Thread: If a world was three times as large as Earth, how long would a day be?
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Old 12-18-2010, 05:24 PM   #4
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Originally Posted by ardeegee View Post
No offense meant, but I would suggest that you learn some science before you start trying to write science fiction. Not knowing that the size of the planet doesn't determine the spin of it's axis and that a planet "three of four times the size of the Earth" would have "about the same gravity" means that you lack the knowledge to make an even remotely plausible science fiction world. Stick to calling it "magic." (I don't demand that Terry Pratchett explain how a flat world on top of a elephants on top of a turtle works.)
Offense taken anyway. Egads. I said it was "fantasy". I'm not trying to write science fiction. The manner in which you stated that was about as insulting as possible.

That said, thank you for the information. I truly did want to know. The answer was very informative.
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