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minus-squaretraches@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·18 days agoI’m partial to the simplistic view: big enough to be round, not big enough to fuse hydrogen
minus-squareFilthyShrooms@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·18 days agoSince people have fused hydrogen on earth, I choose to believe it’s not a real planet
minus-squaregmtom@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·17 days agoTechnically tiny amounts of Hydrogen fusion will happen in the gas giants.
minus-squaretraches@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·17 days agoI’m sure there’s a sensible line to be drawn somewhere
I’m partial to the simplistic view: big enough to be round, not big enough to fuse hydrogen
Since people have fused hydrogen on earth, I choose to believe it’s not a real planet
Technically tiny amounts of Hydrogen fusion will happen in the gas giants.
I’m sure there’s a sensible line to be drawn somewhere