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Car-size asteroid discovered 2 days ago flies 30 times closer to Earth than the moon (www.livescience.com)
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[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I know that's not how the phrase is meant to be read, but I can't unsee it as it flying separately by the earth and the moon and deciding to buzz one of the two a bit closer.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Than vs then.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Hrm, so there's a third interpretation.