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[-] tetris11@lemmy.ml 42 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)
[-] Ahardyfellow@lemmynsfw.com 37 points 1 month ago

Does jupiter stop asteroids for us?

[-] Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 94 points 1 month ago
[-] Ahardyfellow@lemmynsfw.com 41 points 1 month ago

Of course duh, I shoulda looked at the picture

[-] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

Which, in turn, keeps the time flies away, thus preserving the space-time continuum.

[-] dwemthy 45 points 1 month ago

It even domesticates some of the big ones

[-] Assman@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 month ago

How else would you make asteroid cheese

[-] cm0002@lemmy.world 37 points 1 month ago

Yea that's the prevailing theory. Because of Jupiter's size and position in our solar system it likely intercepts a lot of the nastiest asteroids that are big enough that an impact with earth would wipe out all life. It's also believed that if it were not for Jupiter life might not have been able to evolve on earth at all

[-] nullPointer@programming.dev 18 points 1 month ago

it's a bit of a double edge sword though. jupiter also throws stuff at us as well. (https://www.planetary.org/articles/does-jupiter-protect-earth-from-asteroids-and-comets)

[-] Dirac@lemmy.today 44 points 1 month ago

“Only I can bully my little brother!”

[-] KurtVonnegut@mander.xyz 9 points 1 month ago

I love this post

[-] Noodle07@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

This is so true

[-] Zoboomafoo@slrpnk.net 17 points 1 month ago

But isn't the asteroid belt there a belt and not a planet because of Jupiter? That sounds more like a racket to me

[-] Ahardyfellow@lemmynsfw.com 8 points 1 month ago

TIL, thanks jupiter!

[-] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 36 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Seriously tho, wouldn't be here without the big lad. Thanks Jupiter ❤️

[-] humblebun@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 month ago

Fuck you Jupiter, now I have to 9-6

[-] Caesium@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago
[-] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 20 points 1 month ago
[-] onlyhumans@lemmynsfw.com 10 points 1 month ago
[-] smeg@feddit.uk 9 points 1 month ago

Probably the bloody pope

[-] pigup@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago
[-] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago

The sack to shaft ratio is ginormous

[-] Klear@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

So much pee.

[-] TheBrideWoreCrimson@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 month ago

Now show Uranus.

[-] digdilem@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 month ago

Alternatvely: Eww, Earth, you're infested. Look at all those little things crawling all over you!

[-] Bubs12@lemm.ee 7 points 1 month ago

I thought this was the Balatro community for a moment

[-] ColdWater@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago

I believed earth's moon also shield the earth from asteroids, but I'm not really sure I pulled this info out of my arse

[-] mrslt@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

No love for Saturn, though?

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