DA Baracus Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 The Universe constantly expands to it's limit the utterly contracts in on itself until every single thing and every single place in every single point of time is a single atom. Then it explodes outward again (The Big Bang) and the process repeats again for infinity. For all we know this could have happened 2357733 billion times or 3 times. We'll never know and it's irrelevant as is time to the universe 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Craig Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 The Universe constantly expands to it's limit the utterly contracts in on itself until every single thing and every single place in every single point of time is a single atom. Then it explodes outward again (The Big Bang) and the process repeats again for infinity. For all we know this could have happened 2357733 billion times or 3 times. We'll never know and it's irrelevant as is time to the universe That's just blew my mind. 😯 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Shame that. I worked out a full proof way of harnessing the power of dark energy to fuel faster than light travel and posted it in the wasteland. Totally forgotten what it was now. Never mind. I took a copy and used it to visit Alpha Centauri. Unfortunately, while I was leaving to return to Earth, I kind of think I left those notes behind. Oops. Sorry. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 The Universe constantly expands to it's limit the utterly contracts in on itself until every single thing and every single place in every single point of time is a single atom. Then it explodes outward again (The Big Bang) and the process repeats again for infinity. For all we know this could have happened 2357733 billion times or 3 times. We'll never know and it's irrelevant as is time to the universeThe Big Crunch was vividly displayed in an episode of Red Dwarf in which not only does space contract but time reverses, involving a lot of scenes where people spew up in pint glasses, hand it over to the barman who pays them and the pumps such it back up. Stephen Hawkings came up with the theory but has since disowned it as the accelerating expansion of the Universe apparently rules it out. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Never mind. I took a copy and used it to visit Alpha Centauri. Unfortunately, while I was leaving to return to Earth, I kind of think I left those notes behind. Oops. Sorry. Never mind, it all sounds a bit scary out there. Hope you enjoyed the trip. Any pics? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morrison Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 The Big Crunch was vividly displayed in an episode of Red Dwarf in which not only does space contract but time reverses, involving a lot of scenes where people spew up in pint glasses, hand it over to the barman who pays them and the pumps such it back up. Stephen Hawkings came up with the theory but has since disowned it as the accelerating expansion of the Universe apparently rules it out. It does indeed. This guy explains it really well, even if that maths stuff goes a little over my head: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorlomin Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 The Universe constantly expands to it's limit the utterly contracts in on itself until every single thing and every single place in every single point of time is a single atom. Then it explodes outward again (The Big Bang) This theory was given wide currency in the 90s but the use of Type 1A as "standard candles" (i.e. you could work out their absolute brightness thus deduce their distance) meant scientists were able to demonstrate with a high degree of certainty that the universe's acceleration was speeding up. This is what is known colloquially as "dark energy". IIRC there is another problem with this theory, in the primordial universe, gravity did not exist. But it would exist inside a black hole, if the universe was to collapse back into itself it would form a black hole. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorlomin Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 And people actually believe this shit ? Your inability to engage with specifics leaves one to assume you are just a thick clown. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 The specifics that theorists keep changing, aye ? Just saying baws isn't very interesting. Come up with why it's baws, or even an alternative theory would be nice. Otherwise f**k off and annoy some other forum you've no interest in. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paranoid android Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 And people actually believe this shit ? Pretty sure there will be a logical proof that 'proves' that it is true. Mind you, there's also a logical proof for the existence of god, which is meant to be pretty solid. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Brightside Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Please do not encourage that absolute spacker. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cille Mhernaig Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 The specifics that theorists keep changing, aye ? New forum same old trolling simpleton. You have tried to hump an interesting thread quite a few times with your trolling shite Why don't you get the attention you crave off a train by standing on a level crossing and do us all a favour? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyderspaceman Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 At best guess, the Universe is 96 billion light years across. Meaning that, travelling at 186,000 miles PER SECOND, it would take you 96 billion light years to traverse it. And at that speed it would take you 100,000 years to cross our Milky Way galaxy. Betelgeuse is 642.5 light years away. Meaning that when you look up at the Orion constellation and see it's orange glow, you're seeing light from around 1374, when Edward III was monarch. Betelgeuse could have went supernova in 1375 and we wouldn't know about it until next year. I can't remember any detail but I did read that there was/is a 'nearby' star which 'they' reckon could go supernova any day (or millenium) now and when it does, we are toast. Yes, even though it's miles away. Can't be arsed researching it, we're all going to die anyway, eventually. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 Mods, please. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banana Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 Just saying baws isn't very interesting. Come up with why it's baws, or even an alternative theory would be nice. Couldn't agree more, mate, couldn't agree more 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Man Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 I can't remember any detail but I did read that there was/is a 'nearby' star which 'they' reckon could go supernova any day (or millenium) now and when it does, we are toast. Yes, even though it's miles away. Can't be arsed researching it, we're all going to die anyway, eventually. I hope it's today. I've got a c**t of a hangover and can't be fucked. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamdunk Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 This theory was given wide currency in the 90s but the use of Type 1A as "standard candles" (i.e. you could work out their absolute brightness thus deduce their distance) meant scientists were able to demonstrate with a high degree of certainty that the universe's acceleration was speeding up. This is what is known colloquially as "dark energy". IIRC there is another problem with this theory, in the primordial universe, gravity did not exist. But it would exist inside a black hole, if the universe was to collapse back into itself it would form a black hole. Given the unknown nature of dark energy, is there anything to suggest it couldn't stop, or reverse the expansion of the universe? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamdunk Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 If people didn't investigate how things happen, you'd never have got to play FM. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 Go and give us your reason why a brick falls to the ground when you drop it, again. Cos it's bricky. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paranoid android Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 Wonder if wisbit ever wonders how his PC works? Probably not. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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