Perspective
I was going to get my hair cut today, and saw about a 60 year old man standing on the side of a busy road with 2 trashbags full of stuff, and suitcase. I've seen it before, but it always sadens me when I see somebody on the street with all of their wordly possessions at their feet, and no place to put them. He looked like he was waiting on a ride, so I drove on by.
By the time I had got my haircut, and was driving back, he'd walked about 10 blocks. Both of his trash bags had disentegrated on him, and he was moving his stuff a "bunch" at a time, half a block, then he'd walk back and get the other stuff, and continue this way.
I stopped to offer help, offer a ride, and to see where he was going. He had an address for a storage unit, but he didn't know where it was at. I don't think he was familiar with our town, or could read street signs. He couldn't communicate very well. We packed up his stuff, and I helped him along.
Last week, I was complaining about not having enough money to go on a trip that I really wanted to take. I was being such a douchbag.[V]
Ben
By the time I had got my haircut, and was driving back, he'd walked about 10 blocks. Both of his trash bags had disentegrated on him, and he was moving his stuff a "bunch" at a time, half a block, then he'd walk back and get the other stuff, and continue this way.
I stopped to offer help, offer a ride, and to see where he was going. He had an address for a storage unit, but he didn't know where it was at. I don't think he was familiar with our town, or could read street signs. He couldn't communicate very well. We packed up his stuff, and I helped him along.
Last week, I was complaining about not having enough money to go on a trip that I really wanted to take. I was being such a douchbag.[V]
Ben
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Fascinating Perspective...
Now, THIS is really fascinating - it's rather dazzling to see it presented this way.
I certainly thought this was enlightening. Beyond our sun.
It's a big universe.
Antares is the 15th brightest star in the sky.
It is more than 1000 light years away.
Now TRY to wrap your mind around this.........
This is a Hubble Telescope Ultra Deep Field Infrared View of countless
'ENTIRE' Galaxies Billions of Light-Years Away.
Below is a close up of one of the darkest regions of the photo above.
Humbling, isn't it?
Now How Big Are We ?0 -
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Nice pics. Kinda humbling though 0 -
which one was ET from? They are good pics, very interesting. 0 -
Very cool pics.
quote:Antares is the 15th brightest star in the sky.
It is funny that you mention Antares as being the 15th BRIGHtest star in the sky.
If you look in the picture you will see Sirius compared to it.
Sirius translated from greek means "brightest star in the sky."
There is your meaningless greek translation for the day.0 -
Dave W.,
I didn't know you went Greek. How is it? Not that I'm interested, just curious.0 -
I've seen the comparison with the planets in our solar system and our sun, but I'd not seen it taken to the scale you did here. Cool demonstration.
And I'm not so sure it is humbling. It can also be awe-inspiring.0 -
Are we to believe, that we are the only "intelligent" life there is? 0 -
He faked it all.
For those photos to be correct, the Earth would have to be semi-spherical.
What childish fantasy !!
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YE,and they claim man has been on the moon[;)] 0 -
Very cool!
At the large end of the scale are also "clusters" and "superclusters".0 -
Big neighborhood. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by mrseatle
Very cool!
At the large end of the scale are also "clusters" and "superclusters".
You forgot Black Holes. Collapsed Clusters.0
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