universe in a box
Created on: July 14th, 2007
universe in a box
isonoe 
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every dot you see in this image is a known galaxy, the view is centered on our galaxy, the milkyway
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thecrimeanwar
July 15th, 2007
12:00:41 AM CDT
(5)
What's that cursor-looking thingy represent, then?
isonoe
July 15th, 2007
12:01:10 AM CDT
(120)
the U.S.S. Enterprise
PVDH
July 15th, 2007
12:03:31 AM CDT
(5)
+5 for reply
shoover
July 15th, 2007
12:14:52 AM CDT
(4)
5d for isonoe's comment.
MikeyComicsInc
July 15th, 2007
12:20:18 AM CDT
(32)
one. cut a hole in a box. two. put your universe in that box. three. make her open the box.
permadrunkj
July 15th, 2007
1:43:15 AM CDT
(1)
Rofl@previous comments Cool YTMND. I'll 5 it
MrObvious
July 15th, 2007
1:47:03 AM CDT
(0)
There certainly are alot of galaxies aren't there
batchler
July 15th, 2007
2:01:55 AM CDT
(5)
i counted, theres 7,894,602,179,420 dots!
Ernzoa
July 15th, 2007
9:30:38 AM CDT
(5)
whats outside of the box?
TetrisAnarchist
July 15th, 2007
11:09:44 AM CDT
(2)
It is green.
BillyZane
July 15th, 2007
11:46:46 AM CDT
(5)
Anything with Boards of Canada in it gets an insta-five.
Diablo
July 15th, 2007
12:44:25 PM CDT
(0)
that comment = 5!
dmaz
July 15th, 2007
2:48:26 PM CDT
(1)
pffft. scientists are f*cking idiots if they think they can put the universe in a box
spamcritic
July 15th, 2007
4:49:15 PM CDT
(0)
nice reply +'d
Goneja
July 15th, 2007
5:28:42 PM CDT
(0)
5'd for isonoe
ariathan
July 15th, 2007
9:49:22 PM CDT
(0)
big box
Tyler2k
July 15th, 2007
10:58:00 PM CDT
(0)
F*ck, Mikey beat me to it
trillionagesprout
July 16th, 2007
8:48:35 AM CDT
(0)
Isonoe's comment for the epic win
Geezy
July 16th, 2007
3:06:06 PM CDT
(0)
lol +100
PCF
July 16th, 2007
6:56:02 PM CDT
(0)
Oh man, a +100
Pettitman
July 16th, 2007
10:14:43 PM CDT
(0)
yeah 5 for comment.
Cassio
August 16th, 2007
9:40:08 PM CDT
(0)
yay 120th [+]
Aeroplano
July 15th, 2007
12:01:20 AM CDT
(0)
A small quadrant in a grander hypersphere.
RadialAxis
July 15th, 2007
3:47:31 AM CDT
(5)
PROVE IT
MarcusTheMartin
July 15th, 2007
9:03:38 PM CDT
(1)
*Displays A Pie Chart* Theres your proof
RadialAxis
July 18th, 2007
12:19:47 AM CDT
(2)
I'm satisfied.
Burdell
July 15th, 2007
12:03:04 AM CDT
(0)
reminds me of 80's arcade games
Necronomicon
July 15th, 2007
12:04:13 AM CDT
(11)
OMG FUTURAMA WAS RIGHT!
roddy
July 15th, 2007
4:24:56 PM CDT
(6)
So we're in universe A, right?
makeupshiet
July 15th, 2007
7:13:38 PM CDT
(8)
I dunno. This universe kinda feels like a B, ya know?
Obbi
July 15th, 2007
8:27:50 PM CDT
(-4)
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(-4)
Universe Fighting Mongooses.
MarcusTheMartin
July 15th, 2007
9:03:02 PM CDT
(0)
THATS RIGHT THIS BOX CONTAINS OUR OWN UNIVERSE!
wisdumcube
July 15th, 2007
12:04:31 AM CDT
(7)
its my dick in a box in a universe in a box.
LWRun
July 16th, 2007
4:30:53 PM CDT
(0)
I am pissed, that's what I thought as soon as I saw this.
steakman
July 15th, 2007
12:05:57 AM CDT
(0)
the universe is not inside a giant box... are you mad?
pberg
July 15th, 2007
12:06:29 AM CDT
(2)
2 for 80's computer imaging + 3 for boards of canada
SMZ
July 15th, 2007
12:09:14 AM CDT
(0)
For some reason, the combination of the music and the picture freak me out
BTape
July 15th, 2007
12:12:11 AM CDT
(8)
that's one dirty vacuum cleaner bag. there's even a mouse inside!
BANSCHEE
July 15th, 2007
12:14:21 AM CDT
(5)
It goes on forever and... oh my god... its full of stars!
Gipstahz
July 15th, 2007
1:31:48 AM CDT
(-2)
Something wonderful happened today!
Golden
July 15th, 2007
12:22:01 AM CDT
(-4)
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(-4)
boards of canada suck my ass
brachiosaurus
July 15th, 2007
12:22:59 AM CDT
(0)
RAWR!
dcmm
July 15th, 2007
12:24:21 AM CDT
(0)
I keep seeing ballerinas in it..
gamekid
July 15th, 2007
12:24:32 AM CDT
(0)
I tried the Starry Night demo once, and I ended up liking Celestia better. I normally don't shill things (I don't want to sound like another Firefox fan) but Celestia (celestia.sourceforge.net) is free, and great once you figure out ITS interface and shortcut buttons.
masterstghm
July 15th, 2007
12:27:44 AM CDT
(0)
I use Starry Night Pro as well.
masterstghm
July 15th, 2007
12:29:01 AM CDT
(0)
I use a "free" version of course.
DarthWang
July 15th, 2007
12:28:48 AM CDT
(1)
And it's mine.... all mine.... MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!
gamekid
July 15th, 2007
10:24:31 AM CDT
(1)
We're talking about UNIVERSAL ARMAGEDDON
MasterAL
July 15th, 2007
8:06:57 PM CDT
(0)
DUN DUN DUN DUN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
RedDaVinci
July 15th, 2007
12:31:26 AM CDT
(-1)
...Sober up the votes, please
AdrienofSound
July 15th, 2007
12:32:03 AM CDT
(2)
Definitely one of BoC's best songs. Also, 5.
ProfessorBooty
July 15th, 2007
12:47:15 AM CDT
(0)
The cursor is the sun?
makeupshiet
July 15th, 2007
1:18:26 AM CDT
(0)
Wheres Poland?
Assasinorum
July 15th, 2007
1:03:43 PM CDT
(2)
Forgotten.
a2thab
July 15th, 2007
1:57:50 AM CDT
(0)
i think it'd be more enigmatic if the box were a tesseract.
ph34r
July 15th, 2007
2:12:24 AM CDT
(0)
get your mouse outta that gif
Brandon00151
July 15th, 2007
2:29:27 AM CDT
(3)
Alright, you can be crummy universe A. And we'll be universe 1!
GBart
July 15th, 2007
3:46:12 AM CDT
(0)
I want a "you are here" arrow
MarcusTheMartin
July 15th, 2007
3:43:57 PM CDT
(0)
The arrow can not be displayed due to limitations of the pixel being the smallest point on a monitor
GBart
July 16th, 2007
2:01:59 AM CDT
(0)
...
Tehmanwithchicken
July 16th, 2007
1:39:17 PM CDT
(0)
said arrow would be a microscopic dot on another microscopic dot within a slightly less than microscopic dot.
MarcusTheMartin
July 16th, 2007
4:11:52 PM CDT
(0)
INFINITE LOOP DETECTED
Cac0
July 15th, 2007
5:03:53 AM CDT
(1)
OMG! I can see my house!
titans
July 15th, 2007
7:29:22 AM CDT
(0)
Where's Poland?
MasturB
July 15th, 2007
7:51:58 AM CDT
(0)
ftw
MasturB
July 15th, 2007
7:52:57 AM CDT
(-1)
*waits for Dick in a Box spinoff ytmnd*
mikekz
July 16th, 2007
1:59:13 AM CDT
(0)
box in a dick
agentanderson
July 15th, 2007
8:48:20 AM CDT
(0)
Is it just me, or is there conical symmetry on either side, and our good ol' milky is at at the center of it all?
isonoe
July 15th, 2007
11:22:43 AM CDT
(1)
we only see what is around us, therefore the known galaxy creates a sphere (or box) of what we have discovered
isonoe
July 15th, 2007
6:20:26 PM CDT
(0)
*galaxies
DieHounderdoggen
July 15th, 2007
9:50:58 AM CDT
(0)
Dammit, you forgot to show the monoliths!
strangurdangurr
July 15th, 2007
9:56:45 AM CDT
(0)
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(0)
needs more foot doctor
cyclonus
July 15th, 2007
10:01:10 AM CDT
(0)
I was actually just thinking of getting one of the Starry Night programs. Do you recommend it?
Bollucks
July 15th, 2007
10:41:16 AM CDT
(0)
Wrong BoC, f*ggot. Use Astronomy as the song.
lukejeff13
July 15th, 2007
10:44:32 AM CDT
(0)
Hell yeah
Stig
July 15th, 2007
12:02:03 PM CDT
(0)
I can see my house from here!
lovethyconan
July 15th, 2007
12:24:18 PM CDT
(0)
5'd your information.
Dodson
July 15th, 2007
12:32:44 PM CDT
(0)
naw only the ones that go "bap bap bap bap bap bap"
solanum667
July 15th, 2007
1:09:55 PM CDT
(1)
this made me harder than that one time when Blues Clues came on
dogshite
July 15th, 2007
1:57:45 PM CDT
(0)
lol whoever captured it left teh cursor in the middle, word on boards of canada
Jpsousa4
July 15th, 2007
2:08:02 PM CDT
(0)
five for starry night pro
wowbagger2004
July 15th, 2007
3:33:49 PM CDT
(0)
5'd for your mouse cursor. P.S. I hope the universive is a cube. I doubt it though.
wowbagger2004
July 15th, 2007
3:34:23 PM CDT
(0)
OH SNAP i just saw your response to a cursor comment. FAV'D
n4rvst
July 15th, 2007
3:41:04 PM CDT
(-2)
hipster music = auto 5
FreemanNate
July 15th, 2007
4:05:30 PM CDT
(0)
change to "known universe" and i'll 5 it.
spamcritic
July 15th, 2007
4:47:48 PM CDT
(0)
so what's outside the box? deedee-deedee-deedee-deedee
rgoer
July 15th, 2007
5:00:15 PM CDT
(0)
5 for boards of canada
severin
July 15th, 2007
5:09:33 PM CDT
(0)
recognized boards of canada right away. nice
Sweetards
July 15th, 2007
5:45:54 PM CDT
(0)
So uh, yay I guess? Nothing spectacular nor mindblowing.
umryan
July 15th, 2007
5:56:09 PM CDT
(0)
MY FAVORITE BOARDS SONG!! F*CK u just gave me goosebumps
acast77
July 16th, 2007
8:14:57 AM CDT
(1)
you're gay
Souldrainer105
July 15th, 2007
6:43:00 PM CDT
(0)
ohhhhh
freedomflakes
July 15th, 2007
7:18:32 PM CDT
(0)
This actually, for some reason, entertains me. Neato. B
gray786
July 15th, 2007
7:22:43 PM CDT
(0)
brilliant
Icecream458
July 15th, 2007
7:28:29 PM CDT
(0)
I bet if sexymofo were still around he would 5 this...
soupydreck
July 15th, 2007
8:16:23 PM CDT
(0)
yesss, my favorite boc track.
Summypotato
July 15th, 2007
9:06:01 PM CDT
(-1)
wow, dots!
Trebar
July 16th, 2007
8:40:43 AM CDT
(3)
Who's agitating my dots?
noouch
July 16th, 2007
4:28:14 PM CDT
(0)
lol pointcloud
Rampagingfrodo
July 15th, 2007
9:51:49 PM CDT
(0)
[]_[]-b Check out http://www.mpa-garching.mpg.de/galform/press/ Remember, it's a simulation, not known data like yours, but it's far far far larger.
vendetta411
July 15th, 2007
10:16:16 PM CDT
(0)
i remember this from the chalkboard in third grade
SpaceboyKev
July 15th, 2007
10:47:04 PM CDT
(0)
It goes on forever. So technically, right now, since it goes on forever, there is another galaxy called the milky way in which there is a planet earth on which there is a young man typing these very words. Mind = blown.
blingice
July 16th, 2007
12:22:03 AM CDT
(0)
I think you left out a sentence or two, because that makes absolutely no sense, not even in the trippy way.
Infinitie
July 15th, 2007
11:15:27 PM CDT
(0)
the universe cannot be described. 5 for PICKLES
Wordle
July 15th, 2007
11:52:06 PM CDT
(0)
Whoa, what's that arrow doing in that box.
Special-B
July 16th, 2007
12:20:48 AM CDT
(0)
I wish spore were out.
blingice
July 16th, 2007
12:20:50 AM CDT
(0)
I thought this represented the internet and each dot was an idiot...
Jpsousa4
July 16th, 2007
12:32:10 AM CDT
(0)
ass *ss ass ass
TechShifT
July 16th, 2007
12:32:24 AM CDT
(0)
you should've then gone in to a galaxy and so forth to make it seem more epic
everblink5
July 16th, 2007
12:38:56 AM CDT
(0)
false
keatonkeaton999
July 16th, 2007
2:47:45 AM CDT
(0)
yeah how can we know this much about the galaxies around us if we can barely see past our own stars because of their brightness?
filibuster
July 16th, 2007
9:07:48 AM CDT
(0)
yeah its probably completely false but its awesome to look at with that music. so 5
onlyrealnumber
July 16th, 2007
9:08:27 AM CDT
(0)
This is not even taking into account that most of which we can see has died millions or billions of years ago. What is truly out there could be bigger then we could ever comprehend.
lolufag
July 16th, 2007
1:32:51 AM CDT
(0)
It needs better sound... pick a track from either Delerium's Spheres I or Spheres II
mikekz
July 16th, 2007
1:57:16 AM CDT
(0)
Nice mouse cursor.
mikekz
July 16th, 2007
2:01:32 AM CDT
(0)
What I should of said was, "I can see your cursor from here."
arby26
July 16th, 2007
2:06:10 AM CDT
(0)
music is kinda too 'uhhhhhhhhhhhh what the hell' instead of cosmically delicious
IceCreamSoldier
July 16th, 2007
6:08:50 AM CDT
(0)
Sorry bub, I think outside the box.
Cabal8616
July 16th, 2007
6:41:45 AM CDT
(0)
It looks more like salt frozen in an ice cube, but 4 because it's somewhat interesting.
DoomFrost
July 16th, 2007
7:32:03 AM CDT
(0)
I'm living in a box...
acast77
July 16th, 2007
8:14:10 AM CDT
(-1)
5'd for BoC..... but you probably could of used a better song.
FallenAngels92
July 16th, 2007
8:28:02 AM CDT
(0)
cool ytmnd, but this shouldnt really be in the top 15.
themelon
July 16th, 2007
10:00:36 AM CDT
(0)
awesome
prowlerdante
July 16th, 2007
10:05:09 AM CDT
(0)
I only fived for BoC.
zippeh
July 16th, 2007
10:09:51 AM CDT
(0)
boards of canada for 5
HockeyUSA27
July 16th, 2007
10:12:10 AM CDT
(0)
why isn't it expanding isonoe?
isonoe
July 16th, 2007
6:21:12 PM CDT
(0)
cause the simulation was playing at normal time so it is too small to see
mutatedpig
July 16th, 2007
10:12:28 AM CDT
(0)
very cool
DRAGONX6
July 16th, 2007
10:37:20 AM CDT
(0)
that's where i keep all my stuff
ieatbabies
July 16th, 2007
10:44:58 AM CDT
(0)
If every dot is a galaxy, what is the cursor?
ieatbabies
July 16th, 2007
10:45:31 AM CDT
(-1)
I should really read the comments before I comment.
HockeyUSA27
July 16th, 2007
10:46:10 AM CDT
(0)
your grandma
Chochocho
July 16th, 2007
10:58:51 AM CDT
(1)
I can see my house from there.
buttlover
July 16th, 2007
11:25:25 AM CDT
(0)
5'd
silverfeet
July 16th, 2007
12:35:55 PM CDT
(0)
There seems to be a divide in the middle, implying that the big bang was a bi-polar explosion.
silverfeet
July 16th, 2007
12:37:47 PM CDT
(0)
oh, wait, it just implies that our view is blocked by the rest of our galaxy
Tehmanwithchicken
July 16th, 2007
1:51:47 PM CDT
(0)
So does that mean that my dick is always in a box as long as I stay in this universe?
donceydic
July 16th, 2007
2:20:51 PM CDT
(0)
you are here *
porkie
July 16th, 2007
5:18:17 PM CDT
(0)
-4 for not constantly expanding +4 for really cool -3 for not made by god +3 for not made by god.
Acitizen
July 16th, 2007
5:26:03 PM CDT
(0)
It's Over NINE THOUSAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
KamikazeCat
July 16th, 2007
6:59:51 PM CDT
(0)
You want a universe in a box? Try Oblivion!
Lamoid
July 16th, 2007
7:26:45 PM CDT
(0)
I like how the formation of the known universe is being beaten in rating by multiple hermione dancing gifs.
AntwanDavis
July 16th, 2007
7:43:04 PM CDT
(0)
I'm not seeing what's impressive about this...
SRousseau
July 16th, 2007
7:48:41 PM CDT
(0)
i can see my house
Refractor
July 16th, 2007
7:51:52 PM CDT
(0)
Starry Night Pro FTW! That software is bad ass.
basheron
July 16th, 2007
7:57:36 PM CDT
(0)
Needs more GOD.
JBobek
July 16th, 2007
8:32:11 PM CDT
(0)
Might wanna recommend firefox in your info
zomglolwtfzor
July 16th, 2007
9:42:39 PM CDT
(0)
Teh
jman99999
July 16th, 2007
9:57:47 PM CDT
(0)
whoa, mind f*ck.
jokermausland
July 16th, 2007
10:01:48 PM CDT
(0)
What's outside the box?
dochowell
July 16th, 2007
11:08:49 PM CDT
(1)
Clearly a false statement. The universe cannot be in a box, because the universe contains everything by definition; therefore, there can be no box outside it to bound it. ;)
Angel85
July 17th, 2007
2:32:33 AM CDT
(1)
The universe is vast and grand
once-a-pawn
July 18th, 2007
3:38:52 PM CDT
(1)
I think I saw a cat on a keyboard,.... and omg I am goin' diE!