first need to identify sizes across the total populations of other living organisms across (not just our solar system and galaxy but) the entire universe prior to making such an assertion? We’ve barely even done that here on earth alone. One can’t take a median without a dataset Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genady Posted January 18, 2022 Author Share Posted January 18, 2022 11 minutes ago, iNow said: Would you not first need to identify sizes across the total populations of other living organisms across (not just our solar system and galaxy but) the entire universe prior to making such an assertion? We’ve barely even done that here on earth alone. One can’t take a median without a dataset This is OT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zapatos Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 49 minutes ago, iNow said: Would you not first need to identify sizes across the total populations of other living organisms across (not just our solar system and galaxy but) the entire universe prior to making such an assertion? We’ve barely even done that here on earth alone. One can’t take a median without a dataset I don't think the comparison was humans to other living organisms, but humans to other components of the universe. If we know smallest and largest, we know where we fall. Don't we? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iNow Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 (edited) Ah. Sure. Profound, is a good description for the depth of my lack of caring. Carry on. Also, the logic here fails when one considers our bodies are made of smaller components, too Said another way, you seem to arbitrarily be choosing your scales to support a preconceived conclusion. Edited January 18, 2022 by iNow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MigL Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 3 hours ago, iNow said: Profound, is a good description for the depth of my lack of caring. Makes one wonder why you chose to reply. Twice ! 😄 😄 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iNow Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 Cuz I’m so sweet and kind, obviously Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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