ordnance_qf_17_pounder@reddthat.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 5 days agoWhat's your favourite historical photo and why?imagemessage-square173fedilinkarrow-up1337arrow-down116
arrow-up1321arrow-down1imageWhat's your favourite historical photo and why?ordnance_qf_17_pounder@reddthat.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 5 days agomessage-square173fedilink
minus-squareripcord@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·3 days agoIt’s especially crazy that this is like .001% of the sky.
minus-squareeightpix@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·3 days 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.