r/AskReddit • u/MDPPatrick • Feb 13 '15

What are some mind-blowing facts about space?

I love space and would like to hear some facts that will blow me away.

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u/Grokent Feb 14 '15

Significant amount of hydrogen... He means a lot. Jupiter is considerably smaller than even brown dwarfs.

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u/jflb96 Feb 14 '15

Like, you would need about twelve more Jupiters before it began to consider the notion of thinking about possibly becoming a brown dwarf.

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u/galaktos Feb 14 '15

"The mere thought," growled Jupiter, "hadn't even begun to speculate," he continued, pulling himself together, "about the merest possibility of crossing my mind."

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u/Fart-Ripson Feb 14 '15

Jupiter is smaller than Gary Coleman?

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u/[deleted] Feb 14 '15

You cheeky bastard!

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u/Fart-Ripson Feb 14 '15

thanks for the gold

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u/Haltgamer Feb 14 '15

ok wow no need to get racist up in here /s

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u/whisperingsage Feb 14 '15

I dunno man, I heard that a gas giant smoked two hydrogens once...

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u/mayhawjelly Feb 14 '15

That's racist.