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is our planet getting bigger?

coz like you know how when things die there bodies go into the earth? well wouldnt that mean the planet is getting bigger and bigger?
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Zaphod42 · 46-50, M
Not for that reason as all the things that go into making a baby creature come from the planet already so it's a net sum zero. However the planet is getting heavier due to debris from space falling into the atmosphere. The Earth gains roughly 150,000 tons per year that way.