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xkcd #2898: Orbital Argument (imgs.xkcd.com)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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"Some people say light is waves, and some say it's particles, so I bet light is some in-between thing that's both wave and particle depending on how you look at it. Am I right?" "YES, BUT YOU SHOULDN'T BE!"

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago (2 children)

My thought exactly but isn't the common center still inside the sun?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Yes, but they still both orbit the black hole in the center of our galaxy

[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The urge to orbit a black hole is universal

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Only until we find something heavier

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Looks over shoulder Nobody's going to take this? Sighs Fine. I'll get this one. Clears throat

Now we all orbit KidnappedByKitties mom.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Get in line! It's you, everyone and the rest of the universe!

Orbiting...

Slowly watching...

Slowly descending towards the crushing abyss...

Fast or slow, near or far, there is inevitably only Mother...

And the complete annihilation of her touch

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

The common centre is the galaxy they both ~~orbit~~ spiral around together.

Then, the galaxy moves around some other point along with other galaxies.

Then, a bunch of aliens are playing with marbles.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Thanks, kurzkesagt

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

I was thinking Men in Black.