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claim_arguably@lemdro.id to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days ago

What's a scientific fact that sounds made up but is 100% real?

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What's a scientific fact that sounds made up but is 100% real?

claim_arguably@lemdro.id to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days ago
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    you mean the galaxy, a solar system usually has 1 star.

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      And a water molecule has 2 hydrogen atoms…

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      Yeah and how many hydrogen atoms are there in a SINGLE water molecule?

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      Woosh!

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      If memory serves, binary star systems are more common but the statement was specifically on the system around Sol

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      Some have more than one, and no solar system has zero stars, so the average is greater than one.

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        What about when the stars degrade into a dwarf?

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