[Yo-Yo]

There is of course the theory that Jupiter saves our bacon by vacuuming up most stray comets.

Well, I hope that youse Earthlings keep paying Juiper its 'protection' money. You got a nice planet here, and I'd hate to see anything bad happen to it...

[bert]

As Jupiter attracts debris, it grows. As it grows the attractive force on earth increases pulling it further from the sun and the destructive forces of global cooling.