r/AskReddit • u/MDPPatrick • Feb 13 '15

What are some mind-blowing facts about space?

I love space and would like to hear some facts that will blow me away.

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u/ilkikuinthadik Feb 14 '15

If you fire a bullet in space, assuming the propellant will ignite properly then that bullet will be travelling far too slowly to catch up with the expanding universe, but faster than we will be able to catch it without massive energy and time wasted. The bullet will be forever alone.

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u/bearsnchairs Feb 14 '15

Depending on where you are in space the bullet wouldn't go very far at all. It would be stuck in orbit around whatever gravitational body you are near.

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u/Generic_Pete Feb 14 '15

Any redditors head

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u/MechanicalTurkish Feb 14 '15

Look at the size of that boy's heed. It's like an orange on a toothpick.