This is actually fascinating. On this scale model, Earth is a bit outside Stockholm City sensu strictissimo, while Pluto is in northern Hälsingland. If you live in Stockholm, and drive like a madman, you could probably reach "Pluto" later the same day.
There´s just one little problem. The solar system is *much* bigger. The so-called Termination Shock is in northern Lapland, and the Oort cloud isn´t included in the model at all. The North Pole isn´t even halfway there!
The model shows that "our" solar system is ridiculously large, and that a manned mission to freakin´ Pluto wouldn´t be much to write home about on a cosmic scale.
Of course, a space rocket on this scale would look like a miniature toy, making even a journey from Earth to Mars (both situated at locations just north of Stockholm City) look completely ridiculous...
But our destiny is in the stars, right? Right.
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