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9/25/2005 2:06:21 AM
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What's on the outside of the universe?

Seriously, though? Whenever I look at the sky, I always wonder: what is on the outside of our cosmic bubble? The universe expands at a rate of around 1 trillion trillion trillion light-years per second. It would take one heckuva rocket engine to get to its end. But here's another random thought: compare the universe to a rubber band; when you pull it, it stretches. Like how our universe expands. ...But when you let go, it INSTANTLY snaps shut. My point is, if the universe were expanding, chances are its contraction would be around a 1000 times faster, so we'd never feel it. Back on track: what is on the outside of our universe? It's like a video game: there's an invisible wall. There is another side. But you cannot reach it. If you try, your character dies. It's impossible to imagine nothing on the outside of a barrier. What is outside the universe's boundary? What does that boundary look like? It freaks me out just thinking about it; like humanity isn't ever supposed to know the answer. Try it: try thinking of an "outside" to the universe. It will give you a headache. What's preventing us from imagining the outside of the universe???
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  • For all of you who have a hard time visualizing there being nothing outside the universe, picture this (don't move your head while doing this): everything within your field of vision is the universe. In the very center is the familiar space around Earth, where we can see everything clearly. But as you look further away from the center of your vision (Earth) and towards the limits of it (the edge of the universe) things become more obscure and you can't see clearly. Eventually your vision fades to darkness (the parts of the universe too far away to see). But beyond that darkness, beyond the edge of your vision (the edge of the universe) is nothing. It isn't black. It isn't white. It's just... nothing. Trying to look beyond the edge of the universe is like trying to look beyond your field of vision without moving your head. There's just nothing there...

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