Scales in the Universe

This website, which illustrates the scales — both large and small — of the universe is wonderful!

It reminds me of the 1977 video called Powers of Ten (of which there are also modern versions), except with new stuff that we now know!

(Tip of the cap to Sara Solla.)

A Temperature Scale with a Negative Slope

Yes, really. The Delisle (°D) temperature scale has a negative slope. (The original version of the Celsius scale did as well.) Check out Wikipedia's comparison of temperature scales.

I just tweeted about it.

Delisle (°D): because we like temperature scales with a negative slope (cue Tom Jones): https://t.co/znCcYoJR0s pic.twitter.com/m5M5nmnyZa

— Mason Porter (@masonporter) February 15, 2016

I started going down the rabbit hole earlier today because of today's XKCD.

A Log-Log Plot, Anyone?

I have to admit that my first reaction to seeing this infographic about penis sizes in the animal kingdom was a strange desire to make a log-log plot. :) (Also, I am amused by the appearance of the 'Enlarge' command above the chart. Alright, my mind is safely in the gutter now.)

And now this is making me think of a possible new t-shirt design for the Power Law Shop. I think I better step away from my computer before bad things start to happen...

Scales in the Universe

I posted a video about size scales in the universe recently after seeing it in an article by Steve Strogatz. Well, here is a a really nice interactive website that allows you to explore the scales of different objects in the universe. Very cool!

(Tip of the cap to "I Fucking Love Science".)