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snalin:
Guys, there is no edge.
As far as I understand it, the universe is getting bigger, yes, but the gravity of galaxies should keep them together. Like...
Take a cup that is narrow at the bottom, but wide at the top. Put some beads (that float) in, and fill it with water. The beads are going to start close to each other, but after a while get farther apart. I think the universe is a bit like that*, with gravity keeping the galaxies (and atoms) together, even though they move further apart. Not quite sure if this is appropriate though.
*I guess the cup would be infinitely thin in the bottom, be infinitely high, be infinitely wide at the top. And have hella dimensions. Metaphor breakdown!
celticgeek:
"Space," it says, "is big. Really big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mindbogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist's, but that's just peanuts to space, listen..."
-Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy
SageJiraiya:
This makes me wonder if entropy is running its course. Has anyone else read the last question?
SageJiraiya:
Link for the lazy: http://filer.case.edu/dts8/thelastq.htm
snalin:
Yup. It's pretty damn good.
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