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Quoth Pagan View PostFor some reason, the astronomy powers-that-be seem to be absolutely terrified of doing anything that makes the solar system have more than 9 planets. I don't get it. Honestly, so we have 10 or more planets? Other than having to jigger that memory sentence around (Mary's Violet Eyes Makes Johnny Sit Up Nice Period, or Period Nice, depending on where they are in their orbits.), what's the big, hairy deal?
Then there are those that say it is and always will be a planet.
It's 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 ,000,000,000,000,000,000 light years away - its cold as hell, as if we'd ever visit it - at least not in my life time - does it all even matter?"I'm still walking, so I'm sure that I can dance!" from Saint of Circumstance - Grateful Dead
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Well, it's just nomenclature, so no, it doesn't really matter. But scientists are trying to get their stuff together, you know ? Trying to define what exactly is a planet, stuff like that... And then they realize that Pluto doesn't fit in their shiny new definition. So they either have to get back to their definition and change it so that Pluto isn't left out anymore, or say : "To hell with that : it's now a planetoid. Period." But of course some other scientists won't agree, and then things will get ugly.
Think of a flamewar on an astronomy geeks' forum. Just with more diplomas relevant to subject at hand."I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question."
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Quoth friendofjimmyk View PostThen there are those that say it is and always will be a planet.
As I remember, too, the IAU demoted it, but there's another group that still classes it as a planet. I just can't remember who it is or find them on the web.It's floating wicker propelled by fire!
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Quoth friendofjimmyk View PostIt's 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 ,000,000,000,000,000,000 light years away - its cold as hell, as if we'd ever visit it - at least not in my life time - does it all even matter?
Just saying that hyperbole was a bit over the top."I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question."
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Don't worry, I always have one at the ready in my backpack. Not that I'm that huge a fan of H2G2 (I haven't even finished reading the books). I'm just tend to sweat a lot, so it's always handy to have a towel. But it's damn funny to see the looks on the faces of those who mentions H2G2 when I pull it out of my bag."I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question."
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