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[–] Ahardyfellow@lemmynsfw.com 40 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Does jupiter stop asteroids for us?

[–] Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 98 points 2 months ago (2 children)
[–] Ahardyfellow@lemmynsfw.com 45 points 2 months ago

Of course duh, I shoulda looked at the picture

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

Which, in turn, keeps the time flies away, thus preserving the space-time continuum.

[–] dwemthy@lemdro.id 47 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It even domesticates some of the big ones

[–] Assman@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 months ago

How else would you make asteroid cheese

[–] cm0002@lemmy.world 37 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Yea that's the prevailing theory. Because of Jupiter's size and position in our solar system it likely intercepts a lot of the nastiest asteroids that are big enough that an impact with earth would wipe out all life. It's also believed that if it were not for Jupiter life might not have been able to evolve on earth at all

[–] nullPointer@programming.dev 19 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] Dirac@lemmy.today 44 points 2 months ago (2 children)

“Only I can bully my little brother!”

[–] KurtVonnegut@mander.xyz 9 points 2 months ago

I love this post

[–] Noodle07@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

This is so true

[–] Zoboomafoo@slrpnk.net 17 points 2 months ago

But isn't the asteroid belt there a belt and not a planet because of Jupiter? That sounds more like a racket to me

[–] Ahardyfellow@lemmynsfw.com 8 points 2 months ago

TIL, thanks jupiter!