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5. Yeah-- typo, I corrected it. But, it's fascinating that you glommed on to Lincoln...

Thu Mar 24, 2022, 08:59 PM

Mar 2022

so fast. I accidentally found him a week ago when looking for something else.

So, now, what existed before the Big Bang, and why are we here?

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So, if the universe is 14 billion years old, how can it be 94 billion light years wide? [View all] TreasonousBastard Mar 2022 OP

Weird physics Aviation Pro Mar 2022 #1

I think you mean 94 billion light years wide VMA131Marine Mar 2022 #2

It might not even make sense to ask what happened before the Big Bang VMA131Marine Mar 2022 #7

It doesn't make sense, but plenty of people are doing it anyway. It's... TreasonousBastard Mar 2022 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author Anon-C Mar 2022 #9

Thanks! Succinct and clear explanation n/t Easterncedar Mar 2022 #11

oh oh wait, I got this! ymetca Mar 2022 #3

The same way you can be 30 years old and wear a 48 belt. Sneederbunk Mar 2022 #4

Good one MLAA Mar 2022 #6

Because it is expanding pretty much at the speed of light, PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2022 #10

We can believe it to be 94 billion light years wide taxi Mar 2022 #12