Showing posts with label time. Show all posts
Showing posts with label time. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

The History of the Earth in a Toilet Paper Roll

The earth is over 5 billion years old. Life first originated in the oceans 3.4 billion years ago. The dinosaurs died out 65 million years in the past. Human recorded history stretches back 10,000 years in time.

These numbers are too large to visualize, and difficult to compare. Here's an easy way to put time in perspective, and actually visualize different eras in the earth's history. You'll need a roll of toilet paper, a long hallway, and some sticky notes.

Click here for more information.

Monday, March 26, 2007

A Dot for Every Second in the Day

Very interesting website that shows you how things are scaled. Similar to Starship Dimensions.