Page 24 - The Glory in the Heavens

THE BIG BANG AND
THE BIG BANG AND
THE EXPANSION
THE EXPANSION
OF THE UNIVERSE
OF THE UNIVERSE

You know that billions

of years ago the universe was

only a tiny speck. It is now time to

learn how all of a sudden this tiny speck started

expanding.

You probably watch cartoon films on TV.

Generally, an enemy chases the hero in these films and

the hero does anything he can to escape. One of the

things he frequently does is to use dynamite. For
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example, Bugs Bunny's enemies place dynamite in his

home, or Road Runner's enemies lay dynamite in his

path. In each case, these heroes manage to escape the

dynamite with great skill.

Now, try and visualise one of these explosions.

For instance, the hunter chasing Bugs Bunny puts

explosives in his underground home. What happens
when they explode? The soil is scattered around and

the pieces move away from one another, right? Before

the explosion, the pieces of soil remain together.

However, after the explosion, the tiny pieces of soil

scatter around and move away from one another.