Solar System

Maybe I should have what you are having. The "lager" planets may have something to do with this, despite the inferiority of the beer.

Yes I'm half way through my glass of port. I believe the orbits of the larger (Lager)planet did move around, and for those who think this through there are some deeper implications, which I have avoided touching on? would not like to spoil your beer.

Regards JD.

I'm still stuck inside the goldfish bowl.

No, you're not my type.

To start with, it doesn't take energy for the odd shaped rocks to coalesce into a planet size sphere. The rocks are at a lower gravitational energy level in the final spherical form. This excess energy turns into heat.

Rock may seem very rigid, but mathematically, the larger an object becomes, the less rigid it is. It's mass (weight) increases as the cube of the size whereas the strength (rigidity) increases only as the square of the size. So on a planetary scale, solid flows like a liquid to allow the most mass to be closest to the gravitational center of attraction, which is the spherical form.

Yes I agree with your assessment that as mass accumulates gravitational forces take over, I think that's reasonable. But to offer up some further observations, to possibly support the argument that the mass of hydrogen, (the future Sun), accumulated heavy elements around its equator, slowly blocking off the sun rays, accumulating enough heat to initiate nuclear fusion. Therefore considering this to be the case when Venus and Mercury where being born? Could this then be considered a reason for the Huronian glaciation, and in modern terms? is the reduced light given off by the stars in our galaxy a sign that planetary systems are being born? Or the universe is dying.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huronian_glaciation

http://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/massive-study-confirms-universe-slowly-dying-n407536

sometimes a cigar if just a cigar

I have always thought that maybe the spinning hydrogen ball creates a vacuum that causes a broad spectrum of floating debris to be collected around the area then at some point some or all of the debris is ingested by the H2 ball.

When the right combination of hydrogen and space debris occurs, "BANG" and the mixture is solidified by the resultant explosion.

Occasionally the combination is such that the mass continues to rotate and the gasses form an atmosphere.