Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoTIL On average, Mercury is the closest planet to Earth — and to every other planet in the solar systemen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up1234
arrow-up1234external-linkTIL On average, Mercury is the closest planet to Earth — and to every other planet in the solar systemen.wikipedia.orgDon_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square32fedilink
minus-squareblackbelt352@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34·3 months agoSort of, basically because mercury has the small orbit it spends the most time closer on average to any other planet. The CGP Grey video someone else posted is a really good explanation as to what’s going on.
minus-squareSturgiesYrFase@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·3 months agoI mean, I think you basically cut the explanation to a single sentence.
minus-squarecasmael@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·3 months agoExcellent work optimising efficiency in the pipeline srgnt 🫡
minus-squareblackbelt352@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoThanks! I still def recommend checking out the video. It’s a really fascinating topic.
minus-squareSturgiesYrFase@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoI’d already saved it to my watch list. It sounded really interesting, I’ll get around to it eventually 👍
Sort of, basically because mercury has the small orbit it spends the most time closer on average to any other planet. The CGP Grey video someone else posted is a really good explanation as to what’s going on.
I mean, I think you basically cut the explanation to a single sentence.
Excellent work optimising efficiency in the pipeline srgnt 🫡
Carry on soldier 🫡
Thanks! I still def recommend checking out the video. It’s a really fascinating topic.
I’d already saved it to my watch list. It sounded really interesting, I’ll get around to it eventually 👍