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[–] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 4 points 7 months ago

I have as many assholes as stars in our solar system, even though it seems like more to Lemmy.

[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

Ok I had to think about this for a second.

[–] Nomecks@lemmy.ca 4 points 7 months ago

This is especially true for blind people.

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 3 points 7 months ago
[–] Isa@feddit.org 3 points 7 months ago

There might even be more hydrogen atoms in one molecule of water, than there are universes we live in!

[–] mspencer712@programming.dev 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

I couldn’t find the clip, but first thing that came to mind was the StarTalk Live with Buzz Aldrin and John Hodgman.

Hodgman: “maybe they’ll find H 2 2 2 2 O!”

Edit: crap, I have to call myself out. I failed to read completely, thought the screenshotted poster accidentally changed one part of the comparison, instead of deliberately changing both parts. If the original was molecules in a cubic inch of water vs stars in the observable universe, I read this post as atoms in a molecule vs stars in the observable universe.

Apologies, I discovered I was a fool and was excited to share my discovery.

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[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

So do we not count the mini suns being created at places like Livermore Labs? 🤔

[–] Tlaloc_Temporal@lemmy.ca 3 points 7 months ago

We can't make plasma dense enough to have significant convention over radiance, and the longest active run is only a minute or so. We're a good way away from plasma stable enough to be called a star, although it's getting closer. Hydrogen bombs are probably the closest we have so far.

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