Re:Shouldn't distant objects appear magnified
by soligern on Sunday August 20, 2023 @10:54AM
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What am I looking for?
Re:Shouldn't distant objects appear magnified
by miquong on Sunday August 20, 2023 @10:58AM
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The dimmest phones are larger than any others
Re:Shouldn't distant objects appear magnified
by accrual on Sunday August 20, 2023 @11:00AM
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The included explanation is mind boggling to me:
> Things that are far away look smaller, but things that are REALLY far away look bigger, because when their light was emitted, the universe was small and they were close to us.
spoiler alert:
The oldest phone doesn't fit the comic strip...
Re:Shouldn't distant objects appear magnified
by usrusr on Sunday August 20, 2023 @02:05PM
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Clearly because Munroe hasn't adjusted for screen size inflation. If we extrapolate based on whatever Samsung or Apple are selling these days and the 8210, will we even see meaningful redshift before the Planck constant chimes in?
This would be a fantastic little toy/demo in VR.
Re:Shouldn't distant objects appear magnified
by SquareWheel on Sunday August 20, 2023 @01:26PM
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Larger version for others who are visually challenged.
https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/angular_diameter_turnaround_2x....
Turn up brightness, and zoom inβ¦