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OrvalWintermutetoday at 4:13 PM1 replyview on HN

The earth is both gaining mass and losing mass at the same time

We are losing gases and energy (hydrogen, helium, radioactive decay)

Concurrently, we are aggregating cosmic dust, micrometeorites, meteoroids, and the occasional larger body

Overall a tiny loss


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kergonathtoday at 5:46 PM

Right, I know that. But that’s not the point.