Jan 02, 2021 22:30:00

Educational app 'Universe in a Nutshell' that allows you to compare the size of things

The YouTube channel '

Kurzgesagt ', which produces videos in the scientific field for educational purposes such as ' What happens when you shoot a nuclear weapon on the moon ', is an application ' Universe in ' that allows you to compare the size of things existing in space. a Nutshell 'has been released. I actually touched what can be done with this app entitled 'In a word of the universe'.

Universe in a Nutshell App – in a nutshell – kurzgesagt
https://shop-us.kurzgesagt.org/products/universe-in-a-nutshell-app

Universe in a Nutshell can be downloaded from the App Store and Google Play Store pages. This time I will use the Android version. The price is 370 yen including tax.

After purchasing and installing, I opened the app and the tutorial started. Swipe the screen to zoom in / out.

You can see more information by tapping what is displayed.

This screen is displayed after the tutorial. 'Giraffe', 'elephant', etc. are displayed. Below each name, the size is listed based on the metric system, and the difference in the size of the picture is a comparison of the actual size.

By tapping 'elephant', you can see the information mainly about the size like this.

As you shrink the screen, you'll see famous creatures and buildings such as the 30-meter oak tree and the 46-meter Statue of Liberty. The largest thing that can be displayed is the '

observable universe, ' which is about 9.3 billion light-years in size.

Next, I enlarged the screen and checked small ones. In addition to 500 micrometer amoeba, 300 micrometer salt grains, etc., a '

Planck length ' of approximately 0.000000000016 yoctometre was displayed as the smallest thing.

Tap the hamburger menu on the upper left.

Tap 'Glossary'.

Then, you can check all the things registered in the app, their information, and their size.

It is an application that allows you to visually compare the sizes of things. Please note that the display language of 'Universe in a Nutshell' cannot be changed from English.