What's your favorite planet?

.Without looking at the picture below, which planet would give you the most room to stretch out on? Earth is actually one of the smallest planets in our solar system.

When asked which planet is your favorite, many will respond with an exotic answer like Neptune or Jupiter. Can these planets sustain life as we know it? Theoretically, no. But we weren't asked what's our favorite hospitable planet, were we?

Just like living in South Florida, where many people in the world would consider its beaches and palm trees a paradise, the locals consider it plain and ordinary.

At least, those of us that grew up here see it as ordinary. We know very little of any other places like North Carolina where it gets down to 10 degrees F in the winter or lower. Not the most hospitable environment but to people who grew up in South Florida, that's paradise!

Mountains, streams, log cabins, snow, and towns with a history other than previously being swampland - these are the things we consider a paradise because they are exotic to us. Beaches seem commonplace to us because they are.

Obviously, looking at the picture we can see that Jupiter dwarfs all the other planets easily, with Saturn running a close second. Earth is practically the size of a hood ornament on a Jupiter car comparatively.

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