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Thanks Jupiter, You're a real one! (lemmy.world)
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[–] [email protected] 42 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Reminds me of an old Daredevil comic:

[–] [email protected] 40 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Does jupiter stop asteroids for us?

[–] [email protected] 99 points 1 week ago (2 children)

No, arrows

[–] [email protected] 45 points 1 week ago

Of course duh, I shoulda looked at the picture

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago

Which, in turn, keeps the time flies away, thus preserving the space-time continuum.

[–] [email protected] 47 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It even domesticates some of the big ones

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago

How else would you make asteroid cheese

[–] [email protected] 37 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Yea that's the prevailing theory. Because of Jupiter's size and position in our solar system it likely intercepts a lot of the nastiest asteroids that are big enough that an impact with earth would wipe out all life. It's also believed that if it were not for Jupiter life might not have been able to evolve on earth at all

[–] nullPointer 18 points 1 week ago (1 children)

it's a bit of a double edge sword though. jupiter also throws stuff at us as well. (https://www.planetary.org/articles/does-jupiter-protect-earth-from-asteroids-and-comets)

[–] [email protected] 44 points 1 week ago (2 children)

“Only I can bully my little brother!”

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago

I love this post

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

This is so true

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 week ago

But isn't the asteroid belt there a belt and not a planet because of Jupiter? That sounds more like a racket to me

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago

TIL, thanks jupiter!

[–] [email protected] 37 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Seriously tho, wouldn't be here without the big lad. Thanks Jupiter ❤️

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 week ago

Fuck you Jupiter, now I have to 9-6

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

we love jupiter

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 week ago (2 children)

et quoque te amo pueri.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Who cut his dick off?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago

Probably the bloody pope

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The sack to shaft ratio is ginormous

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

So much pee.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Now show Uranus.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago

Alternatvely: Eww, Earth, you're infested. Look at all those little things crawling all over you!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

I thought this was the Balatro community for a moment

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

I believed earth's moon also shield the earth from asteroids, but I'm not really sure I pulled this info out of my arse

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

No love for Saturn, though?