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This will make you feel small?

K man December 13, 2007 15:33:23

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Although the earth is bigger than a four of our neighbor planets (Pluto is not even considered a planet now), as you can see here:

earth bigger neighbor planets pluto planet



Earth is dwarfed in size by 4 other of our planetary neighbors:

bigger neighbor planets pluto planet earth dwarfed 4 planetary neighbors



But when viewed to scale in a graphic that includes the Sun, Earth can barely even be seen as a speck. If you add up all of the mass in our Solar system – the Sun and the planets; the Sun contains 99.9% of the total mass!

add mass solar sun planets sun 99 9 total mass



As big as the Sun is, it’s not the biggest thing we can see in the sky. Look at the Sun compared to some of the others that we can see with our naked eyes:



99 9 total mass sun sky sun compared naked eyes



And those aren’t even the BIG BOYS. Even the biggest star shown above, Arcturus, is reduced to a tiny dot on a graphic compared to some of the BIG stars that are just hanging around in our neighborhood:

star arcturus reduced tiny dot graphic compared stars hanging neighborhood
Did that make you feel small?
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  • +9 raves Daisy December 13, 2007 16:33:52
    Daisy

    No

    I really enjoyed that K-man!!! But, for whatever it's worth, I still think that the earth is the most beautiful and interesting planet in all the universe!
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  • FUCKYOU June 12, 2008 05:45:21
    FUCKYOU

    No

    no it will not.
    hail cheetos
  • +1 raves
    K man FUCKYOU June 15, 2008 01:53:01
    K man
    Another perfect example of why poll writers deserve the right to delete stupid comments made by stupid people...
  • cool April 20, 2008 21:40:04
    cool

    Yes

    heck ya it did!! i saw this in class once and im like "!!!???!!!!????!!!!"
  • Ace~Mr.Giantess~ April 14, 2008 20:34:36
    Ace~Mr.Giantess~

    No

    It makes the other things look HUGE!
  • BlackSails April 14, 2008 11:46:06
    BlackSails

    Yes

    but i'm also pretty short :-/
  • CrescentMoonglow January 17, 2008 20:34:32
    CrescentMoonglow

    Yes

    Wow, and we think we rule the universe! What a joke...We are suspended in delicate balance with much bigger neighbors. Good thing they are not hostile! Ha!

    Thank you for the perspective! Very cool, I need to show this to my 5th grader.
  • +1 raves
    reminder December 22, 2007 08:27:53
    reminder

    Yes

    And to think I was short before seeing this.
  • Deanna December 20, 2007 16:02:36
    Deanna

    Yes

    Now some of yo guys shouldn't feel so bad.
  • +1 raves
    Joe December 19, 2007 05:32:00
    Joe

    Yes

    All we are is dust in the wind...
  • NICKI70 December 17, 2007 19:15:15
    NICKI70

    Yes

    I knew we were small but not that small..I guess the plants we mae for school this year were way off scale.
  • Piglet December 16, 2007 00:01:35
    Piglet

    Yes

    Small like an ant.
  • Jax° December 14, 2007 07:00:33
    Jax°

    Yes

    A little bit
  • *~JENNBEAVER~* December 14, 2007 05:43:46
    *~JENNBEAVER~*

    Yes

    I have felt this way for a long time as far as the galaxy is concerned.
  • Dawn December 14, 2007 04:29:13
    Dawn

    Yes

    You would never think it.
  • roger December 14, 2007 01:46:41
    roger

    No

    Kman...we are not even a speck in the universe...too see humanity the universe would have to use a 125trillion X electron microscope to view us dressing for work in the morning...now that is small my friend.
  • B-ron December 14, 2007 00:47:16
    B-ron

    Yes

    Now do you believe in E.T?

    Pluto is hardly a speck of dust compared to Betelgeuse...dang.
  • +1 raves
    Fef December 14, 2007 00:02:30
    Fef

    No

    Size doesn't matter ;)
  • MATTGUNNS December 13, 2007 23:47:47
    MATTGUNNS

    No

    moderated...
  • ErinGoBragh87 December 13, 2007 23:35:04
    ErinGoBragh87

    Yes

    it does now
  • +2 raves
    Gramma Lil December 13, 2007 21:58:11
    Gramma Lil

    Yes

    Wow talk about global warming if Antares were our sun!!
  • +1 raves
    t-oryn December 13, 2007 21:14:14
    t-oryn

    Yes

    yes but i already felt small thinking about all that is still out there that we have no idea of yet or may never have an idea.
  • +2 raves
    ShineFloyd [Ninja]™ Chi-Kung December 13, 2007 20:41:33
    ShineFloyd [Ninja]™ Chi-Kung

    No

    humanity it's great...
  • +2 raves
    <--That guy December 13, 2007 20:38:31
    <--That guy

    Yes

    As if I didn't feel short enough already.
  • +4 raves
    Charlize December 13, 2007 20:08:16
    Charlize

    Yes

    Very nice!
    The mystery of it all, makes me feel small. :)

    ...What if there IS life on other planets....?
    ...It scares me just to think about how huge ETs will be!!!
    Never thought about that before!
  • +3 raves
    <3 Americanista <3 December 13, 2007 20:02:52
    <3 Americanista <3

    No

    It makes me feel vulnerable. that our plant is so small and we're not taking car of it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • +4 raves
    EagleEye December 13, 2007 19:44:57
    EagleEye

    Yes

    You put our importance in its proper perspective
  • +1 raves
    Kanaka Rican - I know my Re... December 13, 2007 19:10:21 (edited)
    Kanaka Rican - I know my Redeemer lives

    Yes

    eenke beenke! teenie weenie
  • +1 raves
    Tell_it_like_it_is December 13, 2007 19:05:50
    Tell_it_like_it_is

    No

    Maybe, but do the folks in Betelgeuse have Bud Light?
    There, now I feel Big again!
    Dude!
  • +5 raves
    La Saria December 13, 2007 17:56:10
    La Saria

    Yes

    I feel small anyway when I think about the universe. None of the things we consider important really matter at all. Just enjoy your life. That's all you can really do.
  • +3 raves
    ăđăм™ *sex cake* December 13, 2007 17:30:07
    ăđăм™ *sex cake*

    Yes

    You have done a dam fine job K man.
  • +3 raves
    CesarRockoon/GodSoccer&RokNRol December 13, 2007 17:20:20
    CesarRockoon/GodSoccer&RokNRol

    No

    I knew that
    but I don't feel small
  • +3 raves
    SpecialKrazyK! December 13, 2007 16:58:39
    SpecialKrazyK!

    Yes

    woah are we a pee wee or what K-man..lol!
  • +2 raves
    K man Special... December 13, 2007 17:32:03
    K man
    What did I do now?
  • +2 raves
    Special... K man December 13, 2007 17:48:24
    SpecialKrazyK!
    no the earth dear K..lol..never you...lol..oh how I alughing now..sorry...sorry...K!
  • +2 raves
    K man Special... December 13, 2007 18:09:19
    K man
    LOL - I mis-read your comment. I thought you were saying I was being a pee pee. Whatever that means.

    ;-)
  • +1 raves
    Charlize K man December 13, 2007 20:10:47
    Charlize
    Oh you people!!! LOL
    ..funny!
  • Crescen... K man January 17, 2008 20:38:25
    CrescentMoonglow
    This is too funny and entertaining! being a pee wee. whatever that means. Think I might have to say that a time or two around my teenagers. LOL!
  • +9 raves
    Daisy December 13, 2007 16:33:52
    Daisy

    No

    I really enjoyed that K-man!!! But, for whatever it's worth, I still think that the earth is the most beautiful and interesting planet in all the universe!
  • +6 raves
    byebye ,I love you,gotta go December 13, 2007 16:31:43
    byebye ,I love you,gotta go

    Yes

    Nice K :)
  • +5 raves
    Stacy December 13, 2007 16:31:03
    Stacy

    Yes

    wow... i had no idea the difference in size was that huge. thats crazy!
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