Earth-sized planets more common?

Drake's Equation may well have some new variables

Not sure if I should dump the entire article here, but here is one really salient point that I couldn't leave alone.

Some astronomers believe there may be hundreds of small rocky bodies in the outer edges of our own Solar System, and perhaps even a handful of frozen Earth-sized worlds.

If that is true, that is so freaking cool.

The expression 'handful' is really wasted by whoever said that. I mean, how could that possibly help to express the numbers hes talking about when you cant even fit one earth-sized celestial object in your hand.

Made me laugh.

But, but, I've got the whole wide world in my hands!

www.xkcd.com rocks.

I was wondering how long it would take someone to post that.  Yes, yes it does.  ;D

At least he didn't say there are "hundreds and hundreds." That style of telling numbers is taken.

What is this, a center for ants?

<<At least he didn't say there are "hundreds and hundreds." That style of telling numbers is taken.>>
Sagan is dead, so perhaps it passed to the public domain.

And for an earth sized body to be "handled" I can only refer you to Atlas - and briefly Hercules.

And then Perseus made everything ok.

Perseus: George W. Bush of the ancient world.
If you have a good enough weapon, it can solve any problem.  Now if only the gods can take the presidency away from Bush.

<<At least he didn't say there are "hundreds and hundreds." That style of telling numbers is taken.>>
Sagan is dead, so perhaps it passed to the public domain.

Yes. I know he's back in the radiant pool of light up somewhere, but it's still his thing. I like how DeGrasse Tyson is doing Nova, but I don't want him to sound like Sagan to make up for it.

www.xkcd.com rocks.

Let's be bffs.

The gods may not be able to Gavin, but the constitution will.