• alvvayson@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    4 days ago

    Indeed, but the way the math for expansion works is that there is something called a Hubble horizon and that makes it impossible to ever reach the edge, since it is moving away from us faster than light. (The limit doesn’t apply to the expansion of space-time).

    Quite a nifty solution by the Supreme Programmer to avoid us hitting the limits of the simulation. I couldn’t have designed it better.

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      3 days ago

      Well it was a more convincing solution than just having level crossing arms come down and an infinitely long train cross every time you get near the edge.

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      3 days ago

      “Space. It seems to go on and on forever… But then you get to the end and then a giant gorilla starts throwing barrels at you.”

      –Fry, “Futurama”

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      4 days ago

      I couldn’t have designed it better.

      Delta Force game programmers: Ghm, that was a trivial solution to the problem.