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Firestorm83 t1_j253n3x wrote

Reply to comment by stanspaceman in Every planet in the solar system visible in rare "planet parade" by scot816

Let's say every decade; so that would have happened rougly 450.000.000 times in the earths lifespan. Wouldn't call that a rare occurence

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Zigazig_ahhhh t1_j25402h wrote

Idk man, if you go to the movies once a decade wouldn't you say you go rarely?

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Cpt_James_Holden t1_j2561ip wrote

Different time scales. A decade for me is like a millisecond for the solar system in terms of lifespan.

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No-Fail830 t1_j25bsxj wrote

Yeah but it’s rare to us which is who the information is being conveyed to. The earth doesn’t plan to read the article, nor does it give a shit.

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Zigazig_ahhhh t1_j25v2ln wrote

Okay but most people in here are humans, not solar systems.

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denada24 t1_j27zluq wrote

But, we aren’t known for having solar system lifespans. So, rare, indeed, for humans.

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stanspaceman t1_j25i7b2 wrote

Your algebra is very impressive but your ability to understand basic conversational quantities is lacking.

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YouthMin1 t1_j27t9zw wrote

After 2040 it’ll be 800 years before it happens again.

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