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1 posted on 03/05/2016 11:51:04 PM PST by SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv
At about 865,000 miles in diameter you can place approximately 108 planet Earths across the diameter of the Sun. That would be less than half the width of the arrow at the center (below).

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5 posted on 03/06/2016 4:04:47 AM PST by ETL (You can lead a Trump supporter to critical facts & info, but you can't make him/her think)
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To: SunkenCiv
Size comparison...

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6 posted on 03/06/2016 4:05:06 AM PST by ETL (You can lead a Trump supporter to critical facts & info, but you can't make him/her think)
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