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More than a Bird's Eye view...

Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2003 8:58 pm
by Lucid Faia
This website has a Java Applet that begins as a "view" about ten million light years away from the Earth, and conitnues to zoom in in increments of powers of ten. It zooms in all the way to a city, then an oak leaf, then the quarks inside the leaf. Check it out.

http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java ... index.html

Re: More than a Bird's Eye view...

Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2003 12:53 am
by TheBlackestDiamond
Great 'movie' ;) I really appreciate it. Are you studying something around this theme?

Re: More than a Bird's Eye view...

Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2003 12:57 am
by Taim
I must admit it was quite amusing :)

Re: More than a Bird's Eye view...

Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2004 4:50 pm
by GreenPeace
Interesting... but when the movie shows that "individual oak leaf cells", there's a possible mistake.
Those "cells" are incredibly similar to chloroplasts (cell organoids)...

*picks up asbestos shield to block forthcoming flaming wave* =P

Re: More than a Bird's Eye view...

Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2004 9:08 pm
by TheBlackestDiamond
*approaches and looks behind the shield*
I think they really are cells... plastid would consist of a pile of flat green discs (grana), as you prpably know ;) if not ---> http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultran ... lasts.html
If you look carefully, you may notice a nucleus within one of them in lower middle part of the picture. :)
*now gets herself a good titanium shield*

Re: More than a Bird's Eye view...

Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2004 11:06 pm
by GreenPeace
That brings me memories of my tenth grade... aahhhh... sweet memories...

Re: More than a Bird's Eye view...

Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2004 11:45 pm
by Shurik
I've seen it already - great stuff :)

Re: Re: More than a Bird's Eye view...

Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2004 1:37 pm
by TheBlackestDiamond
GreenPeace wrote:
No need for the shield, sis :D :D
WHEW! :)
That brings me memories of my tenth grade... aahhhh... sweet memories...
And on what grade are you now?
We don't gave so many grades here ;) Only 3 years basic studies and 2 years "second grade". I'm on the first year of "second grade" - soon to be finishing... :(