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Just one small hitch: if there was an atmosphere in space dense enough to carry sound, the earth would burn up in minutes.

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And apparently it would be quite loud during the burning!

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Well yeah, I wouldn’t expect people and other animals to be quiet while the entire planet is burning up.

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JACKHAMMERS I TELL YA!!

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The planet could simply exist further back from the sun where the R^2 property renders the energy more diffuse.

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