My God, it's full of THREAD BOMBS!

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  1. trekkiedane

    trekkiedane Admiral Admiral

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    Yeah, relatively the same size, like planets, sure some are giants compared to the smaller ones but they still sorta fit together -I know what you're thinking b/c that's also the kind of imagery that fits in my mind... but what that animation reminds us is that there are several orders of magnitude in difference between our own and some of the bigger stars.
     
  2. RoJoHen

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    Well, I just never thought of the big stars being that big. :lol:
     
  3. Locutus of Bored

    Locutus of Bored Yo, Dawg! I Heard You Like Avatars... In Memoriam

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    I was watching Airplane II today and decided to make these.

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  4. leandar

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    It is mind boggling. If I remember right from reading, it takes light like nine hours just to travel from one side of VY Canis Majoris to the other.
     
  5. Amaris

    Amaris Fleet Admiral Admiral

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    Awesome! :lol:


    It's okay, I could probably make that in 12 parsecs.
     
  6. trekkiedane

    trekkiedane Admiral Admiral

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    ^:guffaw:

    (but shouldn't that be less than 12 parsecs :p )
     
  7. Amaris

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    Outnerded again! :wah:
     
  8. Bob The Skutter

    Bob The Skutter Complete Arse Cleft In Memoriam

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    Isn't it only something like 11 light hours across our solar system?
     
  9. Locutus of Bored

    Locutus of Bored Yo, Dawg! I Heard You Like Avatars... In Memoriam

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    From Wiki:

    Assuming the upper size limit of 2100 solar radii, light would take more than 2.7 hours to travel around the star's circumference, compared to 14.5 seconds for the Sun.
     
  10. Deckerd

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    Canis could easily become a black hole when it runs out of fuel.
     
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  12. Nardpuncher

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    I find it a little odd whenever the size of stars and the universe come up someone has to say it's humbling or makes them feel insignificant.
    Yeah, life's just not worth living, what with stars being all big and shit.
     
  13. Locutus of Bored

    Locutus of Bored Yo, Dawg! I Heard You Like Avatars... In Memoriam

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    Yes, because clearly saying they're humbled or feel insignificant in comparison means they're suicidal or think they're worthless. That's one hell of a world record leap of logic you just made there.
     
  14. Nardpuncher

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    It was a joke. I was reticent to add a smiley.
     
  15. TheGodBen

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    According to this youtube video (which are all thoroughly scientific) it would take a passenger jet travelling at 900kph 1100 years to fly around its circumference. I believe that officially qualifies for the title of "Big".
     
  16. Squiggy

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    Heh.

    Canis.
     
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  18. B.J.

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    Made this a while back. Surprised I haven't posted it yet!
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  19. Capn Flukie

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    I was really expecting Beetlejuice to show up after Betelgeuse was shown for the third time. :(
     
  20. auntiehill

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    I might borrow that for our race game in the lounge. :lol:
     
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