192

Ray is basic. (mander.xyz)

submitted 4 days ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to c/science_memes@mander.xyz

46 comments fedilink hide all child comments

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[-] mech@feddit.org 41 points 3 days ago

Sharks are older than the rings of Saturn.

[-] xx3rawr@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 days ago

Sharks are ^possibly^ older than the north star

[-] mech@feddit.org 3 points 2 days ago

According to claims on social media platforms such as Reddit and X

I fucking hate modern media.

[-] RamenJunkie@midwest.social 1 points 2 days ago

Yes, stop calling it X and call it Twitter.

[-] Brgor@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 days ago

I always thought that this was because Polaris wasn't aligned with the Earth's axis until fairly recently.

[-] erev@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Its because Polaris is actually three stars in a trenchcoat, two of which are older than sharks with one of them being younger. Polaris Aa, the brightest star and what we call the North Star, is probably younger than sharks, while Polaris Ab is probably older than sharks. Polaris B is almost certainly significantly older than sharks.

[-] wolframhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Sharks are older than the current rings of Saturn, and I'll bet that the e-ring (the one which is primarily made of ice spewed out of enceladus) has been around for significantly longer than we give it credit for.