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

submitted 4 months ago by cm0002 to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 41 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Reminds me of an old Daredevil comic:

[–] [email protected] 41 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Does jupiter stop asteroids for us?

[–] Nurse_Robot 98 points 4 months ago (2 children)

No, arrows

[–] [email protected] 46 points 4 months ago

Of course duh, I shoulda looked at the picture

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot 8 points 4 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 47 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It even domesticates some of the big ones

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago

How else would you make asteroid cheese

[–] cm0002 37 points 4 months 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 4 months 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 4 months ago (2 children)

“Only I can bully my little brother!”

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago

I love this post

[–] Noodle07 4 points 4 months ago

This is so true

[–] [email protected] 17 points 4 months 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 4 months ago

TIL, thanks jupiter!

[–] [email protected] 36 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

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

[–] [email protected] 19 points 4 months ago

Fuck you Jupiter, now I have to 9-6

[–] Caesium 17 points 4 months ago (1 children)

we love jupiter

[–] [email protected] 21 points 4 months ago (2 children)

et quoque te amo pueri.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Who cut his dick off?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago

Probably the bloody pope

[–] pigup 1 points 4 months ago (2 children)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The sack to shaft ratio is ginormous

[–] Klear 1 points 4 months ago

So much pee.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Now show Uranus.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago

I thought this was the Balatro community for a moment

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months 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 4 months ago

No love for Saturn, though?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

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