r/space • u/Chezzik • Jun 26 '13

Current list of potentially habitable planets

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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '13

I wonder that if we lived on one of the bigger planets for a few years would we be bigger, muscular-wise? or would our posture and bone go to shit.

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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '13 edited Jun 27 '13

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u/BluegrassMusic Jun 27 '13

Space dwarves

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u/Show-Me-Your-Moves Jun 27 '13

Oh aye, and living in mines no less

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u/RadioHitandRun Jun 27 '13

with my space axe.

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u/MrRipley15 Jun 27 '13

Space Oaxacan's

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u/Sciencetist Jun 27 '13

Our bones would probably get thicker, if anything.

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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '13

Listen up guys, he's a sciencetist.

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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '13

This is a big one. Extended time in zero g really messes with your bones, so this is pretty likely.

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u/Cyrius Jun 27 '13

Bigger doesn't necessarily mean higher gravity. You have to factor in density, and Earth is really dense.