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Thanks Jupiter, You're a real one! (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 weeks ago by cm0002 to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 41 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Reminds me of an old Daredevil comic:

[–] [email protected] 41 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Does jupiter stop asteroids for us?

[–] Nurse_Robot 98 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

No, arrows

[–] [email protected] 46 points 2 weeks ago

Of course duh, I shoulda looked at the picture

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot 8 points 2 weeks ago

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

[–] [email protected] 47 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It even domesticates some of the big ones

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago

How else would you make asteroid cheese

[–] cm0002 37 points 2 weeks 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

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 weeks 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 2 weeks ago (2 children)

“Only I can bully my little brother!”

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago

I love this post

[–] Noodle07 4 points 2 weeks ago

This is so true

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 weeks 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 2 weeks ago

TIL, thanks jupiter!

[–] [email protected] 36 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

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

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 weeks ago

Fuck you Jupiter, now I have to 9-6

[–] Caesium 17 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

we love jupiter

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

et quoque te amo pueri.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Who cut his dick off?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago

Probably the bloody pope

[–] pigup 1 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

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

The sack to shaft ratio is ginormous

[–] Klear 1 points 2 weeks ago

So much pee.

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

Now show Uranus.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 weeks ago

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

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks 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

[–] mrslt 1 points 2 weeks ago

No love for Saturn, though?

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

Jupiter, blocking all the slings and arrows of outrageous interstellar warfare.