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

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

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

Not that big for some I’m afraid

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[–] TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works 81 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Deconceptualist@leminal.space 19 points 1 month ago

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

[–] Lumidaub@feddit.org 68 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] Gaja0@lemmy.zip 12 points 1 month 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 33 points 1 month 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 month ago (10 children)

Is there another star coming soon?

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

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

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

What did you just call me?

[–] Trail@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)
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[–] Sas@beehaw.org 9 points 1 month ago
[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 1 month ago

These budget cuts really are getting extreme

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

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

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[–] cypherpunks@lemmy.ml 32 points 1 month ago
[–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 28 points 1 month ago (3 children)

My bum is itchy and my finger stinks.

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

same with alligators as school taught me

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

Well there are water molecules in the picture ...

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

Maybe it's a glass of isopropyl.

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

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

[–] Eh_I@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago

We really need Jupiter to step up its game.

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

Are we not counting Taylor Swift?

[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 month 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...

[–] wildncrazyguy138@fedia.io 14 points 1 month ago

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

[–] Una@europe.pub 13 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Big if true :3

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

Mind 🤯 blown

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

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

Like a long distance boyfriend from Canada?

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[–] CaptainBlagbird@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (3 children)

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

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[–] fartographer@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month 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 month ago (3 children)
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[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 month ago
[–] YiddishMcSquidish 4 points 1 month ago

Sun, stars. Done.

[–] niktemadur@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Yes it do, think about it!

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

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

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