If the Moon Were Only 1 Pixel

What If the Moon Were Only 1 Pixel actually is

Josh Worth sets the Moon at one pixel wide and draws the rest of the solar system to that scale, which leaves almost the entire page blank. Scrolling from the Sun out to Pluto takes a genuinely long time, broken only by occasional captions commenting on how little there is to look at.

Why it is worth your time

The jokes buried in the empty stretches keep you scrolling, and somewhere past Jupiter the scale stops being a number and becomes actual tedium.

Common questions

Is If the Moon Were Only 1 Pixel free?

Yes. If the Moon Were Only 1 Pixel is free and does not ask you to register or hand over an email address before you can use it.

How long does If the Moon Were Only 1 Pixel take?

Five to fifteen minutes of proper attention. We file it under "Coffee break" — a map of the solar system with the empty space left in.

Does If the Moon Were Only 1 Pixel work on a phone?

If the Moon Were Only 1 Pixel really wants a mouse and a wide window. It will load on a phone, but the experience is built for desktop.

What kind of site is If the Moon Were Only 1 Pixel?

We list it under Cosmos & Scale — zoom out until you feel small. The jokes buried in the empty stretches keep you scrolling, and somewhere past Jupiter the scale stops being a number and becomes actual tedium.