S131E8: At The Equator It's About a Thousand - Trevor Gear On The Speed The Earth Is Spinning At MPH

This is the Season 131 of The Alien Spaceship with dRem TGI (Emmy Hikins) and Trevor Gear on Deepstuff TV and Deepstuff Radio of Deepstuff records. All Episodes conducted by Legendary Singer-Songwriter and Musician Trevor Gear and TV and Radio presenter Emmy Hikins (dRem TGI) and also a Singer-Songwriter and a music producer of Deepstuff records LTD.

This is a Comedy Talkshow and a Podcast

In this season of The Alien Spaceship Podcast we discuss:

Cosmic Scale and Universe Vastness

Trevor and Emmy discussed ungraspable facts and statistics that challenge human comprehension, particularly focusing on the vastness of the universe. Emmy shared her fascination with stars, noting how difficult it is to comprehend their vast numbers, with Trevor providing the estimate of 100 billion to 400 billion stars in the Milky Way galaxy alone. The conversation explored concepts of infinity and the expansion of the universe, with Trevor questioning what the universe is expanding into.

Universe and Chess Variations

Trevor discussed the vastness of the universe, explaining that human history is contained within the last 21 seconds of a compressed year representing 13.8 billion years since the Big Bang. He then shared that the estimated number of possible chess game variations (Shannon number) is 10 to the power of 120, which is greater than the number of atoms in the observable universe (100 quin vigintillion). Trevor asked Emmy if she believed this claim about chess permutations being greater than the number of atoms, and Emmy indicated she thought it could be true.

Fascinating Statistical Insights

Trevor and Emmy discussed fascinating statistics about stars, trees, and card combinations. Trevor shared that there are 100-400 billion stars in the Milky Way compared to 3 trillion trees on Earth, and revealed that Greenland sharks can live up to 500 years. The main focus was on the incredible statistic that when properly shuffled, a standard 52-card deck creates a unique sequence of cards that has almost certainly never existed before and will never occur again, with the total possible permutations calculated as 8 times 10 to the power of 67.

Earth's Rapid Movements Explained

Trevor explained the Earth's rapid movements, including its 1,000 mph spin on its axis, 67,000 mph orbit around the Sun, and the solar system's 514,000 mph movement around the Milky Way at 145 miles per second. He noted that despite these incredible speeds, humans don't feel the movement due