OT: What is the name of our Universe?

[Atrocities]

Again, I cannot find a name for our universe just like I couldn't for the moon.

Any suggestions?

I vote we name the Universe Atrocities.

[Paul1980au]

Universal darkness and blackness ?
The imploding universe.

[Captain Kwok]

The Universe. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif

[TerranC]

Our universe or our galaxy?

Our universe is our universe.
Our galaxy however, is called the Milky Way Galaxy. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

[Paul1980au]

Andromeda galaxy is the nearest universe or is that galaxy. So much unexplored space.

[Atrocities]

Originally posted by Paul1980au:
Andromeda galaxy is the nearest universe or is that galaxy. So much unexplored space. <font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Andromeda is a galaxy.

[Baron Munchausen]

Now I'm wondering if I should post a new thread titled "OT: Is Atrocities really Steven Wright?"

"What's another word for Thesaurus?" -- Steven Wright

[Andrés]

Realspace, as opposed to Hyperspace. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

Another word for thesaurus is synonym. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif

[Paul1980au]

No the current thread is susficent i would think

[Cipher7071]

Not this again. Die thread, die...

[Katchoo]

I imagine we'll refer to our Universe as just the 'Universe' until we can confirm the existance of other Universes. At that point I'd expect us to start naming Universes like we name Hurricanes.

[Kamog]

Could there be more than one universe? If we discover another big region of space that was previously unknown, wouldn't that area still be part of THIS universe?

[narf poit chez BOOM]

'X'

[Fyron]

The very definition of "universe" implies that it contains everything. If another region similar to what we call the universe were discovered, then the term "universe" would apply to both regions in total, and a new term would be needed to describe each sub-universe.

[General Woundwort]

Originally posted by Katchoo:
I imagine we'll refer to our Universe as just the 'Universe' until we can confirm the existance of other Universes. At that point I'd expect us to start naming Universes like we name Hurricanes. <font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Universe "George"? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

[Ragnarok]

Originally posted by General Woundwort:
Universe "George"? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif <font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Same as the moon...Universe Bob.

[capnq]

In string theory, the sub-universes are called "branes" (short for membranes).

[Gryphin]

I think in terms of
"My Universe"

[Andrés]

There is a multitude of universes in the Multiverse.

[Cipher7071]

It's like capnq says. I've also seen contexts where 'universe' refers to the observable universe. This can deteriorate into a semantic argument very easily.

[David E. Gervais]

"Home sweet Home." That's what I call 'Our Universe' http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

Cheers! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

[narf poit chez BOOM]

yeah, that sounds about right.

i wonder what an ant would call it's anthill?

[David E. Gervais]

Originally posted by narf poit chez BOOM:
i wonder what an ant would call it's anthill? <font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">"Walton's Mountain"? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif

Cheers! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

[ February 14, 2004, 18:29: Message edited by: David E. Gervais ]

[narf poit chez BOOM]

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[Atrocities]

Originally posted by narf poit chez BOOM:
http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/confused.gif <font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Huh, me too.