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[–] [email protected] 75 points 1 year ago (7 children)

The sun is 1.4 million kilometres in diameter, and it is surprisingly hard to throw something into it.

The more important question is how much of our night sky the moon takes up, and the answer is only 0.5 degrees.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (6 children)

How much is that in hamburgers? Sorry I only understand freedom units

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Turkey at distance is the proper measure here. That's a Turkey at I'd reckon 10 football fields.

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