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Old December 9th, 2006, 09:00 PM   #1
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Where is the centre of the universe and is there anything special about it?
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Old December 10th, 2006, 12:43 AM   #2
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Is the answer to the next question 42??
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Old December 10th, 2006, 12:54 AM   #3
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I basically want to know if scientists know where it is. I've been out of school for some time. :-)
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Old December 10th, 2006, 08:27 AM   #4
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Old December 10th, 2006, 09:19 AM   #5
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Where is the centre of the universe and is there anything special about it?

Thats easy,

its the planet with the most wormholes :)

(no not Arakis)
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Old December 10th, 2006, 11:01 AM   #6
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Old December 10th, 2006, 01:47 PM   #7
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The normal, serious answer, to this question is that there is no center of the universe.

http://www.exploratorium.edu/hubble/tools/center.html

http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/physic...GR/centre.html

Scientists have placed were our solar system is in the Milky Way galaxie.

I would like to know where the Milky Way is in the universe.
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Old December 10th, 2006, 09:47 PM   #8
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So would I, but we're a long way off from Star Trek, I guess.
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Old December 11th, 2006, 02:08 PM   #9
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It's all relative...
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I knew the answer to your question, but....
1-I forgot after a night of careless drinking.
2-I was kidnapped by the Daleks who promptly erased the knowledge from my feeble human mind
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Old December 11th, 2006, 03:27 PM   #11
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A worm hole is like a black hole because they both suck you in. :-)
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Old December 14th, 2006, 11:44 AM   #12
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A difficult question grasshopper...

http://www.findarticles.com/p/articl...11/ai_95357569
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Old December 15th, 2006, 01:12 AM   #13
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Our solar system is "out in the boondocks" as it sits on one of the outward spirals of the Milky Way Galaxy. Years ago Carl Sagan mentioned that a wall of gas would consume our system in about 10,000 years. I certainly hope humanity can get off this rock in time. Thumbs up for the space program!
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Old December 15th, 2006, 07:04 AM   #14
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The article, "Delusions of centrality...," pretty much sums it up: not much is known. Oh, well. I thought there was an definate answer out there---out there in someone's book or class room.

Thanks, Brian.

PS: 10,000 years doesn't seem that far away. :-(
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Old December 15th, 2006, 11:05 AM   #15
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Solipsism at it's "best"! :)
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