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caf
on Aug 23, 2023
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An Old Conjecture Falls, Making Spheres a Lot More...
Wait 'til you hear what astronomers refer to as a "metal".
iraqmtpizza
on Aug 23, 2023
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Metallic hydrogen? yeah, i took astrophysics in college. pretty sure that just because something starts conducting doesn't mean it's a metal. but sure, professor
QuesnayJr
on Aug 23, 2023
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Are you doing an extended comedy bit or something?
A "metal" in astronomy is everything other than hydrogen or helium.
iraqmtpizza
on Aug 23, 2023
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And yet... metallic HYDROGEN. Now you see the comedy inherent in the system.
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