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  • #16
    Re: James Webb telescope

    Originally posted by Tuerto View Post
    To be fair, Cadbury never made a 'Universe' chocolate bar so it's impossible to compare really.
    So your general knowledge about space is limited to confectionary!? I give you Mars, Milky Way and Toblerone (spot the odd one out).:hehe:

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    • #17
      Re: James Webb telescope

      Originally posted by Citizen's Nephew View Post
      So your general knowledge about space is limited to confectionary!? I give you Mars, Milky Way and Toblerone (spot the odd one out).:hehe:
      Toblerone? It's not in the Aero?

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      • #18
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        Originally posted by Dorcus View Post
        Toblerone? It's not in the Aero?
        Definitely in the right Orbit but I'd say you'd have to throw Starburst into the Starmix too.
        Last edited by Citizen's Nephew; 12-07-22, 13:41. Reason: Spiooling

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        • #19
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          Originally posted by JamesWales View Post
          Space isn't really my thing - once you realise how vast the distances are, it is hard to comprehend it all. And also, I'll never go there. I don't even really know whats bigger -a galaxy? A universe? What's the milky way? How does that fit in?

          Is there a useful kind of map or chart that visually demonstrates all these things to highlight what TBG and Gofer rightly say above about how small and insignificant etc we are?
          Something you aren’t an expert in or have an opinion on.

          Never thought I’d see the day!

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          • #20
            Re: James Webb telescope

            Originally posted by Citizen's Nephew View Post
            Definitely in the right Orbit but I'd say you'd have to throw Starburst into the Starmix too.
            Ha ha, you're beating me. I've given up eating sweets now in an effort to lose weight lol. I don't want to be totally weightless though. That might be a massive mistake.

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            • #21
              Re: James Webb telescope

              The University of Leicester has scored another hit - first inventing DNA and now this.

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              • #22
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                Originally posted by Vindec View Post
                The University of Leicester has scored another hit - first inventing DNA and now this.
                They invented DNA?

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                • #23
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                  Originally posted by Harry Paget Flashman View Post
                  Something you aren’t an expert in or have an opinion on.

                  Never thought I’d see the day!
                  Screenshot this page :ayatollah:

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                  • #24
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                    Originally posted by JamesWales View Post
                    Screenshot this page :ayatollah:
                    It's my new desktop wallpaper! :ayatollah:

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                    • #25
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                      Originally posted by Taunton Blue Genie View Post
                      They invented DNA?
                      I think you must know what I meant but, as you probably know, genetic fingerprinting is the correct term.

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                      • #26
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                        I thought this comparison with Hubble was pretty cool.

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                        • #27
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                          Originally posted by Vindec View Post
                          I think you must know what I meant but, as you probably know, genetic fingerprinting is the correct term.
                          I wasn't totally sure. For all I know, new DNA structures could be designed by man. I'm no expert in these matters.

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                          • #28
                            Re: James Webb telescope

                            Originally posted by Gofer Blue View Post
                            The first pictures have just been published:

                            The new $10bn space telescope delivers its first full-colour image of the distant Universe.


                            Absolutely stunning. The distances involved are mind-boggling.
                            Bigger than the biggest thing ever and then some. Much bigger than that in fact, really amazingly immense, a totally stunning size, real 'wow, that's big', time. Infinity is just so big that by comparison, bigness itself looks really titchy. Gigantic multiplied by colossal multiplied by staggeringly huge is the sort of concept we're trying to get across here.
                            Courtesy of The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy.

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                            • #29
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                              Originally posted by Dorcus View Post
                              Some studies suggest there's likely to be at least a septillion stars in the universe, let alone planets which would on average raise the figure by a billion or two! So it's quite possible there may be at least 10^27 planets in the visible universe. Of course the other parts of the universe we can never see will contain an awful lot more. This is the chief reason I don't believe in the Rare Earth hypothesis.
                              And scientists have even worked out how the universe came about - "well, there was this big bang and everything appeared..." Wow.

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                              • #30
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                                Originally posted by A Quiet Monkfish View Post
                                And scientists have even worked out how the universe came about - "well, there was this big bang and everything appeared..." Wow.
                                There’s a lot more behind the theory than that in fairness but it’s not unlike you to present your ignorance as a source of pride

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