Get Your Primitive Primate Brain to Understand the Big Bang Better With This Handy Animation

If you've got any time to spare between avoiding getting eaten and making babies.

Dan Van Winkle

Published: Mar 4, 2014 02:15 pm

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It’s hard for humans to understand how the universe began, because it all started from a point where the laws of the universe as we know it and the measurements we use to understand it break down. This animation from Kurzgesagt will help you get a better handle on the the parts of the Big Bang that we can currently explain and how the science all points back to the things we can’t. Yet.

(Kurzgesagt via Sploid)

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Dan Van Winkle

Dan Van Winkle (he) is an editor and manager who has been working in digital media since 2013, first at now-defunct Geekosystem (RIP), and then at The Mary Sue starting in 2014, specializing in gaming, science, and technology. Outside of his professional experience, he has been active in video game modding and development as a hobby for many years. He lives in North Carolina with Lisa Brown (his wife) and Liz Lemon (their dog), both of whom are the best, and you will regret challenging him at Smash Bros.