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[–] sittinonatoilet@sopuli.xyz 96 points 1 year ago (2 children)

There’s more cells in our brain than brains in our entire body.

[–] myotheraccount@lemmy.world 31 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] lmuel@sopuli.xyz 7 points 1 year ago

Not that big for some I’m afraid

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[–] TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works 80 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Deconceptualist@leminal.space 19 points 1 year ago

I dunno. Samuel L. Jackson is a pretty big star. Scarlett Johansson too.

[–] Lumidaub@feddit.org 67 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Don't do this before I've had caffeine.

[–] Gaja0@lemmy.zip 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My hyper caffinated ass read this 8 times before I realized it said star not planets and I was like wtf how many hydrogen are in a water molecule

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[–] _cryptagion@quokk.au 28 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And I really hope it stays that way, at least until it's not my problem to worry about anymore.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 year ago (10 children)

Is there another star coming soon?

[–] null@lemmy.nullspace.lol 16 points 1 year ago (5 children)

No, but they're changing water so it only has one hydrogen atom

[–] robolemmy@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] null@lemmy.nullspace.lol 17 points 1 year ago

What did you just call me?

[–] Trail@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 4 points 1 year ago

Checks list furiously.

[–] Sas@beehaw.org 9 points 1 year ago
[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 1 year ago

These budget cuts really are getting extreme

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[–] lorty@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago

A rogue red dwarf could eject Earth from the solar system.

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[–] cypherpunks@lemmy.ml 27 points 1 year ago
[–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 27 points 1 year ago (3 children)

My bum is itchy and my finger stinks.

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[–] NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] niva@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well there are water molecules in the picture ...

[–] dream_weasel@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 year ago

Maybe it's a glass of isopropyl.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 24 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

same with alligators as school taught me

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[–] Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

Nu-uh ‘cause you’re a star and so is my cat.

[–] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] OddMinus1@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 year ago

Are we not counting Taylor Swift?

[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 year ago

I've been living in the solar system for awhile, and lemme tell you, that rating's pretty accurate. Now if only I could find the manager to make a complaint...

[–] Eh_I@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

We really need Jupiter to step up its game.

[–] someacnt@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Mind 🤯 blown

..Wait, what if the Sun had a distant companion star?

[–] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Like a long distance boyfriend from Canada?

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[–] Una@europe.pub 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Big if true :3

[–] wildncrazyguy138@fedia.io 11 points 1 year ago

Sure, now go try to explain this to all those scientists creating mini black holes at the LHG.

[–] fartographer@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But there are more hydrogen atoms in that star than there are in Earth's water!

And hydrogen plus oxygen plus energy equals water...

So if we oxygenate the Sun...

SOMEONE GET ME KEVIN COSTNER AND A FUCK-TON OF OXYGEN TANKS! WE'RE MAKING A SEQUEL

[–] lime@feddit.nu 7 points 1 year ago (3 children)
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[–] CaptainBlagbird@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Ours is the only solar system anless some other alien grots named their star Sol.

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[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago
[–] niktemadur@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Yes it do, think about it!

[–] FelixCress@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Well, yes.... And...?

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