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Bing says Alpha Centauri is 13.6 kilometers from us (imgur.com)

submitted 3 months ago by btaf45@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] mercano@lemmy.world 50 points 3 months ago (2 children)

You may think it’s a long way down the road to the chemist’s, but that’s just peanuts to space.

[–] A_A@lemmy.world 19 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The hitchhiker's guide to the Galaxy, Chapter 8.
(...)
”Space,” it says, ”is big. Really big. You just won’t believe how vastly hugely mindboggingly big it is. I mean you may think it’s a long way down the road to the chemist, but that’s just peanuts to space. Listen . . . ” and so on.

[–] dalekcaan@lemm.ee 3 points 3 months ago

In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made many people very angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move.

[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Space is small. You just won't believe how itsy, bitsy, mind-bogglingly tiny it is. I mean, you may think it's long way to the fridge, but that's just peanuts to space

[–] btaf45@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

Space is small.

The diameter of the entire observable universe is not even a full ronnameter.