Tonight's Episode Couch Gag

There is an idea which is one of the most exquisite conjectures in science or religion. It is entirely undemonstrated; it may never be proved. It is that there is an infinite hierarchy of universes, so that an elementary particle, such as an electron, in our universe would, if penetrated, reveal itself to be an entire closed universe. Within it, organized into the local equivalent of galaxies and smaller structures, are an immense number of other, much tinier elementary particles, which are themselves universe at the next level, and so on forever-an infinite downward regression, universes within universes, endlessly. And upward as well. Our familiar universe of galaxies and stars, planets and people, would be a single elementary particle in the next universe up, the first step of another infinite regress.

Carl Sagen "Cosmos"

I think Men in Black did it first.

It's also a stereotypical topic of conversation between stoned hippies.

On Mon, 12 Apr 2004 00:42:27 GMT, "XPS" wrote:

I like when homer hits his head

"XPS" wrote in message news:TBlec.1046$[email]...

Does anyone know of a link where somebody has captured this awe-inspiring couch gag to the web?

"Algomeysa2" wrote in message news:...

There was a book called -- "Powers of 10", that did something like this. Search websites by Scientific American, they published it, or somehow got their name on it -- it was a long time ago. Anyhow, the book starts in outer space, then zooms in gradually to the Earth, then to a picnic being held in a park in Chicago (hence, the earth shot shows the Great Lakes -- so this is not the best evidence for Where's Springfield?), down to DNA, ending at the subatomic level. The book doesn't loop around though, it maintains that you don't get any further info in either direction -- serious book, cool pictures, fun to flip through.