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I saw on Richard Hammond Builds A Universe on BBC2 a few days ago that you are always at the center of the universe wherever you are.

Surely this is illogical, because you could never get to the edge of the universe.

If I am in the center, then what about that object 10 meters away. Is that at the centre too? How is this possible?

What if I am driving for example. Does this mean that I am moving the universe while I stay still?

Thanks

George
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Let's define a 'centre' of the universe as a special point in the universe about where all space is expanding. If you go outside and make some clever measurements, you will find that the universe is expanding about every point in space... which means that all points in space are a 'centre' of the universe.

There's not really anything special about the universe expanding about every point in space- consider the 'raisin bread analogy'.

kd88
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