Humbling and Beautiful

in science •  8 years ago  (edited)

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Consider these facts whenever you start to feel like you have anything figured out at all!

  • You can see less than 1% of the electromagnetic spectrum and hear less than 1% of the acoustic spectrum.
  • As you read this, you are traveling approximately 1,000 MPH as the Earth spins and our galaxy is traveling at about 1,300,000 MPH through the universe.
  • 90% of the cells in your body carry their own microbial DNA and are not "you".
  • The atoms in your body are 99.9999999999999999% empty space and none of them are the ones you were born with, but they all originated in the belly of a star.
  • Human beings have 42 chromosomes, 2 less than a potato.
  • The existence of a rainbow depends on the conical photoreceptors in your eyes; to animals without cones, the rainbow does not exist. So you don't just see a rainbow, you create it. Pretty incredible considering all of the magnificent colors you see represent less than 1% of the electromagnetic spectrum.
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I've read that last one somewhere else. It is truly amazing how small we are in the grand scheme of things!!! Nice image BTW lol

The scale of this experience really is incredible. Haha, thank you!

I love this. Put everything back into perspective.