Dec 18 2009I Feel So Insignificant, Hold Me: A Video Of The Known Universe (SPOILER: It's Huuuge)
Have you ever gotten really stoned and thought about how insignificant we are in the grand scheme of the universe? I mean, sure God watches us like his little pets, but how many other planets and galaxies of pets does he have out there? Also, where did you get this weed? This is some good-ass weed! Where was I? Right -- we should totally make Rice Crispy Treats but with Cocoa Pebbles and Golden Grahams instead of Rice Crispies. *high five!* Now get on that.
Humbling video: The Known Universe makes you feel like a speck [dvice]
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Reader Comments
1. Calla - December 18, 2009 5:31 PM
Amazing.
2. dave - December 18, 2009 5:31 PM
no..i'm like 6"8'...I am WICKED BIG in the scheme of things.
3. First N00b - December 18, 2009 5:31 PM
First!
4. naas - December 18, 2009 5:32 PM
THAT"S NO PLANET........
5. naas - December 18, 2009 5:33 PM
I forgot to answer your first question GW......
YES
6. Mr. pig - December 18, 2009 5:38 PM
SPOILER: That's what she said!!! (sorry, i had to do it)
7. Mr. pig - December 18, 2009 5:41 PM
I think i saw Niburu xD
8. Asperflux - December 18, 2009 5:50 PM
Long live the robots
9. AdamYYZ - December 18, 2009 5:52 PM
I still liked "Powers of Ten" more than this, even though its like 25 years older.
10. royaltee - December 18, 2009 6:06 PM
It really makes you think, "if God could make all of that AND still find time to make that little string on tea bags, what else can he and his magical unicorn do?!?!?!?"
11. schreist - December 18, 2009 6:15 PM
..a person's a person, no matter how small.
12. Ollie Williams - December 18, 2009 6:20 PM
Boobs.
13. Whoa! - December 18, 2009 6:31 PM
Wow, after watching that, my penis seems really really small.
14. naas - December 18, 2009 6:45 PM
@13 mine does not
15. Devo - December 18, 2009 7:04 PM
WTF happened to Earth's moon?
16. Hippy - December 18, 2009 7:05 PM
This is really good weed.
17. Jiakasuma - December 18, 2009 7:06 PM
I am nothing
18. Hippy - December 18, 2009 7:09 PM
see I meant to say "some good ass weed"
Cause i wanna be like you...
hold me tight mister wonder bread.
ewwwww!
my phones ringing!!!
19. F2 - December 18, 2009 7:25 PM
Remember, people, the video only makes you FEEL insignificant. What actually MAKES you insignificant is that you're spending your time writing snappy comments on the video. Ooooo! Buuurn! Uh, wait....
20. we are dust particles - December 18, 2009 7:45 PM
www.tinyurl.com/lakispace
the little program here is the same with some math and powers of 10 and stuff. you should check it out.
21. Jackie - December 18, 2009 7:47 PM
Woho, Very good video.
22. Closet Nerd - December 18, 2009 8:49 PM
so glad i didn't see this post till i was home and stoned...... just sayin
23. Closet Nerd - December 18, 2009 8:55 PM
If you liked that video, check out this video explaining the BIRTH of the universe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zV6aQbnHSRo&feature=player_embedded
24. kricketykrak - December 18, 2009 9:21 PM
I stopped getting high so much because that's all I could effing think about. D:
25. ChristianGuy - December 18, 2009 9:23 PM
Great video! It really shows how immense God is!!
26. meowmo - December 18, 2009 9:31 PM
eeeeeyyyyeeeeee love you
27. Profound - December 18, 2009 10:30 PM
The video would've been better if it continues zooming in all the way to Google street view, onto a Mario petri dish, down to atomic level, and then quarks. The very big, and the very small. Just sayin'
28. Wella - December 18, 2009 10:39 PM
I've never thought of that before! That rice crispy idea... pure genius!
29. t0astiez - December 18, 2009 10:39 PM
that really is pretty trippy when you're stoned...
30. marikia - December 19, 2009 12:37 AM
(WoW just goes to show how small we really are an meaningless our lives are .....Or are they justblaz ) - (Elixabeth scientificly beautiful . talk about your solar apartment complexes *haha* okay, joke.)
31. Beastman AIDS - December 19, 2009 1:44 AM
That is freakin awesome.
32. MacAttack - December 19, 2009 5:34 AM
Flippin A video, but it didn't explain which weapon the robots used to create the big bang??? I still think it has got to be an oversized version of Goldeneye's RCP90.
33. cabbo - December 19, 2009 7:08 AM
@25 lol
I was supposed to get a 20 bag, but the girl forgot. I was dreaming of a green Christmas. Now I got nothing.
Just to let you all know it's an awesome video even when you're not baked.
34. thedude - December 19, 2009 8:41 AM
holy shit... great way to start the day... wake up, fix my kid some cereal, and... see how small and meaningless I am.
and speaking of the little teabag string thing, who do you think pulls up the next tissue in a cleanex box???
but srsly, awesome video. i think my jaw actually started to drop a bit
35. buttons - December 19, 2009 9:59 AM
I have to invent all of THAT if I want to make an apple pie from scratch?!! GODDAMN YOU CARL SAGAN!!
36. Thomas - December 19, 2009 2:43 PM
@27 That's what I was thinking, except for the Mario petri dish.
37. Crea - December 19, 2009 9:26 PM
HOME!!!!! ...I feel so significant 'cause I now have a portion of knowledge how big and wast everything around me is... I feel... I feel... very significant because I have a chance to know and experience all this... it's awesome... I love you Universe! You give me home :D
38. kabalyero - December 19, 2009 11:59 PM
So there are still unmapped portion...
39. Kije - December 20, 2009 12:40 AM
Whoa, deja vu. I'm sure I seen this 2 years ago.
40. Kije - December 20, 2009 12:50 AM
@16
Pass it around then man!
41. Mike - December 20, 2009 6:20 AM
while this does make me ponder our existence in tis place and man's true meaning....
it still fucking reminds me of dolphin olympics. i've been past the diner at the end of the universe. 134 million points. suck it
42. Samsquatch - December 21, 2009 2:13 PM
The new Geekologie writer isn't very good, or if it's the same guy, has definitely lost his touch...
43. oktay usta - February 14, 2010 4:35 PM
This is really good weed...
44. arud - February 15, 2010 10:37 PM
This is all I do when I get high, and is practically the only reason I smoke anyway.
Theorizing about all the possibilities of the great unknown in the universe can really make for some extensive brain activity.