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To: gop4lyf

It shouldn’t, based on their figures.

I did figure out that, if the universe was condensed to a cube where it had the density of osmium, the most dense element on the periodic table, it would be 9.404 light years across.

You can check my figures to see if I missed anything.

The amount of mass that is thought to be in the universe is 1.59486x10^55 kg. This works out to be 1.59486x10^58 g.

The density of osmium is 22.6 g/cm^3, which if you divide the initial mass by the density, you would end up with a cube 7.056902654867x10^56 cm^3. If you cube root this, you would end up with 8.903034210977x10^18 cm on each side, which works out to be 8.903034210977x10^13 km, on each side.

The speed of light is 300,000km/sec. It would take 2.967678057506x10^8 seconds to traverse the distance. This works out to be 4.946130095844x10^6 light minutes. This works out to be 8.2435015974x10^4 light hours. This works out to be 3.434812566558 x10^3 light days. Finally, the distance equals approximately 9.404 light years.

The universe, when condensed to the same density as osmium would be a cube with a side as long as 9.404 light years.


4 posted on 01/10/2024 6:29:25 AM PST by Jonty30 (In a nuclear holocaust, there is always a point in time where the meat is cooked to perfection. )
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To: Jonty30

Damn. This guy did the math.


10 posted on 01/10/2024 6:36:14 AM PST by gop4lyf (Gay marriage is neither. Democrats are the party of sore losers and pedophiles.)
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To: Jonty30

I’m not sure what that proves. There are objects in the universe that are many orders of magnitude more dense than osmium, which is still mostly empty space. A spoonful of neutron star “stuff” would have roughly the mass of the earth.


23 posted on 01/10/2024 7:00:32 AM PST by Campion (Everything is a grace, everything is the direct effect of our Father's love - Little Flower)
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To: Jonty30

You are making my head hurt with all of those numbers.


43 posted on 01/10/2024 7:40:03 AM PST by caver
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