the_flying_pig@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 month agoAte there more galaxies in the universe, than stars that can be seen from Earth with the naked eye, or with a telescope?message-squaremessage-square42linkfedilinkarrow-up165arrow-down14
arrow-up161arrow-down1message-squareAte there more galaxies in the universe, than stars that can be seen from Earth with the naked eye, or with a telescope?the_flying_pig@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square42linkfedilink
minus-squareBjörn@swg-empire.delinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down3·1 month agoProbably. There are more trees on earth than stars in the Milky Way.
minus-squareIPeaceInYourFace@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·1 month agoI don’t believe that for second. There’s a lot of fucking stars in the milky way. And we’ve cut down a hell of a lot of trees.
minus-squareBurgerBaron@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·1 month agoI was curious, so: https://worldpopulationreview.com/metrics/how-many-trees-are-in-the-world 3 trillion trees. vs 100 - 400 billion stars. https://www.space.com/25959-how-many-stars-are-in-the-milky-way.html https://astro.arizona.edu/news/how-many-stars-are-milky-way-more-you-can-imagine
minus-squarebreakfastmtn@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up14·1 month agoWhere are they hiding all these trees? I just looked outside and saw, like, 5 tops.
minus-squarecrank0271@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 month agoWell I’m seeing like 5 over here as well, so we’re up to 10.
minus-squareTollana1234567@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoalso clonal trees typically, usually count as one. since some are vegatatively reproduced from sharing the same root system.
minus-squarebreakfastmtn@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·30 days agoDamn. This is complicated. We can’t even count 1-10 trees properly. How did someone manage to count all 3 trillion??
minus-squareTollana1234567@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up2·29 days agoprobably estimated by area where trees are found. like quaking aspen clones are close to 80k years old(cloning for that long)
Probably. There are more trees on earth than stars in the Milky Way.
I don’t believe that for second. There’s a lot of fucking stars in the milky way.
And we’ve cut down a hell of a lot of trees.
I was curious, so:
https://worldpopulationreview.com/metrics/how-many-trees-are-in-the-world
3 trillion trees.
vs
100 - 400 billion stars.
https://www.space.com/25959-how-many-stars-are-in-the-milky-way.html
https://astro.arizona.edu/news/how-many-stars-are-milky-way-more-you-can-imagine
Where are they hiding all these trees? I just looked outside and saw, like, 5 tops.
Well I’m seeing like 5 over here as well, so we’re up to 10.
Unless you’re seeing the same trees
also clonal trees typically, usually count as one. since some are vegatatively reproduced from sharing the same root system.
Damn. This is complicated. We can’t even count 1-10 trees properly. How did someone manage to count all 3 trillion??
probably estimated by area where trees are found. like quaking aspen clones are close to 80k years old(cloning for that long)
That’s why it’s such a fun fact.