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Started by Joe, August 19, 2006, 11:51:12 AM

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Sidoh

Quote from: Deuce on August 21, 2006, 03:23:26 PM
Isn't outer space a perfect vacuum?

I suppose it depends on how you limit "outer space."  Are you talking about a cubic meter somewhere in an arbitrary point in the universe or are you speaking of the universe as a whole?  If I remember correctly, there's something like 30 Hydrogen atoms in the average cubic meter of space, but that's a horrible statistic, I'm sure.

A relatively small vacuum can be found in a relatively big reference frame.  For example, there's probably millions of billions of vacuums the size of a cubic picometer at your fingertip.  However, it's  impossible to say how long it will remain a vacuum due to particles moving into said region and phenomena such as virtual particles.

rabbit

I though it was 1H in general space/meter?

Sidoh

Quote from: rabbit on August 21, 2006, 07:36:33 PM
I though it was 1H in general space/meter?

Probably, but I don't see how that can be universally applicable.  I don't think anyone has been in the space surrounding every galaxy in the universe.

rabbit

Well, AFAWK, at least.  IIRC it was 1 for space and 100 for the atmosphere..or something.

Sidoh

Quote from: rabbit on August 21, 2006, 07:41:53 PM
Well, AFAWK, at least.

Which isn't very far.  I think it's silly to put it in such universal terms, although I understand the implied "to the extent our testing allows us to foresee."

Blaze

Way to make a funny topic dull and boring, Sidbbit! 

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Quote from: Blaze on August 21, 2006, 08:04:20 PM
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