The Scale of the Universe

Interactive online visualization tool

2010 video game

The Scale of the Universe

Title screen of the first edition

Developer(s)| Cary Huang, Michael Huang
Composer(s)| Kevin MacLeod, Cliff Martinez
Engine| Adobe Flash
Platform(s)| Web-based
Release| 2010
Genre(s)| Edutainment

The Scale of the Universe is an interactive online visualization tool first created in 2010 by Cary and Michael Huang, two brothers from Moraga, California.[1][2][3][4][5] Released on both Newgrounds and the Huang brothers' personal web page, it features a scrollbar that players can use to navigate orders of magnitude and various objects within such size ranges. Sliding the scrollbar to the left and right causes the screen to zoom in and out respectively.[1]

In 2012, Cary and Michael Huang released The Scale of the Universe 2, in which clicking on objects brings up infoboxes that display information about them.[6][7][8]

On 7 October 2018, The Scale of the Universe was featured on NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day.[9]

In 2020, animation studio Kurzgesagt released the app Universe in a Nutshell, which took inspiration from The Scale of the Universe.[10][11]

## See also[edit]

* Cosmic Eye
* Cosmic Voyage
* Powers of Ten

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "'The Scale of the Universe,' by Two Teenage Brothers". ABC News. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
2. ^ "WGSBN Bulletin" (PDF). International Astronomical Union Bulletin. 1 (3): 7. June 16, 2021.
3. ^ Murphy, Dan (1 March 2012). "Something beautiful: Cary Huang's Scale of the Universe".
4. ^ Wired Staff [3/1/12] - The Scale of the Universe: an Interactive Infographic
5. ^ Michigan Radio Offbeat: Two 14 Year Olds Show Us The Scale Of The Universe
6. ^ The Scale of the Universe 2. htwins.net
7. ^ Hill, David J. (2012-04-15). ""The Scale Of The Universe 2" Animation Made By 14-Year-Olds Is Mind Blowing". Singularity Hub. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
8. ^ Rao, Mallika (2012-07-20). "'The Scale Of The Universe 2': Cary And Michael Huang Let You Scroll Through The Universe (PHOTOS)". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
9. ^ "APOD: 2018 October 7 - The Scale of the Universe Interactive". NASA. October 7, 2018. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
10. ^ @carykh (October 4, 2020). Hey Kurzgesagt! Hello from Scale of the Universe's Creator. YouTube. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
11. ^ VanderBorght, Mieke. "Universe in a Nutshell App Review". Common Sense Media. Retrieved August 25, 2023.

## External links[edit]

* Official website
* The Scale of the Universe 2 on iOS

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Orders of magnitude

Quantity|

* Acceleration
* Angular momentum
* Area
* Bit rate
* Charge
* Computing
* Current
* Data
* Density
* Energy / Energy density
* Entropy
* Force
* Frequency
* Illuminance
* Length
* Luminance
* Magnetic field
* Mass
* Molarity
* Numbers
* Power
* Pressure
* Probability
* Radiation
* Sound pressure
* Specific heat capacity
* Speed
* Temperature
* Torque
* Time
* Voltage
* Volume

See also|

* Back-of-the-envelope calculation
* Best-selling electronic devices
* Fermi problem
* Powers of 10 and decades
* 10th
* 100th
* 1000000th
* Metric (SI) prefix
* Macroscopic scale
* Microscopic scale

Related|

* Astronomical system of units
* Earth's location in the Universe
* Cosmic View (1957 book)
* To the Moon and Beyond (1964 film)
* Cosmic Zoom (1968 film)
* Powers of Ten (1968 and 1977 films)
* Cosmic Voyage (1996 documentary)
* The Scale of the Universe (2010)
* Cosmic Eye (2012)

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* Friday Night Funkin' (2020)

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Associated people|

* Alan Becker
* Brad Borne
* Kira Buckland
* Neil Cicierega
* John Cooney
* Michael Cusack
* David Firth
* Tom Fulp
* Max Gilardi
* Tyler Glaiel
* Edd Gould
* Zach Hadel
* Arin Hanson
* Jazza
* Edmund McMillen
* Chris Niosi
* Ross O'Donovan
* Chris O'Neill
* Dan Paladin
* Adam Phillips
* Jonti Picking
* TomSka

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