A REALLY SLOW PLANET . . .

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Eighty thousand years to make the circuit around it's star. I just posted it 'cause i thought this was cool.

Bizarre gas giant takes 80,000 years to orbit its star.

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[+4] - neologist - 05/15/2014It's a gas giant. It must have a lot of politicians. . .

@Setanta,

I wonder how long the seasons are on that planet? Does winter last 20,000 years long?!

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We have seasons because of our axial tilt. I don't know if that planet has an axial tilt. However, it's star isvery, very small, and not very hot. It probably doesn't get enough insolation to make a difference.

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@Setanta,

Still, wow. If your SO says, "I'll see you next year," on that planet, then I think it's a pretty major hint that things are over.

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@jespah,

Yeah, you might wanna start looking around . . . on the plus side, you'll have lots of time to do that . . .

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@Setanta,

Taking a 2 week vacation there would be cool.

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I dunno . .. you could squander your life's savings pretty easily . . .

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@Setanta,

It's a gas giant. It must have a lot of politicians. . .

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@neologist,

That's probably why people don't go on vacation there. It's really smelly.

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A REALLY SLOW PLANET . . .

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