We humans have an issue with scale. Popular culture and even popular science has reinforced this bad behavior. My audience will walk away with a MUCH better understanding of how far away is far away, and how very small is the very small. Perspective. Whoa.

2. humanity

4. 93,000,000 miles

5. 8 minutes

6. 670,616,629 mph

7. 170 years

8. Over 2 decades

10. ~250,000 miles

11. 3 days, 3 hrs 49 min

12. September 21, 2009

13. March 13, 2009

14. Traveling through hyperspace ain't like dusting crops, boy!
Without precise calculations we could fly right
through a star, or bounce too close to a
supernova and that'd end your trip real quick, wouldn't it?

15. 4.2 light years!

19. 2.9M miles
• 6 years by car
• 226 days by plane

20. Photos from: lisalou66
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