ordnance_qf_17_pounder@reddthat.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 days agoWhat's your favourite historical photo and why?lemmy.mlimagemessage-square157fedilinkarrow-up1310
arrow-up1310imageWhat's your favourite historical photo and why?lemmy.mlordnance_qf_17_pounder@reddthat.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 days agomessage-square157fedilink
minus-squareripcord@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·16 hours agoIt’s especially crazy that this is like .001% of the sky.
minus-squareeightpix@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·10 hours agoOh, it’s much, much, much less than that. 0.0000416%, 1/24 millionth of the sky. Here, a .gif on Reddit It confirmed the cosmic insignificance of Earth, the profound vastness of space and time, and — at the same time — the rarity, beauty, and fragility of life. Human perception, memory, and understanding is tiny. But, it reaches toward infinity.
It’s especially crazy that this is like .001% of the sky.
Oh, it’s much, much, much less than that.
0.0000416%, 1/24 millionth of the sky.
Here, a .gif on Reddit
It confirmed the cosmic insignificance of Earth, the profound vastness of space and time, and — at the same time — the rarity, beauty, and fragility of life. Human perception, memory, and understanding is tiny. But, it reaches toward infinity.