Disagree with Brian May

[Lamp]

You may not know - perhaps you do - Brian May (he of Queen fame) has a PhD in Astrophysics

If astrohpysics bores you, stop reading now, and click back to something else.

Was checking out his site earlier:

Bang! - Questions And Answers

He makes the following comment:

The reason there is no 'special' place or centre, is because ALL points in our universe AND ALL THE SPACE THEY EXIST IN were in that tiny embryonic speck. Space did not exist outside the primeval 'atom'. So it is not a question of stuff expanding into an already existing space. Like the surface of our balloon, it pretty much did not exist before the expansion. I hope this helps !!!

My question is this: what was outside of that "primeval atom" ?

My view is that is was a region of absolute nothingness - a void into which the Big Bag filled. Once the Big Bang occured "void" then became "space"

When you inflate a balloon it expands to fill the area around it. Same for the "universe" IMO

 

[Rookiescot]

He has tried (i believe) to capture a vastly complex scenario into a couple of lines. I dont think his statement is ment to be the basis of a thesis.

 

[BloodOmen]

He's still got a shit hair style.

 

[Rookiescot]

He's still got a shit hair style.

ROFL rep matey

 

[Zede]

he did the theme tune to Starfleet too, ace 80s puppet show !

 

[Dahakon]

I think you are both saying the same thing really. That there is nothing outside the universe, no matter how big it is. And the balloon analogy shouldn't be taken so seriously, it is kinda talking about a different issue, its not about whats outside the universe, just rather why we can't find a "centre" of the universe.

 

[BloodOmen]

There could be a planet inhabited by big busted woman that were strings and skimpy bra's permanently for all we know at the "End" of the galaxy.

Ofcourse there could also be a killer breed of evil aliens just waiting for the right moment to kill us all at any given time.

And last but not least! there could be an equal "earth" like planet 99.9% the same as this with people living on it if there is i'm moving there to get my face pounded in by lolo ferrari's jugs! shes dead here but maybe not there.


Edit: on a side note this equal "earth" might also contain a Brian May with a decent hair cut.. and not someone that looks like they've just stolen half of groin contents of a 70's porno flick and glue'd it to their head.

 

[old.Tohtori]

I read somewhere, that the "empty space" isn't empty at all?

Filled with stuff 'n stuff.

Yes i know i'm highly techie today.

And no, i don't agree with that either.

Even if there was nothing, nothing is still something. It's just the opposite of something.

 

[Bahumat]

It's a bit like Chicken and Waffles. You eat the chicken and your tummy expands, and you wonder what could be outside your tummy. But then you eat the Waffles and it goes in your second tummy!

 

[Marc]

wow how weird, ive just mentioned in another thread im starting a degree in Astrophysics.

Spooky! I have the leet guitarist skills, now I just need the hair

 

[Lamp]

Apparently women find astrophysicists incredibly attractive and want to have sex with them all the time.

I read it in a magazine once

 

[Ezteq]

yes,

and if you can play the guitar like a demon it probably doesnt hurt either.

i think may's a dude its a shame him and his missus had to share the same wig for so long though

 

[old.Tohtori]

and if you can play the guitar like a demon it probably doesnt hurt either.

Evidently nailing through fire and flames on expert doesn't hurt either.

*waits to spot the cool gang*

 

[BloodOmen]

yes,

and if you can play the guitar like a demon it probably doesnt hurt either.

i think may's a dude its a shame him and his missus had to share the same wig for so long though

Aye, I guess woman love the finger movements he can dish out.. if brian may gets that much I don't even want to fathom how many woman offer to bang Slash lol. (they both have shit hair styles still!)

 

[angrymoon]

don't stop me now