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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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  • [quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Jordan117 Even if you could catch up to the edge of the universe (impossible since it is expanding at FTL speed), there would be nothing to step into. The universe is a physical space. Even in the most remote regions between stars there is a three-dimensional empty space that objects can move in. But when that space ends, there's nothing to move to. There is no universe, there is no space, there is no physical reality. There's just nothing. And by nothing, I don't mean blackness, or vacuum, but literally nothing at all.[/quote] Which is physically impossible to comprehend. I have a rolidex of theories in my head.. its all too much to organize and pour out on here.. the only way i could is if someone gave me a specific point to elaborate on, or explain. [Edited on 9/25/2005]

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