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TomaCzar
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Sep 26, 2018
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If the celestial bodies were at the same scale relative to each other, I could not give them my money fast enough.
The regrettable decision to make everything the same size disqualifies this as a teaching tool (IMHO) and significantly impairs its coolness quotient.
Yes, I realize this drop is just for the Moon, and so there's nothing else for it to compare to, however I wouldn't buy one without, at least, the intent to purchase all the others, and so I'm inevitably lead to the same impasse.
Seriously, this exact same product to a common scale and my money's yours (in case anyone is listening).
Sep 26, 2018
glennac
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Sep 26, 2018
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TomaCzarAll well and good when you can hold the Earth in the palm of your hand. But what about when you get to a Jupiter and Saturn that are larger than your desk? And probably cost $1K each?
Definitely a cool idea though.
Sep 26, 2018
TomaCzar
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Sep 26, 2018
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glennacHmmm... with Jupiter being 11 times the size of Earth, either you have a mighty small desk or a mighty big hand.
Point taken, space and cost would make it a non-starter from a manufacturing/sales point of view, but a sliding scale or a tiered scale, maybe? IDK and smarter minds than mine have already taken a whack at this and "everything the same size" is what they came up with, so...
I guess all I can definitively state is that for me, it's a pass.
Sep 26, 2018
SmithyNZ
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Nov 18, 2018
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TomaCzarJupiter is actually more than 1300 times larger than Earth by volume... (11 times wider in diameter).
Nov 18, 2018
Dr_Rodney_McKay
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Jan 12, 2019
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SmithyNZIn the context of this discussion, I say the takeaway is that a scale model of each planet, in a size range which makes them all visible, is economically feasible only for entities like science museums and eccentric billionaires. If we scale the separation between each model to their real orbits too, maybe half a dozen Earthlings could afford a complete set and that doesn't seem to be how they use their resources, unfortunately.
Jan 12, 2019
Gorbag
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Jun 10, 2019
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Dr_Rodney_McKayFortuitously, I already own a 1:1 scale model of the solar system. Enjoy it!
Jun 10, 2019
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