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| title = Powers of One This is a parody of the short documentary {{w|Powers of Ten (film)|"Powers of 10,"}} which can be found [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fKBhvDjuy0 here]

*To experience the interactivity of the game, visit the {{xkcd|1110|original comic}}. This comic is a take on how vast and rich the world is, and on the thrill of exploring it. The world can be described as sad, as well as it can be descr

...e is called "HO" or "H0", or the fact that within minutes of first hearing of it I had developed an extremely strong opinion on the issue. ...or 3048:35 exactly, which equals 1:87.08̄5̄7̄1̄4̄2̄). In Europe, the scale is defined as exactly 1:87 instead, to avoid references to non-metric measu

...on (going "deeper" down), from Earth's surface (the grass) to the interior of a single proton. ...E How Do You Measure the Size of the Universe?]'', for a great explanation of the 46 billion light years.

...imparted by orbital motion (or gravity assists or the Oberth effect), all of which can make it easier to reach outer planets. ...of gravity decreases with distance from the planet. However, a comparison of energy expended to escape the gravitational pull allows for a simpler compa

...Charles and Ray Eames' 1977 short film [http://youtu.be/0fKBhvDjuy0 Powers of Ten]. * At the top, we see a cutaway view of a story apartment complex. From left to right, different activities can be

...ial objects at the surface of the earth relative to a vertex at the center of the Earth as diagrammed in the opening panel. The objects' scales are compa ...a coli|E. coli}}'' is about 2 micrometers long (78.75 millionths of an inch).

.... First, we'll need a gigantic spool of thread. Next, we'll need some kind of... hmm, time to head to Seattle. *A [http://xkcd.com/1389/large/ larger version] of this image can be found by clicking the image at xkcd - which can be reache

...n would be-''. Then he is interrupted again and again. (See the title text of [[1074: Moon Landing]] for the same Earth comparison). ...ut they are invisibly suspended, and — as seems clear from the first row of panels — they are actually the real Moon and Earth shrunk to the relevant

| title = 1/10,000th Scale World ...No running, no horseplay, no megatsunamis, and no trying to pry the wreck of the Titanic off the bottom.

| title = 1/100,000th Scale World This comic is the second in the [[:Category:Scale World|Scale World]] series.

| title = 1/1,000th Scale World This comic is the third in the [[:Category:Scale World|Scale World]] series.