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Re:Earth's Organisms Developed via Evolution. What If the Co... by JumpCrisscross on Wednesday September 02, 2026 @06:36PM (#49543539)
Fun fact: this really only works in three dimensions.

In three, angular momentum in one axis is maintained. Everything else cancels out. More, and you get clouds.

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Re:Earth's Organisms Developed via Evolution. What If the Co... by JulianPGough on Wednesday September 02, 2026 @08:11PM (#49544335)
Yes! Fascinating, that you can only get stable planetary systems in universes with three spatial dimensions. More, and it all goes to hell.
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