Whenever I see these microscopic photos I always wonder if there is a smallest unit of matter beyond which smallness cannot go. Physicists tell us the universe is continuing to expand, so I guess that means bigness is infinite, potentially. But is the smallest smallness unit of a butterfly's wing infinitely small?
Watched Trollhunter last evening. It's a mockumentary, somewhat of a cross between Blair Witch Project and The Office, but delivered with an extra portion of deadpan, something that appears to come naturally to Norwegians. The fjord country is beautifully filmed. Great movie.
In Norwegian with English subtitles.(I wonder if "droll" comes from "troll".)
Honest, Sixty, I wasn't being cute. I'll ask it again in a different form: is there a limit to smallness or is there always a smaller unit no matter how small we go (microscopically)? Is smallness as infinite as largeness? Hey, I'm tired of the question already so no answer required.
Quarks, gluons, string theory, and so on - they are always fun cocktail party subjects.
The problem with string theory is that no one has yet devised a test to prove or disprove it, as far as I know.
It's kind of like global warming - if only there was some way of measuring the temperature here on earth so we could know, once and for all, the truth.
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Not really fair to the other butterflies when they tag a butterfly who obviously took a hit of acid.
Cool!
Adam was in acid when he coined butterfly.
Whenever I see these microscopic photos I always wonder if there is a smallest unit of matter beyond which smallness cannot go. Physicists tell us the universe is continuing to expand, so I guess that means bigness is infinite, potentially. But is the smallest smallness unit of a butterfly's wing infinitely small?
Disregard this question if it's too stupid.
on acid... did I say in acid?
I think ricpic is stringing us along.
Watched Trollhunter last evening. It's a mockumentary, somewhat of a cross between Blair Witch Project and The Office, but delivered with an extra portion of deadpan, something that appears to come naturally to Norwegians. The fjord country is beautifully filmed. Great movie.
In Norwegian with English subtitles.(I wonder if "droll" comes from "troll".)
And here's another side:
Hubble looks at a spot in space
:-)
Maybe when on acid, you are also in acid.
JAL- fun link. Boggles the mind.
Troll Hunter was great.
Another song from 1966. I think I've linked or blogged it more than once.
Honest, Sixty, I wasn't being cute. I'll ask it again in a different form: is there a limit to smallness or is there always a smaller unit no matter how small we go (microscopically)? Is smallness as infinite as largeness?
Hey, I'm tired of the question already so no answer required.
Quarks, gluons, string theory, and so on - they are always fun cocktail party subjects.
The problem with string theory is that no one has yet devised a test to prove or disprove it, as far as I know.
It's kind of like global warming - if only there was some way of measuring the temperature here on earth so we could know, once and for all, the truth.
Nah, who am I kidding...
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