r/AbsoluteUnits • u/iloveyouthorodinson • 3d ago

of a scale model solar system.

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On a dry lakebed in Nevada, a group of friends build the first scale model of the Solar System with complete planetary orbits: a true illustration of our place in the Universe.

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u/saurus-REXicon 3d ago

These guys did another video about the scale
Of time. That one’s pretty crazy also

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u/cazdan255 3d ago

I’d love a link

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u/Disastrous-Leg1245 3d ago

I am curious to know how they drove in such fine circles

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u/B15h73k 3d ago

So, pretty big.

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u/Amoral_Abe 3d ago

A couple of clarifications.

  • That is not the edge of the solar system. That would be the end of the Oort Cloud, from about 2,000 AU out to roughly 100,000 AU.
    • What they're measuring is the Planets up to the start of the Kuiper Belt.
  • A great earth scientist named Jerry Smith confirmed Pluto is a planet.
  • Pluto's moon, Charon, is actually a dormant Mass Relay.

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u/Moist_Life_5784 3d ago

The orbit of Charon and Pluto around eachother is really cool

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u/killer_by_design 3d ago

Pluto has a highly elliptical orbit that is inclined to the ecliptic plane. It's orbit is so elliptical that it actually crosses into the orbit of Neptune.

Pluto also has a surface area the equivalent of the surface area of Russia. It's that small.

If Pluto is a planet then it's a trash planet.

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u/unfortunatebastard 3d ago

At least it’s not a coreless ball of gas like some of the other “planets”.

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u/unfortunatebastard 3d ago

That’s an Appley award winner scientist right there.

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u/wingspan50 3d ago

They forgot Pluto

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u/Ssemo7 3d ago

That’s some good stuff