You think it’s like this, but it’s really like this.
The Sun and Inner Planets Moving Through Space
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this changes everything
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
MY. BRAIN.
I imagine the sun is going “OH SHIT THESE MOTHERFUCKERS WON’T LEAVE ME ALONE”
Wait you guys, you have to think: the sun is doing exactly the same thing as the planets. It isn’t zooming off in a straight line; it’s orbiting the center of the galaxy, which in turn is moving, and billions of stars are doing the same thing, and and and—!
Space is cool.
mmmmmmmmmmmmm c:
Actually, our solar system is slowly being pulled toward our galactic center to chill with all the super black holes. We’re all circling the toilet on a galactic scale.
(Source: cyberneticstarchild)
Notes:
Turns out this isn’t how it works at all. I’ll find the link explaining why later…