Nikon’s Powers of Ten

June 23rd, 2008

Many years ago, a delightful video entitled Powers of Ten was created, enthralling all who viewed it as they were taken to the outer reaches of space and then down to the inner workings of a cell.  Enjoying a massive surge of interest after it was posted on YouTube, Eames Office LLC got all whiny about copyright and YouTube pulled the plug on it (although you can still watch by registering at the official website).

If you can’t be bothered with that nonsense, head over to Nikon, who have a splendid feature called Universcale, allowing you to travel from the furthest reaches of space to the tiniest particle perceivable, and explains the sights along the way.  Nikon say:

Today, using the electron microscope and astronomical telescope, we can see the objects which we have not been aware of its existence before. Are you able to fathom, or even roughly grasp, these sizes?

Indeed. And yes, so long as a commercial company are the ones inspiring us with science, I will use their name prominently, thankyouverymuch. (link)

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