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[deleted] t1_ispmtoo wrote

Apparently all at once into my front entryway

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RandomChurn t1_ispn3ac wrote

"We are star dust .." 🎼🎢

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Atlhou t1_ispnchg wrote

And now in my vacuum.

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hoarder59 t1_ispne0k wrote

The absolutely best explanation of space dust from astronaut Chris Hadfield. He is my forever hero just for this clip.

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Dr_Sigmund_Fried t1_ispno25 wrote

And over the course of 365 days means I am forever vacuuming.

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j-random t1_ispoilb wrote

"It's free real estate"

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CyclingDutchie t1_ispp26h wrote

bullshit. outerspace is fake. Check out r/globeskeptic

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funkboxing t1_ispsqlb wrote

Mega-Maid was originally designed to vacuum space-dust but the Spaceballs had other ideas.

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A40 t1_isptvh6 wrote

Tell me about it! Every day I have to sweep it away!

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[deleted] t1_ispxxbe wrote

UFOs are advanced Roombas

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haladura t1_ispyda4 wrote

Replying to StoryAndAHalf (#126,625)

The real MVP!! As soon as I read the headline, I had to wonder how much Earth loses each year. Net gain? Net loss?

According to Universe Today:

"The Earth’s mass is 5.9736 x 1024 kg. That’s a big number, so let’s write it out in full: 5,973,600,000,000,000,000,000,000 kg. You could also say the Earth’s mass is 5.9 sextillion tonnes."

So this is a tiny tiny fraction of the total.

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darthshaver t1_ispyfkm wrote

Sourced from the Department of Pulling Numbers Out Of Your Ass

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JimProphet t1_isq2w9p wrote

Whoa, that's more than 5000 tons.

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Vlad_the_Homeowner t1_isq3ira wrote

Replying to darthshaver (#127,263)

>A total of 1280 unmelted micrometeorites (uMMs) and 808 cosmic spherules (CSs) with diameters ranging from 30 to 350 ΞΌm were identified. Within that size range, we measured mass fluxes of 3.0 ΞΌg.mβˆ’2.yrβˆ’1 for uMMs and 5.6 ΞΌg.mβˆ’2.yrβˆ’1 for CSs. Extrapolated to the global flux of particles in the 12-700 ΞΌm diameter range, the mass flux of dust at Earth's surface is 5200 tons.yrβˆ’1 ( 1600 and 3600 tons.yrβˆ’1 of uMMs and CSs, respectively).

Sauce.

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frealfr t1_isq4bsb wrote

Where covid came from.

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[deleted] t1_isq6t6y wrote

Wait until the activists hear about this one

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dh561996 t1_isqeq7f wrote

Does this make the planet bigger over time?

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jomon21 t1_isqn6ox wrote

This explains why my car is so dirt

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stephenpoet t1_isqpckw wrote

So I'm hoovering cosmic material every day? Blimey, it's like God's dandruff.

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rasthomas01 t1_isqrbw0 wrote

...and most of it is in my basement.

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MagicalSpacePope t1_isrb2nd wrote

Wife said this explains why the house is so dusty all the time. πŸ˜€

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Allan53 t1_isrxxyg wrote

Replying to Masterjts (#130,520)

Granted, but since we know trolls are both real and common on the internet generally and reddit specifically, I think "troll" should be the primary explanation

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OmiNya t1_iss5fq5 wrote

At least 1/3 ends up in my PC

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Dicska t1_isslq33 wrote

Replying to StoryAndAHalf (#126,625)

I was wondering about the composition of this dust, but apart from

>The ablated metallic vapours oxidize and the resulting metal oxides, hydroxides and carbonates condense into nm-sized particles termed meteoric smoke (Plane et al., 2015).

I couldn't really find anything more specific, but I do concede that I just scrolled through it. Is there anything I missed there?

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Cetun t1_issxhgv wrote

Replying to FreneticPlatypus (#127,302)

On the scale of the entire Earth that actually doesn't seem like very much dust at all especially considering that's spread out throughout the entire world and the amount of space the Earth flies through. Considering every year over 6,000 meteors reach the ground, and the inner solar system is probably still filled with dust from extra planetary collisions and solar winds, you would think that number would be higher.

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MadeItMatter t1_istwjmy wrote

Replying to haladura (#127,261)

The Earth gains 500k new humans, and looses 300k, for a net gain of 200k Humans every 24hours, Is the Earth getting Heavier Every Moment?, in basically all the same geographic regions?_Including moving more concrete to those places, concentrating the effect, also, more humans,buildings vehicles and cargo all congeal to that same space! Think that might effect fault lines?! Just a thought? 🌐

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Much-War-6203 t1_isu5kmv wrote

I have feeling most of it fall into my aparment...it is always so damn dusty.

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MadeItMatter t1_isua0qf wrote

Replying to Ameisen (#134,790)

Bcz I was used to YT where you have Comment and Reply' to some one else 'sections, so i just left the comment.Then copied to the main section, though, Thank you ,Im better versed In the Reddit functions' better now?_ So' How is 1.2 Million pounds a day per 6pound average birth, in gains, 'to simplify it' via more birth rates than loses, not a gain state? Im just using basic math right? The oceans loose water weight, and gain it back, the deserts just transfer dust. forest's burn up, then regrow' If im incorrect? then there's that' _Tell Me' What's the 'Comment Section For? If there's a problem?

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Ameisen t1_isul3la wrote

Replying to MadeItMatter (#135,395)

I have... so much trouble reading this since it's just a mess of punctuation marks and other grammar issues - you don't have to write perfectly, but at least put some effort into it.

> How is 1.2 Million pounds a day per 6pound average birth, in gains, 'to simplify it' via more birth rates than loses, not a gain state?

When a baby is born, do you believe that the mass just comes into existence? The Earth loses significantly more mass due to atmospheric escape than it gains via dust and meteorites. It gains significant energy from the Sun via sunlight, which can be bound into states (via photosynthesis, for instance) which does have a notable effect on things, though. However, most of the matter even in a tree is derived basically from the carbon in the atmosphere.

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