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https://xkcd.com/2898

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"Some people say light is waves, and some say it's particles, so I bet light is some in-between thing that's both wave and particle depending on how you look at it. Am I right?" "YES, BUT YOU SHOULDN'T BE!"

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[-] billwashere@lemmy.world 131 points 9 months ago

And that point is inside the sun.

[-] V0lD@lemmy.world 69 points 9 months ago

No actually. Due to Jupiter, the centre of mass of the solar system is actually very slightly outside of the sun

[-] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 19 points 8 months ago

Wouldn’t the center of mass constantly be shifting by the planets’ varying positions in orbit?

[-] starman2112@lemmy.world 26 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Yes, but it's mostly shifting because of Jupiter. It's just so dang heavy. Like, a couple times heavier than every other planet put together. I don't have the brain wattage to do the cool math right now, but a quick google search says that while the barycenter of the solar system does depend on all the planets, more often than not, it is outside the sun

[-] gandalf_der_12te@feddit.de 15 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Easy reminder:

sun ~ 10^30 kg
jupiter ~ 10^27 kg
earth ~ 10^24 kg

so the ratio is always 1000:1

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