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    $\begingroup$ Great job; you covered this way more thoroughly than I did. $\endgroup$ Commented Sep 16, 2014 at 19:42
  • $\begingroup$ @MonicaCellio I liked your answer as well, and upvoted it. Hope you don't mind that I borrowed a few points from it. $\endgroup$
    – user
    Commented Sep 16, 2014 at 19:45
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    $\begingroup$ Not at all; building on (cited) prior work is normal on Stack Exchange and I don't consider it in any way objectionable. $\endgroup$ Commented Sep 16, 2014 at 19:47
  • $\begingroup$ I don't even want to contemplate the potential downsides of a planet like that. :-) $\endgroup$ Commented Sep 16, 2014 at 20:42
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    $\begingroup$ Note that due to the basic principles of planetary formation, it would be extremely unlikely for a star to rotate in a significantly different plane compared to the orbiting planets. $\endgroup$
    – Nzall
    Commented Oct 27, 2014 at 9:53