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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | ''Height'' uses a {{w|logarithmic scale}} to depict the contents of the {{w|universe}} at progressively smaller distances from Earth (less high above the Earth), starting at the highest possible "point, | + | ''Height'' uses a {{w|logarithmic scale}} to depict the contents of the {{w|universe}} at progressively smaller distances from Earth (less high above the Earth), starting at the highest possible "point", the edge of the {{w|observable universe}}, going all the way down to the grass beneath our feet. The comic is a direct companion piece to [[485: Depth]], also released on a Monday the week after this one. ''Depth'' similarly uses the logarithmic scale to depict the Earth at progressively greater magnification (going "deeper" down), from Earth's surface (the grass) to the interior of a single proton. |
− | + | At the very top the top (edge) of the observable universe is described as being 46 billion {{w|light years}} above the Earth. The universe is "only" about {{w|Age of the universe|13.8 billion years old}}, so the {{w|cosmic background radiation}} that reaches the Earth today, has also only traveled 13.8 billion light years. However, during that time {{w|Metric expansion of space|the universe has expanded}}, so the galaxies that formed from that spot where this background radiation was emitted 13.8 billion years ago, would now be 46 billion light years away. This has lead to many {{w|Observable_universe#Misconceptions_on_its_size|misconceptions regarding the size}} the most typical being that the radius of the observable universe is "only" 13.8 billion light years. See this video, ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXfhGxZFcVE How Do You Measure the Size of the Universe?]'' for a great explanation of the 46 billion light years. | |
− | To the right of the text, [[Black Hat]] stands atop the comic, having just dropped a cat off the edge head first; he is clearly going to test if the cat will land on | + | To the right of the text, [[Black Hat]] stands atop the comic, having just dropped a cat off the edge head first; he is clearly going to test if the cat will land on it's feet, being a jerk per his usual character. It will take some time though, before the cat reaches Earth... |
As one scrolls down, the depicted distances become less compressed, until arriving at the surface of Earth, all the while approaching a 1:1 scale with real-life distances. As shown in [[1162: Log Scale]], if [[Randall]] didn't do this, the comic would be much, MUCH longer. | As one scrolls down, the depicted distances become less compressed, until arriving at the surface of Earth, all the while approaching a 1:1 scale with real-life distances. As shown in [[1162: Log Scale]], if [[Randall]] didn't do this, the comic would be much, MUCH longer. | ||
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Outside of the Earth's atmosphere, the objects are placed at their actual distances from Earth on the log scale, but their shapes are not subjected to the logarithmic scaling of Earth objects, instead appearing as they would be seen (otherwise, round objects like the sun would appear more egg shaped, with the flatter side facing upward). However, objects are still much larger or much smaller than they would be in real life, in order to allow them to be properly seen. | Outside of the Earth's atmosphere, the objects are placed at their actual distances from Earth on the log scale, but their shapes are not subjected to the logarithmic scaling of Earth objects, instead appearing as they would be seen (otherwise, round objects like the sun would appear more egg shaped, with the flatter side facing upward). However, objects are still much larger or much smaller than they would be in real life, in order to allow them to be properly seen. | ||
− | In the title text, Randall muses on how the inwardly-curved sides of the {{w|Eiffel Tower}} might actually become perfectly straightened when subjected to this logarithmic distortion | + | In the title text, Randall muses on how the inwardly-curved sides of the {{w|Eiffel Tower}} might actually become perfectly straightened when subjected to this logarithmic distortion, although it is shown to bulge in the comic proper, meaning Randall probably doesn't fully believe his own musings. The actual shape of the Tower approximates an {{w|Exponential function|exponential curve}}, which would indeed give a straight line on a log scale, although it was actually designed by {{w|Gustave Eiffel}} to minimize wind resistance rather than to be mathematically exact (the design is so perfect that the amount the Tower sways in the wind is less than the amount it is distorted due to thermal expansion of the sunlit side). |
===Objects=== | ===Objects=== | ||
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| 435 ×10<sup>24</sup>m | | 435 ×10<sup>24</sup>m | ||
| Black Hat and cat | | Black Hat and cat | ||
− | | Black Hat | + | | Black Hat kicking a cat off the top of the comic, presumably to determine whether it will land on its feet. |
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| 435 ×10<sup>24</sup>m | | 435 ×10<sup>24</sup>m | ||
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| 11.3 ×10<sup>24</sup>m | | 11.3 ×10<sup>24</sup>m | ||
| {{w|Hubble Deep Field}} objects | | {{w|Hubble Deep Field}} objects | ||
− | | Objects of extremely distant galaxies found in a long-exposure photograph by of the Hubble telescope, 12 billion light-years away. The | + | | Objects of extremely distant galaxies found in a long-exposure photograph by of the Hubble telescope, 12 billion light-years away. The right most object is probably intended to be a pulsar, schematically shown from the side. |
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| 9.46 ×10<sup>24</sup>m | | 9.46 ×10<sup>24</sup>m | ||
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| 2.36 ×10<sup>24</sup>m | | 2.36 ×10<sup>24</sup>m | ||
| {{w|Great Attractor}} | | {{w|Great Attractor}} | ||
− | | An unusual concentration of intergalactic mass | + | | An unusual concentration of intergalactic mass. |
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| 425 ×10<sup>21</sup>m | | 425 ×10<sup>21</sup>m | ||
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| {{w|Andromeda Galaxy}} | | {{w|Andromeda Galaxy}} | ||
| A sibling to our Milky Way. It is the nearest spiral galaxy to ours. | | A sibling to our Milky Way. It is the nearest spiral galaxy to ours. | ||
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| 9.46 ×10<sup>21</sup>m | | 9.46 ×10<sup>21</sup>m | ||
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| 61.5 ×10<sup>18</sup>m | | 61.5 ×10<sup>18</sup>m | ||
| {{w|Crab Nebula}} | | {{w|Crab Nebula}} | ||
− | | Nebula are supernova remnants | + | | Nebula are supernova remnants |
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| 14.2 ×10<sup>18</sup>m | | 14.2 ×10<sup>18</sup>m | ||
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| 8.14 ×10<sup>18</sup>m | | 8.14 ×10<sup>18</sup>m | ||
| {{w|Rigel}} | | {{w|Rigel}} | ||
− | | The brightest star in the Orion Constellation | + | | The brightest star in the Orion Constellation it is actually a triple star system known alternatively as Beta Orionis |
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| 6.08 ×10<sup>18</sup>m | | 6.08 ×10<sup>18</sup>m | ||
| {{w|Betelgeuse}} | | {{w|Betelgeuse}} | ||
− | | The star Betelgeuse is displayed along with the location of {{w|Ford_Prefect (character)|Ford Prefect}} on his home planet | + | | The star Betelgeuse is displayed along with the location of {{w|Ford_Prefect (character)|Ford Prefect}} on his home planet which orbits Betelgeuse. Ford Prefect is a fictional character from the science fiction parody {{w|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy}}. |
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| 4.20 ×10<sup>18</sup>m | | 4.20 ×10<sup>18</sup>m | ||
| {{w|Pleiades}} | | {{w|Pleiades}} | ||
− | | The Pleiades also have a derogatory remark | + | | The Pleiades also have a derogatory remark, as per [[66: Abusive Astronomy]] |
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| 2.90 ×10<sup>18</sup>m | | 2.90 ×10<sup>18</sup>m | ||
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| 931 ×10<sup>15</sup>m | | 931 ×10<sup>15</sup>m | ||
− | | colspan="2" align="center" style="background: #ffdead;" | The first radio broadcast was in January 1910. Since radio waves travel at the speed of light, and this was published in September 2008 | + | | colspan="2" align="center" style="background: #ffdead;" | The first radio broadcast was in January 1910. Since radio waves travel at the speed of light, and this was published in September of 2008 this the radio waves traveled about 98.5 light years. See {{w|Contact (1997 film)}} for a depiction of this. This is also referenced in [[1212: Interstellar Memes]]. |
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| 350 ×10<sup>15</sup>m | | 350 ×10<sup>15</sup>m | ||
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| 320 ×10<sup>15</sup>m | | 320 ×10<sup>15</sup>m | ||
| {{w|Pollux}} | | {{w|Pollux}} | ||
− | | One of the most distinct stars in the Gemini Constellation | + | | One of the most distinct stars in the Gemini Constellation it is large Orange Giant with an apparent visual magnitude of 1.1 |
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| 242 ×10<sup>15</sup>m | | 242 ×10<sup>15</sup>m | ||
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| 224 ×10<sup>15</sup>m | | 224 ×10<sup>15</sup>m | ||
| {{w|Iraq and weapons of mass destruction|"missing WMDs"}} | | {{w|Iraq and weapons of mass destruction|"missing WMDs"}} | ||
− | | A reference to the alleged weapons of mass destruction that were used as a | + | | A reference to the alleged weapons of mass destruction that were used as a pretence to mobilize the world population against Iraq, and start the Iraq war. |
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| 81.3 ×10<sup>15</sup>m | | 81.3 ×10<sup>15</sup>m | ||
| {{w|Sirius}} | | {{w|Sirius}} | ||
− | |Also known as Alpha Canis Majoris | + | |Also known as Alpha Canis Majoris, the Dog Star, or the North Star it is actually a binary system of Stars consisting of a main sequence white star and a small white dwarf. |
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| 56.6 ×10<sup>15</sup>m | | 56.6 ×10<sup>15</sup>m | ||
| {{w|Barnard's Star}} | | {{w|Barnard's Star}} | ||
− | | | + | | Barnards star is a very small red giant that is of great interest to astronomers as an achievement in the SIM (Space Interforometry Mission) to find a celestial object out of solar system that is a s small as 3 earth masses |
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| 41.3 ×10<sup>15</sup>m | | 41.3 ×10<sup>15</sup>m | ||
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| 30.9 ×10<sup>15</sup>m | | 30.9 ×10<sup>15</sup>m | ||
− | | colspan="2" align="center" style="background: #ffdead;" | One | + | | colspan="2" align="center" style="background: #ffdead;" | One parsec. |
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| 9.46 ×10<sup>15</sup>m | | 9.46 ×10<sup>15</sup>m | ||
− | | colspan="2" align="center" style="background: #ffdead;" | One | + | | colspan="2" align="center" style="background: #ffdead;" | One light-year. |
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| 15.0 ×10<sup>15</sup>m | | 15.0 ×10<sup>15</sup>m | ||
| {{w|Oort cloud}} | | {{w|Oort cloud}} | ||
− | | A halo of ice balls surrounding our solar system, but missing the {{w| | + | | A halo of ice balls surrounding our solar system, but missing the {{w|Kupier belt}} between Neptune and the Oort cloud. |
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| 350 ×10<sup>12</sup>m | | 350 ×10<sup>12</sup>m | ||
| {{w|Bupkis}} | | {{w|Bupkis}} | ||
− | | Yiddish for "nothing. | + | | Yiddish for "nothing". Only a handful of objects are known to orbit between the Kuiper Belt and the Oort Cloud. |
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| 55.0 ×10<sup>12</sup>m | | 55.0 ×10<sup>12</sup>m | ||
− | | A comet | + | | A comet which will destroy earth in late 2063 |
− | | To coincide with the latest | + | | To coincide with the latest biblicaly based prophesy for the [http://www.askelm.com/prophecy/p971105.htm end of the world]. |
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| 19.5 ×10<sup>12</sup>m | | 19.5 ×10<sup>12</sup>m | ||
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| 17.7 ×10<sup>12</sup>m | | 17.7 ×10<sup>12</sup>m | ||
| {{w|Pioneer 11}} | | {{w|Pioneer 11}} | ||
− | | By the similarity in appearance to Pioneer 10 | + | | By the similarity in appearance to Pioneer 10 this unlabeled probe must be Pioneer 11. Listed distance is an estimate based on {{w|Pioneer_11#Current_status|this information}}. |
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| 14.5 ×10<sup>12</sup>m | | 14.5 ×10<sup>12</sup>m | ||
| {{w|Eris (dwarf planet)|Eris}} | | {{w|Eris (dwarf planet)|Eris}} | ||
− | | One of a pair of {{w|Trans-Neptunian object}}s now classified as {{w|dwarf planet}}s. The "All hail Discordia!" after Eris is a reference to {{w|Discordianism}}, a somewhat tongue-in-cheek religion based around the goddess Eris. The distance is the maximum distance from | + | | One of a pair of {{w|Trans-Neptunian object}}s now classified as {{w|dwarf planet}}s. The "All hail Discordia!" after Eris is a reference to {{w|Discordianism}}, a somewhat tongue-in-cheek religion based around the goddess Eris. The distance is the maximum distance from earth. |
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| 7.50 ×10<sup>12</sup>m | | 7.50 ×10<sup>12</sup>m | ||
| {{w|Pluto}} | | {{w|Pluto}} | ||
− | | One of a pair of {{w|Trans-Neptunian object}}s now classified as {{w|dwarf planet}}s. Pluto was originally classified as the 9th planet of the Solar system. Many people were appalled when it was suddenly degraded to dwarf planet. Obviously Randall does not think much of these people | + | | One of a pair of {{w|Trans-Neptunian object}}s now classified as {{w|dwarf planet}}s. Pluto was originally classified as the 9th planet of the Solar system. Many people were appalled when it was suddenly degraded to dwarf planet. Obviously Randall does not think much of these people thus the comment: ''Not a planet. Neener neener''. The distance is the maximum distance of Pluto from Earth. |
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| 4.70 ×10<sup>12</sup>m | | 4.70 ×10<sup>12</sup>m | ||
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| 3.20 ×10<sup>12</sup>m | | 3.20 ×10<sup>12</sup>m | ||
| {{w|Uranus}} | | {{w|Uranus}} | ||
− | | Uranus is | + | | Uranus is dispayed here with its moons. Uranus is the seventh planet in our solar system. |
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| 1.67 ×10<sup>12</sup>m | | 1.67 ×10<sup>12</sup>m | ||
| {{w|Saturn}} | | {{w|Saturn}} | ||
− | | Saturn is displayed along with its moons. One of Saturn's moons, most likely | + | | Saturn is displayed along with its moons. One of Saturn's moons, most likely Enceladus, is labeled as a potential location to find life. Enceladus was known in 2008 to have a possible subsurface ocean and active geysers, and a paper co-authored by well-known planetary scientist Caroline Porco in Astrobiology during that year (when the comic was published) spelt out the case for searching for life there (McKay et al. 2008 "The Possible Origin and Persistence of Life on Enceladus and Detection of Biomarkers in the Plume", Astrobiology 8(5):909-919). In 2015, the Cassini probe sampled material thought to be from Enceladus' geysers, and scientists have found evidence that it's subsurface ocean closely resembles a particular kind of deep sea hydrothermal environment on Earth known to harbour life. |
− | A more distant possibility is that Randall is referencing | + | A more distant possibility is that Randall is referencing Titan, the only known moon to have an atmosphere and lakes. It was long predicted that there may be bodies of liquid on the surface filled with liquid methane and ethane (Titan is too cold for liquid water and life as we know it, but ethane and methane remain a liquid at those temperatures). There is some speculation that exotic forms of life based on extremely cold exotic chemistries may form in such conditions, with liquid hydrocarbons playing the role of the solvent (the role water plays in terrestrial life). |
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| 928 ×10<sup>9</sup>m | | 928 ×10<sup>9</sup>m | ||
| {{w|Jupiter}} | | {{w|Jupiter}} | ||
− | | Jupiter is displayed along with its moons. One of Jupiter's moons, | + | | Jupiter is displayed along with its moons. One of Jupiter's moons, most likely Europa, is labeled as a potential location to find life. Europa may be covered by a deep ocean of water found under a layer of ice many kilometers thick. Some hypothisize that life could have formed in such oceans. |
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| 222 ×10<sup>9</sup>m | | 222 ×10<sup>9</sup>m | ||
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| 133 ×10<sup>9</sup>m | | 133 ×10<sup>9</sup>m | ||
| {{w|Mars}} | | {{w|Mars}} | ||
− | | Note the path, reflecting the fact that their distances from Earth vary as the planets move in their orbits with a maximum distance of | + | | Note the path, reflecting the fact that their distances from Earth vary as the planets move in their orbits with a maximum distance of 261 million km and a minimum of 54.6 million km. |
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| 114 ×10<sup>9</sup>m | | 114 ×10<sup>9</sup>m | ||
| {{w|Venus}} | | {{w|Venus}} | ||
− | | Note the path, reflecting the fact that their distances from Earth vary as the planets move in their orbits with a maximum distance of | + | | Note the path, reflecting the fact that their distances from Earth vary as the planets move in their orbits with a maximum distance of 401 million km and a minimum of 37.7 million km. |
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| 138 ×10<sup>9</sup>m | | 138 ×10<sup>9</sup>m | ||
| {{w|Mercury}} | | {{w|Mercury}} | ||
− | | Mercury is the | + | | Mercury is the first planet in out solar system. The distance shown is the maximum distance from Earth. |
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| 149 ×10<sup>9</sup>m | | 149 ×10<sup>9</sup>m | ||
| {{w|Sun}} | | {{w|Sun}} | ||
− | | The Sun is the star at the center of our solar system, around which the Earth | + | | The Sun is the star at the center of our solar system, around which the Earth orbits. |
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| 16.3 ×10<sup>9</sup>m | | 16.3 ×10<sup>9</sup>m | ||
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| 400 ×10<sup>6</sup>m | | 400 ×10<sup>6</sup>m | ||
| Human Altitude Record | | Human Altitude Record | ||
− | | Achieved by the team of {{w|Apollo 13}} approximately | + | | Achieved by the team of {{w|Apollo 13}} approximately 100km higher than the remaining Apollo missions. |
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| 384 ×10<sup>6</sup>m | | 384 ×10<sup>6</sup>m | ||
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| 3.94 ×10<sup>6</sup>m | | 3.94 ×10<sup>6</sup>m | ||
| {{w|Lunar Lander}} | | {{w|Lunar Lander}} | ||
− | | The quote is a reference to {{w|Contact (1997 film)}} | + | | The quote is a reference to {{w|Contact (1997 film)}} where the main character Ellie Arroway after witnessing a celestial light show up close says "Poetry! They should've sent a poet.". |
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| 800 ×10<sup>3</sup>m | | 800 ×10<sup>3</sup>m | ||
| {{w|Space debris|Space Junk}} | | {{w|Space debris|Space Junk}} | ||
− | | There is a large quantity of defunct objects in orbit around the | + | | There is a large quantity of defunct objects in orbit around the earth. Amongst other things, this includes old satellites, rocket stages and fragments from collisions or disintegration. Space junk is also referenced in [[1242: Scary Names]] under the title {{w|Kessler syndrome}} |
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| 422.5 ×10<sup>3</sup>m | | 422.5 ×10<sup>3</sup>m | ||
| {{w|International Space Station}} | | {{w|International Space Station}} | ||
− | | The ISS (International Space Station) is a multinational effort to put a research vessel in space. It is currently the largest | + | | The ISS (International Space Station) is a multinational effort to put a research vessel in space. It is currently the largest artifical object in Earth's orbit, as well as the location of the longest continuous human presence in space. |
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| 100 ×10<sup>3</sup>m | | 100 ×10<sup>3</sup>m | ||
− | | colspan="2" align="center" style="background: #ffdead;" | The {{w|Edge of space|official edge of space}} as defined by the {{w|Kármán line}} | + | | colspan="2" align="center" style="background: #ffdead;" | The {{w|Edge of space|official edge of space}} as defined by the {{w|Kármán line}} |
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| 76.0 ×10<sup>3</sup>m | | 76.0 ×10<sup>3</sup>m | ||
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| 25.0 ×10<sup>3</sup>m | | 25.0 ×10<sup>3</sup>m | ||
| {{w|High-altitude balloon|High-altitude balloons}} | | {{w|High-altitude balloon|High-altitude balloons}} | ||
− | | Unmanned balloons, typically filled with helium or hydrogen. The current altitude record was set in 2002 by a balloon named BU60-1 | + | | Unmanned balloons, typically filled with helium or hydrogen. The current altitude record was set in 2002 by a balloon named BU60-1 which reached 53,000m. |
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| 16.1 ×10<sup>3</sup>m | | 16.1 ×10<sup>3</sup>m | ||
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| 12.0 ×10<sup>3</sup>m | | 12.0 ×10<sup>3</sup>m | ||
| {{w|Airliner|Airliners}} | | {{w|Airliner|Airliners}} | ||
− | | This is a typical cruising altitude of jet aircraft, equating to roughly 40,000 feet. (Aircraft altitude tends to be specified in feet rather than metres (yay! | + | | This is a typical cruising altitude of jet aircraft, equating to roughly 40,000 feet. (Aircraft altitude tends to be specified in feet rather than metres (yay!) ) |
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| 8.84 ×10<sup>3</sup>m | | 8.84 ×10<sup>3</sup>m | ||
| {{w|Mount Everest}} | | {{w|Mount Everest}} | ||
− | | The | + | | The Earths highest mountain, located in the {{w|Himalayas|Himalayan mountain range}} in South Asia. |
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| 8.00 ×10<sup>3</sup>m | | 8.00 ×10<sup>3</sup>m | ||
− | | | + | | {{w|Cory Doctorow}} |
− | | Cory Doctorow | + | | Cory Doctorow in a balloon, a reference to comic [[239: Blagofaire]]. |
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| 6.34 ×10<sup>3</sup>m | | 6.34 ×10<sup>3</sup>m | ||
| {{w|Space Shuttle Columbia disaster}} | | {{w|Space Shuttle Columbia disaster}} | ||
− | | The {{w|Space Shuttle Columbia}} and its seven | + | | The {{w|Space Shuttle Columbia}} and its seven crew were lost when it disintegrated at [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=6v16AgAAQBAJ&lpg=PA7&ots=LDKQ3nsNHs&dq=shuttle%20columbia%20altitude&pg=PA7#v=onepage&q=shuttle%20columbia%20altitude&f=false approximately 63,400m] in 2003. This number is inconsistent with the height of the graph by a factor of 10 probably a mistype by Randall. |
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| 6.00 ×10<sup>3</sup>m | | 6.00 ×10<sup>3</sup>m | ||
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| 6.00 ×10<sup>3</sup>m | | 6.00 ×10<sup>3</sup>m | ||
| {{w|Cloud}} | | {{w|Cloud}} | ||
− | | Though not actually | + | | Though not actually labelled there are a couple of clouds shown. While different cloud types vary in height, 6000m is roughly in the middle of the height range for clouds in temperate regions [http://weatherfaqs.org.uk/node/21] |
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| 5.49 ×10<sup>3</sup>m | | 5.49 ×10<sup>3</sup>m | ||
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| 800 ×10<sup>0</sup>m | | 800 ×10<sup>0</sup>m | ||
| {{w|Burj Khalifa|Burj Dubai}} | | {{w|Burj Khalifa|Burj Dubai}} | ||
− | | Now known as the Burj Khalifa, | + | | Now known as the Burj Khalifa, is the tallest building in the world. |
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| 500 ×10<sup>0</sup>m | | 500 ×10<sup>0</sup>m | ||
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| 150 ×10<sup>0</sup>m | | 150 ×10<sup>0</sup>m | ||
| Kite | | Kite | ||
− | | Kite string is commonly sold in large spools; a nice thick spool will probably hold 150 meters | + | | Kite string is commonly sold in large spools; a nice thick spool will probably hold 150 meters. |
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| 140 ×10<sup>0</sup>m | | 140 ×10<sup>0</sup>m | ||
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| 120 ×10<sup>0</sup>m | | 120 ×10<sup>0</sup>m | ||
− | | {{w|Pop | + | | {{w|Baseball|Pop Fly}} |
− | | In | + | | In Baseball a 'Pop Fly' is when the batter mis-hits the baseball, which then follows a tall arc deep into the infield where it's easy picking for the other team to catch on its way down. The highest recorded pop fly, not including those that landed in foul territory, was 172 meters. |
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| 115 ×10<sup>0</sup>m | | 115 ×10<sup>0</sup>m | ||
| {{w|Redwood Tree|Redwood trees}} | | {{w|Redwood Tree|Redwood trees}} | ||
− | | The tallest trees in the world. At 115. | + | | The tallest trees in the world. At 115.61m (379.3ft) {{w|Hyperion (tree)|Hyperion}}, a Coast Redwood, holds the record for the tallest tree in the world. |
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| 100 ×10<sup>0</sup>m | | 100 ×10<sup>0</sup>m | ||
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| 16.4 ×10<sup>0</sup>m | | 16.4 ×10<sup>0</sup>m | ||
| Tallest stilts | | Tallest stilts | ||
− | | The tallest {{w|stilts}} recorded by the Guinness Book of World Records (as of November 2006) were 16.4 meters, or nearly 54 feet | + | | The tallest {{w|stilts}} recorded by the Guinness Book of World Records (as of November 2006) were 16.4 meters, or nearly 54 feet. |
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| 13.0 ×10<sup>0</sup>m | | 13.0 ×10<sup>0</sup>m | ||
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| 8.00 ×10<sup>0</sup>m | | 8.00 ×10<sup>0</sup>m | ||
| {{w|Giraffe}} | | {{w|Giraffe}} | ||
− | | The tallest living terrestrial animal, with fully grown adults reaching in excess of 5 m. While | + | | The tallest living terrestrial animal, with fully grown adults reaching in excess of 5 m. While labelled 8m in the comic, the [http://www.big-animals.com/the-giraffe-the-worlds-tallest-animal/ record] for height is reported at 5.8m. |
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| 1.70 ×10<sup>0</sup>m | | 1.70 ×10<sup>0</sup>m | ||
| {{w|Human height|Folks}} | | {{w|Human height|Folks}} | ||
− | | Determining an average height of the world population is fraught with complications, but as a ballpark figure | + | | Determining an average height of the world population is fraught with complications, but as a ballpark figure 1.7m is fairly accurate. |
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::Uranus | ::Uranus | ||
::Saturn | ::Saturn | ||
− | ::[Two arrows point to two moons, one next to each of the planets | + | ::[Two arrows point to two moons, one next to each of the planets aboe and below.] |
::<-- Life --> | ::<-- Life --> | ||
::Jupiter | ::Jupiter | ||
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::[Megan and Cueball holding the kite are labeled:] | ::[Megan and Cueball holding the kite are labeled:] | ||
::Folks | ::Folks | ||
− | :'''The observable universe, from top to bottom''' | + | :'''The observable universe, from top to bottom'''' |
::~On a log scale~ | ::~On a log scale~ | ||
− | ::Sizes are not to scale, but heights above the Earth's surface are accurate on a log scale | + | ::Sizes are not to scale, but heights above the Earth's surface are accurate on a log scale (that is, each step up is double the height.) |
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