@jake4480 IDK I find these analogies creative but ultimatley so meaningless they are close to made-up. Like the idea that Saturn is on average so low-density it would „float in water“. Like, sure. But it you had that much water and immersed Saturn in it all sorts of things would happen but certainly not „floating“. Also the word „average“ is glossing over a lot of important details if Saturn‘s core is dense enough to produce metallic hydrogen
@krystman yeah, that's true. The closeness in density is wild, but inconsequential, other than me being obsessed with cotton candy and imagining reaching out and pulling off a piece of this planet to eat. Because although I know it wouldn't taste like cotton candy, I'm still ridiculous enough to want to try it 😂🤣😂
@jake4480 I‘m reminded of a book written by one of the guys who made a surface density senor on the probe that landed on Titan. In a rushed press conference, pressed to interpret unexpected data he bulrted out that the surface was like „Crème Brûlée“ - hard on the outside and soft underneath. Press went wild with „Saturn Moon Made Out of Crème Brûlée“ headline. Careful analysis later revealed that it was probably a layer of small, hard pebbles. Nobody in the press cared to publish this.
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