(June 9, 2014 at 10:33 pm)Godschild Wrote:No, the balloon itself represents the universe.(June 9, 2014 at 12:41 pm)LostLocke Wrote: Plus, the universe isn't the air in the balloon, it's the rubber of the balloon.
No new rubber is being added, it's just stretching.
The balloon would represent the edge of the universe, the question was where does the extra space come from, that would be the air in the balloon.
To get this analogy you need to completely forget about everything inside and outside the balloon.