Mon
Nov
9
“ The law of conservation of mass is a basic law of nature that can be applied to the structure of stars. It says that the total mass of a star must equal the sum of the masses of its shells. This is like saying the weight of a cake must equal the sum of the weight of its layers.
From Perspectives on Astronomy, my astro textbook.
The butterball inside me loves this. New rule: All scientific analogies must involve food in some way.
