futurebird,
@futurebird@sauropods.win avatar

Here is a fun animation that will help you to understand the relative rpms of the planets.

(via. https://www.tumblr.com/bandit-jay/698182172743434240/comparing-the-rotations-of-objects-in-the-solar?source=share)

7 Planets a moon and Pluto all shown to be about the same size with goggly eyes. Mercury hardly moves at all. Venus is literally still. Jupiter is going so fast it's eyes are shut tight.

latca,
@latca@mastodon.social avatar

@futurebird Are Saturn and Jupiter rotating so fast because they are gas planets?

dougsamu,

@futurebird I puzzled, and maybe naive, but Venus... How is a sphere upside down? Because it is spinning slowly in the ‘wrong' direction?

StephanMatthiesen,
@StephanMatthiesen@troet.cafe avatar

@futurebird Thanks for posting it; I've watched it numerous times and it still makes me smile.

dodoandthebrawn,
@dodoandthebrawn@mastodon.world avatar

@futurebird This animation was cool and I learned so much from the comments.

planettimmy,
@planettimmy@mastodon.gamedev.place avatar

@futurebird I had no idea Jupiter span so fast - wow

RaysOfRed,

@futurebird I love watching your anus spin

saffronsnail,
@saffronsnail@social.seattle.wa.us avatar

@futurebird The rate of Jupiter's spin is that much more impressive (terrifying) when you consider that its scale means it's covering significantly more distance than we are.

CedricLevasseur,
@CedricLevasseur@framapiaf.org avatar

@futurebird what ? I don't even know this planet : Ceres.
Also I'm discovering in comment that the sun rotates too. 🤦
I feel old.

skountouros,
@skountouros@babka.social avatar

@futurebird me over here watching Venus like...

wyrmworksdale,
@wyrmworksdale@dice.camp avatar

@futurebird From my elementary school science, I always thought Mercury was tidally locked.

seso34,

@futurebird Imagine a sleeping time living on Venus

thehozopp1,

@futurebird Mercury: what you looking at
Earth: just doing my thing
Jupiter: Weeeeeeeeeeee!
Saturn: Slice!
Uranus: I’m gonna barf

Astrofan,

@futurebird very cool!

bahua,

@futurebird

++ for including Pluto and Ceres

jpab,
@jpab@mastodon.gamedev.place avatar

@futurebird damn, Jupiter goes fast

dalebasler,

@futurebird Venus wins the staring contest!

melanieistefan,

@futurebird Fun fact: A day on Venus is longer than a year on Venus

melanieistefan,

@futurebird Jupiter going “Wheeeee”

1link,

@futurebird 怪不得要登陆火星，这么看起来火星自转速度，转轴倾角和地球都很像。

nazokiyoubinbou,
@nazokiyoubinbou@mastodon.social avatar

@futurebird Rofl, I love the faces. Ceres is really having some fun with it over there! Poor Jupiter though, lol.

Pluto is not a planet though.

HIDES

Je5usaurus_rex,

@futurebird
So can one assume that any planet which does not have the spin axis at right angles to its orbit, has taken a very heavy impact at some point in its history?
E.g. Earth wobbles because it was hit by Theia some 4.5 billion years ago.

Homebrewandhacking,

@OkieSpaceQueen

I hope your audiences are already seeing this!

@futurebird

febog,

@futurebird I love things like this that help put things into perspective :tusky_physicist:

Rozzychan,

@futurebird
love this!
🌚🌝🪐🌍

mwistar,

@futurebird 🤣 mercury is now my favorite planet

  • All
  • Subscribed
  • Moderated
  • Favorites
  • •
  • random
  • DreamBathrooms
  • magazineikmin
  • GTA5RPClips
  • everett
  • rosin
  • Youngstown
  • ngwrru68w68
  • slotface
  • osvaldo12
  • Durango
  • kavyap
  • InstantRegret
  • normalnudes
  • khanakhh
  • megavids
  • tacticalgear
  • tester
  • thenastyranch
  • mdbf
  • ethstaker
  • cisconetworking
  • Leos
  • modclub
  • anitta
  • cubers
  • provamag3
  • JUstTest
  • lostlight
  • All magazines
    •