The size of earth - must see!

jon · Post by **jon** » 22 Jun 2006 18:59

Taken from this thread: http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=826570 @ BB.com forums

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antares
"Antares is a class M supergiant star, with a diameter of approximately 9.24 × 108 km, or slightly more than the distance from the Sun to Jupiter."

My brain cannot even understand the size of some of these stars. Amazing!

Zeb Jackson · Post by **Zeb Jackson** » 22 Jun 2006 19:28

wow...me neither...I wonder how they are able to scale these kind of things.

sampotter · Post by **sampotter** » 22 Jun 2006 19:34

1 Antares = X mol Earth... I wonder.

Thanks for the pics.

BenRea · Post by **BenRea** » 22 Jun 2006 19:38

BAHHHHHHHHHHHHH, that star is foking huge!!!, how is that possible! this is amazing, i love the scale.

carl winslow · Post by **carl winslow** » 23 Jun 2006 08:50

didnt you doodyheads learn this poo in 5th grade science class

you seriously act all suprised that some planets are way bigger than others

bunch of modified doodyheads is what you are

sidekick · Post by **sidekick** » 23 Jun 2006 10:00

WOW! Thanks for that, it's insane to think about things like that, kinda puts things into prespective huh?

Splint · Post by **Splint** » 23 Jun 2006 10:01

Is anyone else really craving a Gobstopper right now?