Timeline for How close could a creature longer than Jupiter get to Earth without destroying it?
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| May 14 at 22:47 | comment | added | Bubbles | @HyperNym I think it doesn't matter. It all ends up canceling out. Tidal forces would be massive but I don't think it can physically pull earth apart, so it would be mostly the same as a point mass. | |
| Sep 9, 2022 at 11:27 | history | edited | L.Dutch♦ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Nov 12, 2021 at 6:17 | comment | added | Adrian Colomitchi | And when it gets closer, it's worse - you have half of the mass extending in space closer to you than if it would have been if just a ball. | |
| Nov 12, 2021 at 5:08 | comment | added | L.Dutch♦ | @HyperNym, until you get much closer, how the mass it's distributed doesn't matter | |
| Nov 12, 2021 at 5:06 | comment | added | HyperNym | It's mass is distributed completely differently than a planet. Can you even calculate that? | |
| Nov 12, 2021 at 3:50 | history | answered | L.Dutch♦ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |