Center of the universe

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Center of the universe may refer to:

• axis mundi, the cosmological or religious concept of a world center
• center of the universe is a misconception of the big bang. In the big bang, there is no center, and thus the universe has no center, even though common sense insists that an explosion should have a center to explode from.
• The (often derogatory) nickname of Toronto
• Fremont, Seattle, WA is the Center of the Universe according to its own "Welcome" sign
• A spot designated as the "Center of the Universe" located on a pedestrian bridge over railroad tracks near East Archer and North Boston Streets near downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma. When standing in the middle of a brick formation laid into the bridge and speaking in any direction, an unexplained phenomenon causes the speakers voice to be amplified and reverberated; however the effect may only be heard by the person standing within the formation.

[edit] In fiction

• Center of the Universe, an American television show
• Centre of the Universe is a location in the TV show LEXX, where the Greater Uncertainty Principle comes into play.
• Centre of the Universe is where the timeship Terminus is located in the Doctor Who TV show.