十的次方

This is a truly fascinating film that explores the vastness of the universe and how powers of ten create such immense distances. 　　It begins by showing a couple having a picnic in Chicago. An overhead shot, one meter above, captures the man lying on the picnic blanket. The view then proceeds to zoom out, increasing the distance by a power of ten every ten seconds—10 meters, 100 meters, 1000 meters, and so on. 　　Soon, the viewer is lifted above the Earth, then beyond the solar system, past the galaxy, and out to much of the visible universe. The perspective then rapidly reverses, decreasing the powers of ten every two seconds. 　　After a while, the picnic scene reappears, but the journey doesn’t end there. Returning to regular speed, it delves into negative powers—ten to the negative first meter, ten to the negative second meter, and beyond. The view zooms into the man’s hand, eventually penetrating down to a single proton within an atom.