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Largest Scale Model of the Solar System

Posted by michael on from the gaz-guzzling-science dept.

rotor writes "The world's largest scale model of the solar system, covering 40 miles, has just been dedicated. For people interested in seeing it in person, you'll have to take a trip up to northern Maine."

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  1. gasp! by bedheading · · Score: 0, Redundant

    We've been duped!

  2. dupe by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Your subscription dollars at work!

  3. Boring. by jericho4.0 · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Not only is this a dupe, as many people have already pointed out, it's a really boring story. Worlds largest scale model. Wow. Of the solar system. Cool.

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  4. Psssst...don't tell anyone... by exp(pi*sqrt(163)) · · Score: 1, Redundant

    ...but I know where you can go to see the original. Well, you can't see all of it but nonetheless it's better than some fake that's millions of times smaller.

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  5. Dupe by DaoudaW · · Score: 0, Redundant

    This is a dupe

    Plus how can you call a circular (no, its not a sphere) sun with a series of plastic balls stretched out in a more or less straight line a scale model. Has the solar system ever seen this configuration???