• darcy@sh.itjust.works
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      1 year ago

      this is actually a misconception! the gravity of the planets combined would cause them all to crash into each other!

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          1 year ago

          I just did a simulation with representative bodies that included spheroid objects of varying densities to approximate the makeup of the major solar bodies and all the fruit bounced everywhere and the lady behind the counter is really upset now.