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Have to be careful with "How far away is the Sun?" You probably have to add "on average".
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Yeah, C-K, that's the problem with those technical questions. If you get people questioning the questions themselves, then you're in for it!
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Have to be careful with "How far away is the Sun?" You probably have to add "on average".One can answer with a fixed number. Simply reply that the Sun is one AU from the earth.
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>one AU from the earth
one Angstrom Unit? one ten billionth of a meter?? aaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggghhhhhhhhhhh!! it's the end of the universe (as we know it)!
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Tut, tut, tsuwm, context my boy, context! I know that you are perfectly well aware that I was using the standard abbreviation for Astronomical Unit, which is defined as "the mean distance between the Sun and the Earth." Max will now devote himself to searching for opportunities to return the favour.
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