Yeah, I forgot that the radius of the planet is also important. As others point out, the bigger the radius, the lower the gravitational force on the surface.

And this is what makes Lifehacker AWESOME. Thanks!

Man, Mint looks awesome, but it only works in the U.S. :/

For some reason, I was on the fence with this one. I haven't tried it yet, but your comment and its responses are all positive, so I'll give it a go. Thanks!

Well yeah, speaking it is very easy. Pronunciation is dead easy, but memorizing all the basic-intermediate kanji (recognize the symbol, stroke order, kunyomi, onyomi), and all the different conjugations that derive from the different levels of formality, that not only change the conjugation of most verbs and the…

True. Thanks for clearing that up.

Ah, true, why didn't I think of that?

It says it has twice the mass right there, I'm not sure about the diameter and volume. As far as I know, it's the mass alone that dictates the gravitational force.

Oh, I didn't see the picture when I replied last time, my bad.

I'm no expert on the human body either, but I don't think it's prepared to endure 2x gravity, at least for prolonged amounts of time. Almost every physiological process in our body is affected by gravity, and I guess some things would get messed up. Sure, I'm just brainstorming about it at this point, I'm not sure…

Agreed. I've studied Japanese for about 3 and a half years, and studied there for a semester, and it's still difficult as hell. The whole sentence structure is different, and oh man, the writing. Two sets of "syllables" (Hiragana and Katakana), and a whole set of over 9000 symbols (kanji) that have roughly 2-3…

I'm not by any means an expert on the subject, but wouldn't a planet that has twice the mass of Earth have a gravitational force that has two times the magnitude of the one we have here? If that was the case, would we still be able to live there, even if everything weighted twice as much?

This. I hate how that is. The employee has to be the bigger man and act maturely and professionally, but when it comes to the corporation, they can do whatever they find convenient and it's justifiable as being just "tough luck" or "how the real world is".

"the less privileged you are, the less likely you are to take your violence outside of your family and your community."

Man, I love talking about the Drake Equation to my friends and family, even if they're not remotely interested. I know some people find it easy to dismiss, but I think it makes a lot of sense.

A lot of people are loving Windows 8, including me. Most people that hate it haven't used it. To be fair, most people dislike change, whether it's for better or for worse. It's the same thing with every new iteration of anything, basically.

I found it rather interesting. Oddly enough, poop wasn't mentioned.

It's their job to post things like that, because they get a reaction from people, and ultimately, clicks and views. The fact that it's posted here doesn't mean it's going to happen. To be honest, I seriously doubt consoles are going anywhere. I certainly wouldn't want them to disappear. If anything, some sort of…

"Set up hardware and software for over an hour"? What? I'm a heavy Xbox360/PC gamer, and believe me, while I love my Xbox360, I'm leaning more towards PC gaming lately. In most games you have the option to use an Xbox360 controller, so you get to choose which input method you prefer. Also, managing and backing up…

Huh. I didn't know that was a GIF.