https://xkcd.com/2898

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“Some people say light is waves, and some say it’s particles, so I bet light is some in-between thing that’s both wave and particle depending on how you look at it. Am I right?” “YES, BUT YOU SHOULDN’T BE!”

  • @starman2112
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    10 months ago

    Yes, but it’s mostly shifting because of Jupiter. It’s just so dang heavy. Like, a couple times heavier than every other planet put together. I don’t have the brain wattage to do the cool math right now, but a quick google search says that while the barycenter of the solar system does depend on all the planets, more often than not, it is outside the sun

    • @[email protected]
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      10 months ago

      Easy reminder:

      sun ~ 10^30 kg
      jupiter ~ 10^27 kg
      earth ~ 10^24 kg

      so the ratio is always 1000:1