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Old 01-16-06, 08:27 AM   #1
Tha Q.
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Amazing fact: When you gaze up at certain stars in the night sky...

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You're looking back in time!


Some stars are so far away, trillions of miles, that it takes the light emitted from them years to reach us. That means the light you're looking at right now could have been first emitted back in 2001 or 2002. It's just now reaching your eyes!

Think about it. That means RIGHT NOW light is being generated by a star. However, you won't see it until YEARS from now. Just imagine if you could be there, see the light, then somehow beat it before it got to the observers. That = time travel!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I think that's such a simple yet AMAZING fact to ponder.



Time Travel...phew...here we go again!
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