xkcd #3301: Stargazing 5
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The sun and the moon appear the same size in the sky, even though in real life the sun is more than twice as big. Some call this lucky alignment coincidence; others say it's proof that sometimes things can be the same size.
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Source: https://xkcd.com/3301/
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"More than twice as big"
There are more atoms in a single molecule of water than stars in the entire solar system.
This has real Philomena Cunk energy.
Birds of the sky lol
Someone call Phil Plait!
I guess it's technically correct to say that the sun is "more[!!!] than twice as big" as the moon but kinda not really truthful?
Actual number seems to be 400:
https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/sun-vs-moon-size
Nope. It's 400^3.