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Feels like you’re calling me an idiot because, I’ll admit it, that’s exactly what I thought. You’re right in that I care significantly less now than I know the
by conductr 6y ago
Feels like you’re calling me an idiot because, I’ll admit it, that’s exactly what I thought. You’re right in that I care significantly less now than I know the scale of “close” is not actually close in my terms. But it made it sound like a more impressive discovery than I perceive it to be. So, what they did is astronomical linkbaiting.
- lopmotr 6y agoSorry, I was going by the GP's mentioning light years. I see now that the article doesn't say that at the top, just "near the sun" which I agree is weird and confusing.
- WalterGR 6y agoIt doesn’t say it at the top or anywhere else. I assumed “near the sun” the meant between us and the sun, which would have blown my mind having taken just a few undergrad courses in astronomy and physics.