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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 12:56 AM Original message |
Milky way stuffed with 50 billion planets |
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AlabamaLibrul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 12:56 AM Response to Original message |
1. I was very disappointed to find that this wasn't about chocolate. n/t |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 12:58 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. ... |
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AlabamaLibrul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 01:08 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Re: ... |
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petronius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 12:59 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Me too. But then I realized that 50B planets would be too many calories, even for me... |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 01:01 PM Response to Reply #1 |
25. hee! I thought about the candy first. |
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Poll_Blind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 01:04 AM Response to Original message |
4. Classic hoarder. My mother was like this. You should have seen our den. |
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Motown_Johnny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 01:13 AM Response to Original message |
6. The Drake Equation is now ~50 years old and is more relevant than ever |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 02:01 AM Response to Reply #6 |
10. Yep, and Kepler just helped us fill in half of it! |
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Ikonoklast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 01:40 AM Response to Original message |
7. But a Mars Bar still only has one! |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 01:44 AM Response to Original message |
8. The number of planets in our little galaxy alone is absolutely mind-blowing. |
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Quixote1818 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 01:58 AM Response to Original message |
9. I wonder how many millions of planets Jesus has had to die on? nt |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 02:01 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Other civilizations probably wouldn't have killed him (nt) |
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Pathwalker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 05:35 PM Response to Reply #11 |
33. There's a Bush joke about that. I hope it doesn't get me in trouble. |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 02:33 AM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Jesus is a busy boy! |
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Quixote1818 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 02:59 AM Response to Reply #12 |
16. And that is just the Milky Way! If you throw in all the other Galaxy's |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 12:26 PM Response to Reply #16 |
22. Well, you know, God is a helicopter parent, apparently. |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 09:55 AM Response to Reply #9 |
20. OK I just figured it out... |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 12:31 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. He should have gotten a GPS. |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 02:49 AM Response to Original message |
13. Great! When do I get to go to one of them. |
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MikeH (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 02:53 AM Response to Original message |
14. And you know which way to look to find the Milky Way |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 02:57 AM Response to Reply #14 |
15. No wonder it was so much brighter, actually |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 03:05 AM Response to Reply #15 |
18. It's stunningly bright ... |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 01:00 PM Response to Reply #18 |
24. That's the way it is. |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 02:25 PM Response to Reply #14 |
26. ba da boom! |
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avaistheone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 03:00 AM Response to Original message |
17. It's really geting crowded in here. |
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AsahinaKimi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 04:32 AM Response to Original message |
19. I love the Universe....however |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 02:26 PM Response to Reply #19 |
27. There could be a chocolate planet out there, you know. |
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indepat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 11:17 AM Response to Original message |
21. Just can't seem to get my mind wrapped around the vastness of |
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frylock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 02:32 PM Response to Original message |
28. and nougat |
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Ghost in the Machine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 02:34 PM Response to Original message |
29. No wonder I feel so full after eating one! |
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Phoonzang (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 02:36 PM Response to Original message |
30. And all ours. |
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eppur_se_muova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 05:22 PM Response to Original message |
31. Snickers has peanuts -- Milky Way has none. |
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CommonSensePLZ (606 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-21-11 05:26 PM Response to Original message |
32. More like there's 50 billion planets sprinkled in |
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