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[–] chrispy@feddit.org 19 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Holy shit, red dwarfs are actually death stars?

[–] Klear@piefed.world 30 points 1 month ago (1 children)

All stars are death stars if you get close enough!

[–] BillyClark@piefed.social 5 points 1 month ago (3 children)
[–] CrazyLikeGollum@lemmy.world 19 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That's just cause you're not close enough

[–] BillyClark@piefed.social 8 points 1 month ago

I tried jumping as high as I could, but it turns out my momentum is keeping me in orbit around Sol, and it would take an astonishing amount of energy to overcome that.

Plus, I have a suspicion that I'd succumb to the Death Space before I could get close enough.

[–] Midnitte@beehaw.org 2 points 1 month ago

Well, unless you're Mercury.

[–] nomy@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

It can definitely kill you though.

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

No, it's a totally different class (with different theme music).

[–] NotEasyBeingGreen@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 month ago

That's no ~~moon~~ star!