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What is a creepy or weird fact that would scare even the bravest person? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by intohimo@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] Frozengyro@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

As old and massive as the universe is, if it could have happened, it likely would have already.

[–] reinei@lemmy.world 25 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

And that's the thing:

Assuming it did, you couldn't see it approach until it hit you because it's moving at the speed of light! It could also have happened, but just super far away such that it will never reach us due to expansion between its origin point and us being faster than c!

Also just because the universe is frickin old doesn't mean it is statistically bound to have happened. There are plenty of ways of making it even more astronomically unlikely but still possible...

[–] Frozengyro@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

That makes sense, I was thinking we would see it coming, but definitely not.

[–] PlutoniumAcid@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah, so if I don't see it coming, I'm not scared.

[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

"Why should I fear death? If I am, death is not. If death is, I am not. Why should I fear that which cannot exist when I do?"

- Epicurus

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 3 weeks ago

Basically, as big and old as the universe is, it's easy to pick an even bigger number for the expected recurrence of a vacuum decay. So, it's still possible.