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  • smeenz@lemmy.nztoMemes@sopuli.xyzwat
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    4 days ago

    You also need to consider what the things inside it look like to you or anyone else. The observable universe is the volume inside which light can reach us here on the earth… technically it’s different for everyone because we’re all in a slightly different position, making everyone the centre of the universe, but in terms of the scale of the universe, that’s irrelevant levels of accuracy and you can safely state that everyone on earth is in the same place. Now because space is expanding and carrying stars and galaxies with it, those galaxies will eventually pass the point where their light could travel for an infinite time and never reach us, in other words, they would pass beyond the edge of our observable universe. Eventually, given enough time, all that will be left in the night sky (long after the earth is destroyed) will be our galaxy, and possibly bits of our local group, which are gravitationally bound and would hold their relative positions as space expands around them.


  • But the reason they put garbage candidates forward is because they regard them as a safe bet, not too radical for some, not too weak for others. … they may be right… it depends whether the vaguely inoffensive option results in the largest number of votes overall or whether a boldly progressive candidate with strong support of fewer voters gives them the better result. Dems always go with the safe option.





  • smeenz@lemmy.nztoScience Memes@mander.xyzWowee
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    6 days ago

    I really don’t understand why you’re doubling down here, when faced with overwhelming evidence to the contrary. The map I used and the one originally posted are both from the same website, and when overlaid, the two maps match pixel for pixel. There is no difference in projection or distortion between them. The outlines of Poland are very clearly not the same size all over the map.