To Scale: THE SOLAR SYSTEM

On a dry lakebed in Nevada, a group of friends build the first scale model of the solar system with complete planetary orbits: a true illustration of our place in the universe.

A film by Wylie Overstreet and Alex Gorosh
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Copyright (C) 2015

[franktonio]

Guys, this video seriously touched me. Automatically on my Youtube´s Top 3 ever. Thank you, thank you, thank you. (from this perspective, my problems look ridiculously pathetic)

[jpmz]

"This is it, its the end of the solar system"
Pluto: *cries*

[jtorres]

"Why are you here?" "I don't have a job."

- greatest answer ever!🤣😂🤣

[mnlgms]

My son wants to be an astronaut and we were discussing, during dinner, the scale of the Sun comparing to Earth. He used the pizza crumbs to do it 😂 after a while of him searching for other objects to represent the other planets, I said… let’s see if someone made a video about it on YouTube. And WOW, were we impressed. Congratulations for one of the most spectacular videos ever. Loved it. So well done. I just kept thinking the amount of pre and post production that it had ❤

[maartenhappel]

In the Netherlands we have a few of these. We call them Melkwegpad of planetenpad. Some of these walks are 5km long and show the planets in their relative size. Awesome to do with kids!

[AndresGonzalez-fvov]

"I don't have a job"
*Laughs*
*Slowly Falls Into Deppression*

[philipocarroll]

On that scale, if you wanted to put a beach ball to represent the nearest star you would still have to leave the earth.

[preetaexoxo]

A HUGE AMOUNT OF RESPECT to the entire team who voluntarily did this amazing solar system scale. As a space-time enthusiast, I could really feel the passion and efforts you guys put into this video.

[donactdum]

“Everything that you’ve ever known, all behind your thumb”
That concept blew my mind

[jakeharlinski]

Man, Ford has really stepped up their commercials.

[lucyw]

Still showing this to my Physics students every year, and have been since 2016 when I found it. One of the best things I've ever come across to help them understand the scale and emptiness and size of our solar system. When they get this, then we start talking about our solar system being just a small part of our galaxy, and our galaxy being one of billions or trillions of galaxies, etc. etc. you see both the lightbulb go off and the understanding set in. One of my favorite days in class each year. Cheers.

[shedskin]

One of the most memorable days in my education was day 1 of my Geology 101 class at a community college in Texas. The professor attempted to create a similar scaled model of the Solar System with the class. She brought marbles, tennis balls, a basket ball, etc. to represent the planets (we didn’t have a model for the Sun but she told us how big it would be.) We went out a few blocks and I think we only made it to Mars before she told us how much farther we’d need to go if we want to make it to Pluto (which was still a planet back then!) It was the fascination of how small we are and how much there is to know in the Universe that made that day so memorable. That day I also reaffirmed my decision to major in Geophysics, which has become a big part of my career and of my life in general. I wish I remember that professor’s name, but always think of her, of how with a thoughtfully crafted lesson she became so influential in my life! I will be forever grateful to her and to all science teacher who often go unappreciated but who with their passion inspire our curiosity, imagination, and dreams! Thanks to you all! 🙏

[SaadAliArts]

This video never gets old.
Always teaches us how big our Solar system is. ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Hats off to the people involved in creation of this masterpiece ❤

[NxDoyle]

This is the rarest kind of YouTube video. The kind where you come away thinking that you've just been given a gift.

[RodneySanches]

This would be a great permanent installation, with little train tracks for the planets. It would feature in all of the documentaries!

[Adks]

I am truly impressed and blown away by the immense effort they have invested in crafting this 7-minute video. Such an underrated channel.

[usaniinaizesheni]

It is absolutely mind-boggling. The sheer scale of the emptiness around our vulnerable planet is humbling.

[EpicGuider]

This isn't on trending? This is literally one of the most thought out, planned video's which took time and dedication to actually recreate and upload rather than just some shitty editing. Kudos to you all!

[nolanbeal]

"I have the world in my pocket somewhere"

[spudx]

I don't know how I've never seen this video before, but thankfully that changed moments ago. I've had a lifelong interest in astronomy, and I've understood the sizes and distances involved for more than half a century...but this somehow made an emotional impact I was NOT expecting. Brought me to tears, in fact. Thank you!