Feb 12 2009The Universe Is Apparently A Big Metal Donut
And all along I thought was a little plastic danish. Shows you how much I know (read: everything). So yeah, ghost of Karl Sagan: I know you're reading this, feel free to chime in and back me up whenever you want.
At first, this polished object looks like an ordinary ring. But it's much more than that. This is a model of the universe, which, according to one increasingly popular theory, is not flat, circular, spherical or saddle-shaped, but more like a "3-torus," or doughnut shape. It's also a whole lot bigger then you may have imagined.
Look closer, and you'll notice a minuscule speck on this model. It looks like a tiny flaw at first, but upon closer inspection, you'll see it's a precise wine glass shape. That's us. The tiny area depicts the known universe, showing a timeline of its entire life, from the Big Bang starting at the glass's stem, expanding to where we live today.
I get it -- so what they're saying is that the known universe is a wine lover. So do you think it's a Merlot fan or more of a Chardonnay kind of universe? Mad Dog 20/20, huh? Awh yeah, I knew I was living here for good reason! Now stop hogging the bottle, Universe, Jesus you're a boozehound.
Mind-boggling model of the doughnut-shaped universe makes you feel really small [dvice]
Reader Comments
1. McElroy - February 12, 2009 11:24 AM
First
2. naas - February 12, 2009 11:28 AM
@1 and that's why you suck it big time, because you're firstarded.
The universe is actually a big long john that connects at both ends, but I'm sure we all see if at a giant O because we're going to change it's name soon to the Obamiverse.
3. McLovin - February 12, 2009 11:30 AM
THIRD!!!
4. McElroy - February 12, 2009 11:31 AM
@2, its cool, don't be mad bcuz you didn't get first
5. photoshop-police - February 12, 2009 11:34 AM
mmm.... big metal donut
the only important question is: are the sprinkles?
6. photoshop-police - February 12, 2009 11:35 AM
i meant to say "are there sprinkles?"
7. naas - February 12, 2009 11:35 AM
@4 Believe me I don't give a shit about saying first I've had plenty of opportunities for that. It's just ghey to see every post starting with some tool saying first, so lame.
8. McFeely Smackup - February 12, 2009 11:37 AM
the only problem is this isn't a theory of science, this is an art design project. And their attempt to show our small scale is off by several million times. This is what happens when art students with no grasp of the actual concepts in question blow it completely.
9. mm - February 12, 2009 11:38 AM
so what is it? is it like a wedding ring?
10. poodles - February 12, 2009 11:44 AM
@8 I agree with ya on that one, actually having gone to art school, I have seen stupid art students pervert science, reality and truth in disgusting and terrible ways!!!!!!
11. ghost of carl sagan - February 12, 2009 11:45 AM
i wholly back you GW a buiiiillliooonnnnnnnn times over
12. LSDiesel - February 12, 2009 12:02 PM
I love it when people claim to know things like how big and what shape our universe is. Especially when their are people that work at Verizon that can't do simple math.
13. Ollie Williams Is A Pompous F.UCKTARD - February 12, 2009 12:12 PM
@12 There not Their
14. Angel Mass - February 12, 2009 12:13 PM
It doesnt matter anymore, we all know the universe is going to end in 2012
15. Uncle Eccoli - February 12, 2009 12:14 PM
This is absolute gibberish.
16. ko0pa - February 12, 2009 12:18 PM
Shits weak!
17. Hunter - February 12, 2009 12:34 PM
Oh my God, the Universe went to Jared!!!
18. Kup - February 12, 2009 12:39 PM
the only think missing is the blue Tiffany box that it came in.........I'll got out on a limb, but I think this 'silver donut' reminds someone of a scene in a movie or something.......
19. C-Basstian - February 12, 2009 12:39 PM
does anyone else not remember stephen hawking telling homer simpson that he was going to steal this concept of the donut shaped universe!?!?!?!?!?!?
20. Ollie Williams Is A Pompous F.UCKTARD - February 12, 2009 12:41 PM
It's God's cockring.
21. Zeke - February 12, 2009 12:54 PM
"So yeah, ghost of Karl Sagan"
That would be Carl :P
22. Al Dracone - February 12, 2009 1:13 PM
I'll take chardonnay :D It's kinda lame, but if they'd just make the "wine glass" bigger and add a hole at another end, it would make a pretty fancy bong.
23. E of R - February 12, 2009 1:14 PM
I am now a bit more dumberer
24. Amy - February 12, 2009 1:19 PM
*facepalm* #17, JUST when I thought that stupid commercial tagline was out of my head for good....
25. Hunter - February 12, 2009 1:26 PM
Hahahaha sorry Amy, couldn't help it.
26. $.02 and a pocket full of FAH-Q - February 12, 2009 2:14 PM
I have no issue communicating without the use of profanity. Quite frankly, the english language offers much more colorful adjectives. The point being made is simply that in this country, where this blog is hosted, we have freedom of speech. The same freedom of speech that would protect this blogger (GW) in court. I find it rather disingenuous of him to post NSFW content and genitalia jokes, then censor our comments about them.
17- I lol'd. I'm so sick of those commercials...
27. guate6 - February 12, 2009 2:33 PM
Coolies.
28. squeehunter - February 12, 2009 2:33 PM
I've never heard of this theory before. Wonder how they know it's a torus.
29. Daisy - February 12, 2009 3:19 PM
FAKE!!!!
This is a complete photoshop job. You can tell its a fake because the shadow's are all wrong.
This is exactly like that scene in the movie Never Back Down where Max snuck up his fire escape so as to avoid his ex wives lawyer, whose car was parked in the front of his building.
30. msjessiemeghan - February 12, 2009 4:49 PM
Merlot, since the universe is apparently in the shape of a red wine glass and not a white wine glass.
31. $.02 and a pocket full of FAH-Q - February 12, 2009 5:07 PM
I forgot to ad:
"Mmm, forbidden donut..." *chomp*
32. Peekay - February 12, 2009 5:36 PM
And Chuck Norris is in the middle of the ring, since we know that everything is in the orbit of Chuck Norris
33. DeeplyTroubled - February 13, 2009 1:30 AM
This is really blowing my mind, and making me feel funny! Wait, now....... I have two fingers. Is this real life?
34. Peanut - February 13, 2009 10:59 PM
I can see my house.
35. Mickey - June 5, 2009 6:16 PM
@1, you don't get it. Hes not jealous. You're just firstarded.
36. V-pills - February 5, 2010 8:10 AM
since we know that everything is in the orbit of Chuck Norris