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42. Oil and coal = ancient sunlight

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Largest structure in universe found — and it's mind-boggling [View all] ButterflyBlood Jan 2013 OP

4 billion X 5.878 trillion...boggles the mind doesn't it? n/t Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #1

I thought it would be bigger. olddad56 Jan 2013 #2

LMAO... Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #3

In Texas it IS. FailureToCommunicate Jan 2013 #5

That's what SHE said! KittyWampus Jan 2013 #10

who? your mom olddad56 Jan 2013 #23

My Mom's dead so size doesn't matter to her anymore. KittyWampus Jan 2013 #63

Some people are NEVER satisfied! FiveGoodMen Jan 2013 #11

Bigger even Plucketeer Jan 2013 #18

no, of course not that big. The only thing bigger than that is the failings of Dubya. olddad56 Jan 2013 #22

It's bigger on the inside. tclambert Jan 2013 #56

Sounds like a Congressional budget for WARS. nt valerief Jan 2013 #6

Oh lord...wouldn't the neocons love just love it? Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #7

really, they could really terrorize the world then. olddad56 Jan 2013 #24

They pretty much do that already... Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #40

As Douglas Adams said once.. sir pball Jan 2013 #15

He also said intaglio Jan 2013 #34

Don't incomprehensible and undefined pretty much mean mindboggling? n/t Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #39

Not to me.. sir pball Jan 2013 #66

Thanks for making me feel smaller than I already do..... cliffordu Jan 2013 #4

LOL! We ain't even a grain of sand on the beech anymore. RKP5637 Jan 2013 #51

This kind of sums up our present understanding.... sky imager Jan 2013 #8

Newt Gingrich's ego is bigger dlwickham Jan 2013 #9

But Rush's is bigger than Newt's. olddad56 Jan 2013 #25

Dats a bigga meataball! n/t flamingdem Jan 2013 #12

.... BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2013 #52

If you like that you'll love this. TheMadMonk Jan 2013 #60

you're an Italian immigrant, first generation, BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2013 #61

Thank you, thank you that the smart people are still able to do their incredible work NBachers Jan 2013 #13

How are we ever going to get it into the van??? GliderGuider Jan 2013 #14

compress it, silly olddad56 Jan 2013 #26

That, or fold it in half. Wednesdays Jan 2013 #36

All that endless energy in our universe... sadbear Jan 2013 #16

Ha, I wish. Solar is what, 2% of our energy production? Flatulo Jan 2013 #17

Oil and coal = ancient sunlight sadbear Jan 2013 #42

<Palmslap> LOL, thanks. Missed that. Flatulo Jan 2013 #43

Thank you. I needed my mind boggled a bit. Coyotl Jan 2013 #19

The universe is more bizarre and strange than we can imagine (nt) SteveG Jan 2013 #20

Is the article suggesting Jack Sprat Jan 2013 #21

white light comes out the other side. I fell into one once, I know. olddad56 Jan 2013 #27

It sucks when that happens. Wednesdays Jan 2013 #37

A black hole, according to Jack O'Neill FleetwoodMac Jan 2013 #29

I saw this structure once on acid. It looked even bigger than a measley 4 billion light years. olddad56 Jan 2013 #28

How do you get a structure like that to take acid? Wednesdays Jan 2013 #38

I just tossed it in it's big black hole. olddad56 Jan 2013 #45

My mom was a hoarder. Her house was a black hole. Nothing came out of it. Manifestor_of_Light Jan 2013 #30

Strange things happen when black holes orbit each other. That illustration is super cool! tridim Jan 2013 #31

I love astrophysics! blackspade Jan 2013 #32

How far away is it? Loudly Jan 2013 #33

I just wanna know if I should pack a lunch. BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2013 #53

This is somewhere out beyond cool. n/t Permanut Jan 2013 #35

oh yeah, Azathoth, that's nothing new. NuttyFluffers Jan 2013 #41

The marvels of the universe aside... BadgerKid Jan 2013 #44

Cool stuff. CrispyQ Jan 2013 #46

Whoa! THIS is TRIPPY!!!! calimary Jan 2013 #59

I think it makes great background music for when I'm working. CrispyQ Jan 2013 #64

The background music just lends more to the images. calimary Jan 2013 #65

Wow! nm nc4bo Jan 2013 #62

It forces the thought that we cannot be the only life in the universe. It's almost impossible. Gregorian Jan 2013 #47

Yeah, but get over it. We live in the low rent district of the cosmos. Rozlee Jan 2013 #48

But they don't know what they're missing! We have Starbucks! Gregorian Jan 2013 #49

hey how can you assume they're that bad? BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2013 #54

Simple. Republicans are aliens banished from a saner world.... wandy Jan 2013 #55

oh. ....yeah........ BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2013 #58

Spam deleted by Behind the Aegis (MIR Team) jgyjadsgf Jan 2013 #50

It just seemed bigger when I used to go there as a kid. Schema Thing Jan 2013 #57