Why is it hard for us to conceptualize really big numbers / distances. (1 billion / 1 lightyear)
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At the end of the day, our intuition and our sense of perspective is based on our personal experiences. We have never personally travelled a whole light year or physically seen Jupeter up close. When was the last time you counted all the way to a billion? These are why it’s hard for us to truely grasp huge sizes other than “they’re really really big”.
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