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In reply to the discussion: The Scale of the Universe 2 [View all]

Esra Star

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11. I assume you have access to "The Scale of the Universe" in question
Sun Feb 12, 2012, 10:24 PM
Feb 2012

If you go to the part which features Sirius B, you will see that they have it
relatively smaller than the gas giants of our Solar system.
Am I missing something?

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The Scale of the Universe 2 [View all] pokerfan Feb 2012 OP
then consider the scale of the multiverse DrDan Feb 2012 #1
"Lengths shorter than this are not confirmed" Hissyspit Feb 2012 #2
Awesome. northoftheborder Feb 2012 #3
fucking auto-ad shit. dmallind Feb 2012 #4
Much better than the first. laconicsax Feb 2012 #5
This link is a bit faster to load... drokhole Feb 2012 #6
I have a question. Esra Star Feb 2012 #7
Its much more massive than Jupiter pokerfan Feb 2012 #8
That's what I thought Esra Star Feb 2012 #9
Why is it wrong? pokerfan Feb 2012 #10
I assume you have access to "The Scale of the Universe" in question Esra Star Feb 2012 #11
based upon what we know (that it's a white dwarf) pokerfan Feb 2012 #12
Got it. Thanks, nt Esra Star Feb 2012 #13
Aw, and I was just about to say: "We appear to have a density issue here." TheMadMonk Feb 2012 #15
larger mass doesn't always mean larger object Soylent Brice Feb 2012 #14
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