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overweightvoid t1_j3vmexr wrote

Reply to comment by marketrent in Before collapsing into a black hole, two merging neutron stars briefly form a single supersized neutron star ‘about twice the length of Manhattan Island’ by marketrent

What's the length of Manhattan Island in Metres?

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epolonsky t1_j3xyx8t wrote

Now that I know how it compares to Manhattan in size, I want to know how it compares in cost of living.

ETA: the answer we were looking for is “crushing”. The cost of living on a neutron star is crushing.

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[deleted] t1_j3vrtbw wrote

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Skeptix_907 t1_j3xaj8i wrote

You don't.... you don't know what a neutron star is, do you?

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PhantomCheezit t1_j3wq4ki wrote

I think it’s the opposite, neutron stars are interesting because of how small they are relative to their mass.

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