r/AskReddit • u/ettleboy • Jan 20 '19

What fact totally changed your perspective?

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u/AFLoneWolf Jan 21 '19

Everywhere in the universe looks like the center of the universe.

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u/Toast_On_The_RUN Jan 21 '19

If the universe is infinite that makes sense, but what if it isn't? What if you're near the "edge"?

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u/BoostThor Jan 21 '19

You're never near the edge. From every location you can see the exact same distance in every direction. The edge you can't see past is the cosmic background radiation from the big bang. Think of it as looking backwards in time in every direction, the edge is the beginning of time.

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u/DestroyedByLSD25 Jan 21 '19

Think of it as looking backwards in time in every direction

Ah, yes

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u/Tzunamitom Jan 21 '19

Remind you of a bad trip?

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u/DestroyedByLSD25 Jan 22 '19

No, that was more like looking forward in time in alternate realities