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Q901 - If I were standing at the edge of the Universe (for example, if I were riding one of the first photons out of the big bang) what would i see?

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Q902 - If, instead of being limited to visible light, I put my special goggles on and was able to see the entire electromagnetic spectrum, what would I see?

Answer provided by Lawrence Tuppen

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Lots. Nature photographers have cameras which work in insect visible light which is different to that humanly visible. They often do TV films showing the bee's view of flowers. Check with your TV channel nature programmes. Security firms have cameras which work beyond the other end of the human spectrum showing people as bright figures in total darkness. Check with your TV channel crime programmes. I am not sure what you would actually see in the "radio" part of the spectrum. If you modified your brain to decode radio and TV stations without needing to buy any equipment then the UK government would require you to pay for a TV licence for your brain (to fund the BBC). Failure to pay might result in lobotomy. A high percentage of your brain is devoted to processing the images from your eyes, so your forehead might have to bulge a bit if you want the entire spectrum.

12 May 96 - Lawrence Tuppen - rbd90@dial.pipex.com

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