2 + 2 = 5

2 + 2 = 5

Tip-Off #223 - The Math of Eternity

“The most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible.” - Albert Einstein

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William C. Green
Aug 13, 2025
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Nearly 10,000 galaxies are called the Hubble Ultra Deep Field. The image required 800 exposures taken over the course of 400 Hubble orbits around Earth. Includes galaxies existing when the universe was just 800 million years old. - Wikimedia Commons

Einstein made sense of the universe; I’m hoping to survive the title.

Cynicism aside, what does it all add …

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