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rmorrin t1_j7lfojd wrote

Reply to comment by Sdwingnut in The James Webb Space Telescope just found an asteroid by total accident, its smallest object yet by pecika

That's actually just insane

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Sdwingnut t1_j7lghwo wrote

Conversation on Earth:

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"You see that soccer pitch over there?"

"Where??"

"The one right next to Mars. You can't see that?"

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smallproton t1_j7lqrxc wrote

That's a fantastic comparison to make one realize how insane the distances and sensitivities are!

Thank you!!

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Khespar t1_j7olof7 wrote

Its a microscope

For everything

In SPAAAAAACE

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vonvoltage t1_j7morak wrote

I think most people who haven't been in a basement playing video games chained to a radiator their whole lives would know what a soccer pitch is.

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FirstConsul1805 t1_j7oomr4 wrote

It's not that far of a stretch for anyone unfamiliar with the sport to make the association of "pitch must be another term for field"

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dependency_break t1_j7o5i4p wrote

I hadn't heard the term pitched used in that way but could be to do with what region im from

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rmorrin t1_j7okz2a wrote

It's the sameish size as an American football field

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ThisSubHasNoMods t1_j7mqc7o wrote

You sound like someone who was chained to a stadium seat and forced to learn the terminology.

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vonvoltage t1_j7mqm0b wrote

Ah thanks, that's nice of you. No just had a life in the world and know about a few things, even those outside of my own interests.

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Dog-Lips t1_j7n64nr wrote

A little sugar might help with the bitterness. I hope tomorrow is a better day for you.

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JohnyFive128 t1_j7mvqpp wrote

Is this your criteria to determine intelligence and "having a life"?

"Hey honey, I think little bobby doesn't go outside enough"

"Don't worry babe, he knows what a soccer pitch is, remember?"

"Oh! How dumb of me! Of course!"

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vonvoltage t1_j7mr74q wrote

No problem friend. Was just making a joke with you anyway, so thanks for being a good sport.

Cricket and rugby are also generally played on what's called a pitch. All 3 are huge international sports even if less so in North America. Although rugby is pretty popular here.

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[deleted] t1_j7mscpw wrote

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vonvoltage t1_j7mssyw wrote

I don't. But I played a little growing up in Canada. The thing is these sports are massive all over the world. Like mammoth massive. Our little North American niche sports are tiny in comparison. Like a soccer pitch next to Mars.

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grimtrigger86 t1_j7msc2r wrote

... I played soccer for the better part of 16 years and never heard it called a pitch before. It's something I'd expect a European to say, but they called it soccer instead of futbol or football, which is confusing.

That being said, I assumed they meant field.

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legend11 t1_j7mub4c wrote

It's called football pitch over here. Football field doesn't sound quite as good.

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grimtrigger86 t1_j7muv8h wrote

Assuming "over here" is somewhere in Europe. I mean, they called it soccer, which is an American term, but also used pitch... if they'd said football pitch, I'd have known which sport they were referring to. Just a odd choice of words I guess.

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rmorrin t1_j7lixo7 wrote

That's basically what I was thinking like that's so far away

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entered_bubble_50 t1_j7mavsb wrote

To be fair, they can't actually resolve it at this distance - it's just a dot.

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the_fuego t1_j7mrtg8 wrote

It's not just a dot... It's a rock! The pioneers used to ride those babies for miles 🥹

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saluksic t1_j7m1g3p wrote

And, like, maybe we *could* see a soccer pitch next to mars if it was glowing incandescently. But this is just a rocky asteroid, not particularly warm, caught on the near-vis IR camera. That's pretty dang cool

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Ashamed-Web-3495 t1_j7m4b1f wrote

That soccer pitch with slight lighter red grass than the rest of the surface even!

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