• mholiv@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Huh. That’s crazy. And that’s just one cubic light year.

    Now if we multiply that cubic light year to match the volume of space we have a similar comparison. Infinite oceans to sift through for a single molecule.

    • Jojo, Lady of the West
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      2 months ago

      “Space” as a volume is probably infinite, but even just talking our local stellar neighborhood or even just the solar system and space is already ridiculously more empty and big than anything you could compare to on earth. With I guess the possible exception of high-precision vacuums in laboratories.