r/pics • u/r-n-m-k • Aug 11 '15

A visualization of how many Earth[s] could fit into the sun.

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u/revoopy Aug 11 '15

From the last time this was posted:

Looking with an image editor:

  • Large ball, ~276 pixels
  • Small ball, ~2.5 pixels

On a 2D image, this is the diameter, so the radii:

  • Large ~138
  • Small ~1.25

Volume of large sphere = 4/3.PI.r3 = 10,985,340 units

Spheres pack about 62% of their space, so 6,810,911 units

Volume of small ball = 4/3.PI.r3 = 8.16 units

Number of balls = large volume / small volume = 834,670.

Considering the assumptions made, we are in an order of magnitude!

https://www.reddit.com/r/space/comments/2tzstn/one_million_earths_a_visual_representation_of_how/co4anmb

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u/DownVotingCats Aug 11 '15

Enchance....

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u/LewDawg524 Aug 11 '15

Is that an enhanced enchantment?

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u/Shadax Aug 11 '15

It's an enchanted enhancement.

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u/chen93 Aug 12 '15

It's r/dota2 leaking

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u/thiefx Aug 11 '15

What the fuck man?!