Questions about the Universe

[Mongrel]

Woah. Nick's back. o_o

I have one for you, Mr. Wise Guy.
What is the meaning of life?

42.

Every time somebody says that a little piece of my soul dies.

So if I say "42" a billion times, could I kill you?

[Igg]

No.

I was lying about the soul anyway. I'm an IVF baby and so don't have a soul.

[Rox]

ooh i have a pondering about stuff. its not necessarily about the universe tho, is that ok?

I've always wondered if everyone sees the same thing. like is what i see and think of as blue what someone else sees and thinks of as blue? or in their eyes/mind is everything different colours to what i see? That probably doesnt make any sence, i wonder strange things.

some people mistake colors. they have a disease called color-blindness (i think

[Paulisacretin]

Woah. Nick's back. o_o

I have one for you, Mr. Wise Guy.
What is the meaning of life?

42.

You utterly, utterly fail at looking cultured by saying that. In fact it has quite the opposite effect. It smacks of someone who a) hasn't actually read the book and is trying to act as if they have, or b) has actually read the book but someone managed to miss out the quite simply-stated fact that 42 is the answer to the 'ultimate question' and it is impossible to know both the question and the answer simultaneously.

But hey, as long as we can go around answering a philosphoical question with a number and then look knowlingly at anyone who has also read one of the 16 million+ copies of the book currently in circulation, that's fine, because it makes us better than the rest.

Thanks Doug!

EDIT: Now, I'm not having a go at Tested - lord knows his genes already give him enough problems - I'm just making sure none of you other kids get any ideas about copying him in real life.

[Anoohilator]

Woah. Nick's back. o_o

I have one for you, Mr. Wise Guy.
What is the meaning of life?

42.

You utterly, utterly fail at looking cultured by saying that. In fact it has quite the opposite effect. It smacks of someone who a) hasn't actually read the book and is trying to act as if they have, or b) has actually read the book but someone managed to miss out the quite simply-stated fact that 42 is the answer to the 'ultimate question' and it is impossible to know both the question and the answer simultaneously.

But hey, as long as we can go around answering a philosphoical question with a number and then look knowlingly at anyone who has also read one of the 16 million+ copies of the book currently in circulation, that's fine, because it makes us better than the rest.

Thanks Doug!

EDIT: Now, I'm not having a go at Tested - lord knows his genes already give him enough problems - I'm just making sure none of you other kids get any ideas about copying him in real life.

Heh you made me think that Dr. Cox was actually called Dr. Nick, and was quite shocked to find that you're both quite alike after watching scrubs..

[Paulisacretin]

If only I had his pecs

Oh wait I do! Now scram, newbie.

[Anoohilator]

If only I had his pecs

Oh wait I do! Now scram, newbie.

If I ever need a mentor you'll be first on my list!

[Eskimo]

I love thinking about this stuff x3 Nice topic Ginger ^^

Ever think that our universe is just one planet inside of another universe? I know that doesnt make much sense... but whatever ;P

[Mongrel]

some people mistake colors. they have a disease called color-blindness (i think

It's not mistaking, it's having colors look the same. I think you're probably talking about dichromatic color blindness, which is where people have 2 of the 3 types of cones for different colors(That's according to the trichromatic color theory, if I haven't forgotten what my book says). They have green and blue, but not red, so red stuff mostly comes out looking green.

[Asthaloth]

Got bored, answered question something - something else..

Can people travel at warp speed?
Warp speed involves (Trekky tech here..) creating a bubble of subspace to bypass S.O.L, thereby neatly avoiding the E=MC2 issue. Its... Possible.

Do wormholes exist?
Yes, Scientists recently created a minute one and used it as a teleporter (For a Single Proton admittedly, but it's a start)

Is it possible to travel through time?
Eeehn... Feasibly, through a wormhole, yes.

Are there beings more intelligent than humans in the universe?
Unknown, as yet. But probable.

Are there elements that can withstand the temperature of a star?
Yes, So called "Star diamonds" have been discovered.

Are there really more than four dimensions?
A whole slew of them, yes.
String theory says (at least) Eleven.

Can people really live for thousands of years out in space?
Generation ships are a possibility.

Does zero gravity really enhance the growth process?
You got me, I don't know.

Are there really black holes in the center of the Milky Way?
Just the one. Very Very big one, mind.

What are Quasars, really, and how does the energy escape the black hole? Never heard Quasars in reference to a black hole in this way...
Tachyons, are known to escape black holes by traveling faster than light (In that, we can detect them hitting things, but not actually see them) and some particles escape the effects of a black hole by shifting to their anti-form, how they do this I don't recall.

Could a large enough solid planet turn into a star?
Solid, no, not without some real messing about with its form, but a Gas giant is possible.

What is really going on in Jupiter's eye?
The storm? It's just that, a really big storm, caused -in part- by Jupiter's core itself

How should a planet be defined?
The definition I grew up with is; A solid object (Not, Jupiter's solid core) with an atmosphere of some form in a permanent stable orbit of a star.

What created Lune?
Luna? (IE: The moon) A huge meteor (Named the Impactor) struck the earth during her early life, a large section was knocked away and coelesated (Coalesated.. Stuck together) into Luna.

How old is the Universe?
Some ten Billion years at best guess.

How long will the universe last?
Anybodies guess really.

If the universe ends at some point, how will it be destroyed?
Again, anybodies guess, Big tear, Eternal expansion, Cascade failure, big crunch.

Was there really a Big Bang?
Honestly unknown, no point of origin has yet been found.

[Ginger Harp Seal Pup]

Thanks Setekh, for answering those questions ^^

It's really interesting, but I'm very sad that you know loads more about outer space than I do

[Paulisacretin]

Well most people (myself excluded) weren't born with such knowledge and they had to learn it.

There's nothing stopping you from going on wikipedia and finding out anything you want!

[Uncle Xyzzy]

Woah. Nick's back. o_o

I have one for you, Mr. Wise Guy.
What is the meaning of life?

42.

You utterly, utterly fail at looking cultured by saying that. In fact it has quite the opposite effect. It smacks of someone who a) hasn't actually read the book and is trying to act as if they have, or b) has actually read the book but someone managed to miss out the quite simply-stated fact that 42 is the answer to the 'ultimate question' and it is impossible to know both the question and the answer simultaneously.

But hey, as long as we can go around answering a philosphoical question with a number and then look knowlingly at anyone who has also read one of the 16 million+ copies of the book currently in circulation, that's fine, because it makes us better than the rest.

Thanks Doug!

EDIT: Now, I'm not having a go at Tested - lord knows his genes already give him enough problems - I'm just making sure none of you other kids get any ideas about copying him in real life.

I concur, actually.

(Especially the part about my genes- you haven't met my parents.)

Oh, and i have read it, and I often get very annoyed at people who confuse it with the meaning of life...

On the issue of seeing colors differently, i've wondered the same thing: to clarify, is it posssible that soe people see in, say, negatives, and they think the other people have the normal view? Perhaps the brain decides what colors are "nice" and messes with sight so your red is someone else's blue.