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Re: If you were floating in the middle of space...

Jackwc — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 14:57:16 GMT

Author: Jackwc

Posted: 10/10/2012 18:57

an_outlaw wrote:

No, I've never taken that before. Have people been talking about me taking acid? Do people on acid talk about simular things I do?

🤣 nah, it's just the content of some of your topics can get a little... psychedelic.

Also, deep space wouldn't actually be all that bright. Because your lightyears away from the nearest light source, a lot of the lone stars would be ultra-dim and the light from the bigger galaxies would pretty much drown them all out (in fact, the "galactic light pollution" would probably make it hard to see a lot of the cool stuff). It'd be super pretty, for sure, though.

Re: If you were floating in the middle of space...

Anonymous — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 14:44:36 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 10/10/2012 18:44

Jackwc wrote:

Also, just to be sure - Outlaw, are you on acid? Because I know I'm not the only person here who is wondering.

No, I've never taken that before. Have people been talking about me taking acid? Do people on acid talk about simular things I do?

Re: If you were floating in the middle of space...

Anonymous — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 14:40:23 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 10/10/2012 18:40

Jackwc wrote:

Oh, shit, you meant in intergalactic space? Yeah, it'd be dark as shit. You wouldn't be able to see yourself or your friend. You'd see a bunch of galaxies, though, in the distance. It'd look super-rad.

So I'm beginning to think this might be the right answer. At least I am not the only one who would find it extremely strange and quite wonderful to be not able to see yourself at all yet have everything so bright. I mean, the shear number of stars and galaxies in view would mean there would be more light than dark spaces. Yet putting your hand in front of you and making a chunk of it turn pitch black? It would be a very strange thing indeed if that was the case. 😲

Re: If you were floating in the middle of space...

Jackwc — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 14:27:55 GMT

Author: Jackwc

Posted: 10/10/2012 18:27

SnakeMcmillan wrote:

I would think you could probably see yourself. I mean, from video we've seen from space it looks like shuttles and everything show up fine...

That's only because our shuttles haven't really gone that far from our own sun. It doesn't take the sun long to reach what we've sent out. In deep space, though (or, the preferable term, "intergalactic space") at certain points one can find themselves several lightyears away from the nearest light source, so it'd be pretty dark. Not necessarily PITCH BLACK, but certainly dark.

Re: If you were floating in the middle of space...

SnakeMcmillan — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 14:10:49 GMT

Author: SnakeMcmillan

Posted: 10/10/2012 18:10

I would think you could probably see yourself. I mean, from video we've seen from space it looks like shuttles and everything show up fine...

But I'm not a scientist.

Re: If you were floating in the middle of space...

Jackwc — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 13:41:50 GMT

Author: Jackwc

Posted: 10/10/2012 17:41

Oh, shit, you meant in intergalactic space? Yeah, it'd be dark as shit. You wouldn't be able to see yourself or your friend. You'd see a bunch of galaxies, though, in the distance. It'd look super-rad.

Re: If you were floating in the middle of space...

Facetious — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 12:06:07 GMT

Author: Facetious

Posted: 10/10/2012 16:06

Defago wrote:

LMAO

I always thought FTW was Fuck The What. Things used to get really confusing.

Laughing My Acid Off?

I used to think that too. Like it was the noisrev esrever of WTF.

Re: If you were floating in the middle of space...

Anonymous — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 12:02:34 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 10/10/2012 16:02

an_outlaw wrote:

So you would be like a shadow in space? 😲 Everything around you would appear very bright (countless stars and galaxies in view) but you wouldn't be able to see yourself?

Imagine what that would feel like 😲 It would be a very strange feeling!

It would be the same as being in a pitch black field. You would only be able to see your hand once you put it against the stars.

Re: If you were floating in the middle of space...

bongritsu — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 11:00:37 GMT

Author: bongritsu

Posted: 10/10/2012 15:00

This is relevant to what im writing right now "Masturbation in space, a case study"

Re: If you were floating in the middle of space...

Jackwc — Tue, 9 Oct 2012 22:04:33 GMT

Author: Jackwc

Posted: 10/10/2012 02:04

Also, just to be sure - Outlaw, are you on acid? Because I know I'm not the only person here who is wondering.

Re: If you were floating in the middle of space...

Jackwc — Tue, 9 Oct 2012 22:02:05 GMT

Author: Jackwc

Posted: 10/10/2012 02:02

an_outlaw wrote:

... well no, not the middle of space (no such thing) just one of countless massive spaces between two stars. As to not appear too vague lets say... at least 1 or 2 lights years from the nearest star. You would die obviously so for the sake of argument you are always completely alive and despite being in space, your senses are all completely intact as if you are standing somewhere on Earth. So you're in the of a vacuum of space, very much alive, senses same as Earth etc.

Now if you were to put your hand out in front of you (nevermind if you can or can't move it, let's pretend you can) how much would you be able to see? Would your hand appear pitch black or just a little darker? While everything around you is sparkling more than the clearest night out in the countryside, would you be able to see next to nothing of you? If someone was floating with you, would they appear as a black silletto blocking out some hundred million stars? Does anyone see where I am coming from with this? I only thought about it yesterday and it's been bugging me ever since. :shock:

I'm on buckets of amphetamines right now. I also took courses in astrophysics, and have a cousin who is obtaining her PhD in this very field. So I have both the drugs and expertise needed for this question.

Ok, so, being in space, you will not be pitch black. You know all those lights you're seeing? All those stars? Their light is reflecting off of you. You'll be able to see yourself quite clearly. And a small human floating in space will not block out some hundred million stars (perhaps at close range - for example, YOU wouldn't be able to see the stars because your friend is in the way, but to distant planets they'd still be visible, your floating friend would be less than a speck on them).

Re: If you were floating in the middle of space...

Hayden — Tue, 9 Oct 2012 18:42:35 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 10/09/2012 22:42

I need drugs.

Pronto.

Re: If you were floating in the middle of space...

Anonymous — Tue, 9 Oct 2012 18:24:52 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 10/09/2012 22:24

purple wrote:

until recently, I thought smdh meant suck my dick ho

Do I have to squeal like a pig?

Re: If you were floating in the middle of space...

Anonymous — Tue, 9 Oct 2012 18:00:29 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 10/09/2012 22:00

until recently, I thought smdh meant suck my dick ho

Re: If you were floating in the middle of space...

Defago — Tue, 9 Oct 2012 17:56:13 GMT

Author: Defago

Posted: 10/09/2012 21:56

Borve Baunehoj wrote:

lol I always thought it meant 'silently masturbating during homework'

LMAO

I always thought FTW was Fuck The What. Things used to get really confusing.

Re: If you were floating in the middle of space...

Anonymous — Tue, 9 Oct 2012 17:45:50 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 10/09/2012 21:45

I tried to see some Austrian guy in space today, not much luck though

Defago wrote:

Shaking My Damn Head

lol I always thought it meant 'silently masturbating during homework'

Re: If you were floating in the middle of space...

Anonymous — Tue, 9 Oct 2012 17:28:09 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 10/09/2012 21:28

i would die and not be able to move

Re: If you were floating in the middle of space...

Defago — Tue, 9 Oct 2012 16:49:15 GMT

Author: Defago

Posted: 10/09/2012 20:49

an_outlaw wrote:

What does smdh mean?

Shaking My Damn Head

Re: If you were floating in the middle of space...

Anonymous — Tue, 9 Oct 2012 16:46:10 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 10/09/2012 20:46

CalamityCat wrote:

Our planet is apparently 0.00001585 light years away from our sun and is our only true light source.
The closest star to us is 4.243 light years away and during the night provides us with no form of light.

I'm no scientist, but I'd say 1 or 2 light years away from the stars you probably wouldn't be able to see your hand because the light would have spread over such a space in the length that the amount of light reflected of from you into your eye is probably minimal if anything at all.

This is just a wild ramble though.

Re: If you were floating in the middle of space...

Norman Bates — Tue, 9 Oct 2012 16:36:52 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 10/09/2012 20:36

an_outlaw wrote:

.So you're in the of a vacuum of space, very much alive, senses same as Earth etc.

If you tolerate this, your children will be next.