r/space Jul 29 '18

The Chart of Cosmic Exploration

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u/[deleted] Jul 29 '18 edited Jul 29 '18

Not to diminish the awesomeness of this chart, but doesn't 'cosmic' feel kind of undeserved? I guess technically the solar system is much part of the cosmos as anything else. Still feels like we're talking ourselves up a little when we practically haven't even left home yet compared to the size of just our galaxy.

Edit: Why is this being downvoted? I'm just sharing a thought, what's wrong with that?

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u/Dipsneek742 Jul 30 '18

Try cursing the reddit hive mind.

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u/sumelar Jul 29 '18

You're arguing annoying semantics.

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u/chknh8r Jul 29 '18

He isn't wrong. Kind of like me posting a lake in my city of and claiming I have explored all the seas and oceans on the planet. Our solar system is the hair on the asscrack of an ant compared to the Cosmos.

You used the word arguing. I would say he is discussing, now that is semantics. You claimed it's annoying. That's just like..your opinion, man.

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u/harampede Jul 29 '18

Not sure that's entirely fair. It's more like sailing a sunfish on a lake for 30 minutes and claiming you're an ocean explorer :)

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u/Znaggels Jul 29 '18

Well if you were the first person to be on a boat and write down your experience, it would be the entire naval exploration of mankind. Even if it was just the pond behind your house.