Why Is The Universe Not 13.8B Light-Years Wide? | Q&A 444

Why Is The Universe Not 13.8B Light-Years Wide? | Q&A 444

Fraser Cain
Fraser Cain
Aug 3, 2026

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Why is the Universe not 13.8 Billion light-years wide? Could a black hole possibly consume the entire Universe? Where did all the metals come from? And in Q&A+, what's the best part of my job here?

00:00 Intro
00:26 [@anonylity_4798] How is the Universe bigger than it's older
05:33 [@WendellBroadwell] Will the entire Universe inevitably fall into a giant black hole?
11:18 [@davidpayton7838] Where did all the heavy metals come from?
14:57 Perseids

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