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

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

[–] myotheraccount@lemmy.world 31 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] lmuel@sopuli.xyz 7 points 2 months ago

Not that big for some I’m afraid

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[–] TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works 81 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] Deconceptualist@leminal.space 19 points 2 months ago

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

[–] Lumidaub@feddit.org 68 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] Gaja0@lemmy.zip 12 points 2 months 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 2 months 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 2 months ago (10 children)

Is there another star coming soon?

[–] null@lemmy.nullspace.lol 16 points 2 months ago (5 children)

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

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

What did you just call me?

[–] Trail@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 4 points 2 months ago

Checks list furiously.

[–] Sas@beehaw.org 9 points 2 months ago
[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 2 months ago

These budget cuts really are getting extreme

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[–] lorty@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 months ago

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

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[–] cypherpunks@lemmy.ml 32 points 2 months ago
[–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 28 points 2 months ago (3 children)

My bum is itchy and my finger stinks.

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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 24 points 2 months ago (2 children)
[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago
[–] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

same with alligators as school taught me

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[–] NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de 24 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] niva@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Well there are water molecules in the picture ...

[–] dream_weasel@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 months ago

Maybe it's a glass of isopropyl.

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

Are we not counting Taylor Swift?

[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 9 points 2 months 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 16 points 2 months ago

We really need Jupiter to step up its game.

[–] Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago

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

[–] wildncrazyguy138@fedia.io 14 points 2 months ago

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

[–] Una@europe.pub 13 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Big if true :3

[–] someacnt@sh.itjust.works 12 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Mind 🤯 blown

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

[–] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Like a long distance boyfriend from Canada?

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[–] fartographer@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months 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 2 months ago (3 children)
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[–] CaptainBlagbird@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months 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 2 months ago
[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 4 points 2 months ago

Sun, stars. Done.

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

Yes it do, think about it!

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