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Largest Scale Model of the Solar System
rotor writes "The world's largest scale model of the solar system, covering 40 miles, has just been dedicated. For people interested in seeing it in person, you'll have to take a trip up to northern Maine."
Holy shit! Not only that, it's so big it extends 10 days into the fourth dimension!
(This story was posted 10 days ago)
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Yo mama's so fat, when she walks down Route 1 people slow down and say "that's no moon..."
(Note: Before modding me off-topic, RTFA.)
"Derp de derp."
I've got a larger model of the solar system that that!
It's at the 1 foot = 1 foot scale.
Currently, you're standing on it...
My father is a blogger.
""What this is really about is science education," McCartney said."
Hey Jupe, don't make is sad
We took big Mars, and made it smaller
There's a Venus, behind the Portland Wal-Mart,
Then you can start to make it better.
Hey Jupe, don't be afraid
Near Castle Rock, they have placed Pluto
The size of a city block, with shiny fiberglass skin
We'll have a concert by Menudo
And any time you go to Maine, hey Jupe, refrain
We've carried these worlds upon our shoulders
For well you know that it's a fool who plays it cool.
They placed Neptune where Rangely, where it's much colder.
NA-NA-NA-NA-NA NA-NA-NA-NA.
Don't blame Durga. I voted for Centauri.
And it takes you 15 minutes, then you are walking .5C
at a scale speed of
If you run it in 8 minutes, then you would be exceeding the (scale) speed of light.
Driving from the sun the Pluto in 1 hour would
be an scale speed of 5C (Warp Factor 1.6?)
A much more useful link: The Main Solar System Model. It includes a map, pictures of the sun and planets, and lots of other info.
When little Kevin McCartney decided to do a model of the solar system for the School Science Fair little did he know how big it would get (cut to tearful Kevin) "Well I thought a scale of 1:93,000,000 sounded about right when I made Pluto out of a pingpong ball, then the teacher made me <sob> finish it!!! It took 20 years, now I'm a Professor the University of Maine and its only just finished it. I hope Mrs Pringle will now leave me to get on with my life"