Actually, The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy says it in its introduction. "Space," it says, "is big. Really big. You just won't believe how vastly hugely mi

Actually, The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy says it in its introduction. "Space," it says, "is big. Really big. You just won't believe how vastly hugely mindboggingly big it is. I mean you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist, but that's just peanuts to space. Listen ...". So, there.