reallyreallyreallytrying on Tumblr "everyone knows that space is very cold, and the sun is very very hot. so i assume there's a bit of space kind of near the sun which is just right. balmy space". porcupine-girl replies "Yes, that's. That's where we are."
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[–] 1 point 9 months ago (3 children)

Ah, I see what your mean. But couldn't you then argue that you could be at any point in between them, as long as you were spinning fast enough?

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    No, the "spin" thing was just to preemptively get past people who might say something like the point is so small that one side would freeze and one side would burn to a crisp. Because, you know, as humans we are not dimensionless points, lol, we have volume.

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