Misconceptions About Space, Time & The Universe
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
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The Reality of the Universe
Space is not empty as there's something like half a billion of those CMB photons left over from the dawn of the universe passing through any cubic meter of space at any given time. Even if we block off every form of radiation getting some shielded volume and find and pull out every single atom floating around, we still have the reality that we can only think of as reality but is actually built on a quantum universe. Nobody is getting sucked through a bullet sized hole in the wall, maybe one that was almost as big as them would have enough pressure to squish them through - otherwise they just plug the hole. If you're wondering what a hole in a spaceship would be like to handle, grab
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