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Fattierob
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Joined: April 25, 2003
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Posted: 2006-08-24 13:59   
http://rippluto.ytmnd.com/

Pluto is no longer a planet.

begin the crying.
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Joined: March 18, 2004
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From: Maryland, U.S.A
Posted: 2006-08-24 14:08   
oh nos...
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Demorian
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Joined: October 06, 2001
Posts: 3406
From: Charlotte, North Carolina
Posted: 2006-08-24 15:36   
Hmm.

Being an ex-astronomy student, I'm torn on this. Yes, the discovery of pluto was significant. Yes, Clyde Tombaugh, who discovered Pluto after decades of the astronomy community suspecting its existence, should be proud of his accomplishment.

But a big ball of ice is not a planet. It's a big ball of ice.

I think it's actually more good news than bad. But that's just me. I just hope they don't think about adding Ceres to the list of planets any more. Ceres is a bloody asteroid.

Arg.

-Dem
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Feralwulf
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Joined: January 24, 2004
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Posted: 2006-08-24 15:44   
But we can still Mirv it right?
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Joined: March 22, 2006
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From: Philly
Posted: 2006-08-24 16:05   
Yes feral, in fact... why don't you go get started on that right now! Atta boy, go make uncle icky proud
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Joined: March 23, 2003
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From: Bristol, England
Posted: 2006-08-24 19:08   
Poor Pooto
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Joined: September 29, 2002
Posts: 1292
From: Arlington, VA
Posted: 2006-08-24 19:19   
The Sun is my favorite planet. It's like, the king planet.
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Joined: October 22, 2004
Posts: 784
From: Florida
Posted: 2006-08-24 19:21   
Quote:

On 2006-08-24 15:44, Feralwulf wrote:
But we can still Mirv it right?





lol
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Tbone
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Joined: July 21, 2001
Posts: 1756
From: Vancouver
Posted: 2006-08-24 22:30   
Quote:

On 2006-08-24 15:36, Demorian wrote:
Hmm.

Being an ex-astronomy student, I'm torn on this. Yes, the discovery of pluto was significant. Yes, Clyde Tombaugh, who discovered Pluto after decades of the astronomy community suspecting its existence, should be proud of his accomplishment.

But a big ball of ice is not a planet. It's a big ball of ice.

I think it's actually more good news than bad. But that's just me. I just hope they don't think about adding Ceres to the list of planets any more. Ceres is a bloody asteroid.

Arg.

-Dem




And a big ball of gas isn't a planet, its just a big ball of gas? Or rock? Not that I paticularly care, but that's some baaaaad logic
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Lacrosseian
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Joined: October 01, 2004
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Posted: 2006-08-24 22:46   
If I were to inhabit an asteroid such as Ceres, then could I call it a planet?

(and yes I read the new definition of a planet)

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Zeritu
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Joined: December 02, 2002
Posts: 264
Posted: 2006-08-25 05:37   
If a Ball of Ice isn't a Planet the the 4 Balls of Gas Jupiter,Saturn,Neptune and Uranus aren't Planets There Gas.

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Joe dirt
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Joined: April 18, 2006
Posts: 273
Posted: 2006-08-25 07:12   
Quote:

On 2006-08-24 15:44, Feralwulf wrote:
But we can still Mirv it right?



lol
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Demorian
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Joined: October 06, 2001
Posts: 3406
From: Charlotte, North Carolina
Posted: 2006-08-25 10:15   
A "Big ball of ice" not making a planet is not bad logic simply because we have several "big balls of gas" in our solar system. It's actually in the definition of "big" that the logic lies.

Look at a diameter-comparison of Earth to Pluto, and Earth to the Moon.

Pluto is smaller than our moon, it's not on the normal orbital plane, and it's made of ice. In fact, there are some theories suggesting (though not proven) that Pluto was once a moon of Neptune that got slingshotted out into space when it came too close to Triton.

Then look at the diameter of Jupiter. Its sheer mass. There are different types of planets. Gas giants, rocky worlds, or icy worlds. But there are certain size constraints to what makes a planet.

Comparing Jupiter "big" and pluto "big"?. Now that's some bad logic.

-Dem
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doda *EP5 no longer exception...*
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Joined: December 11, 2005
Posts: 1012
From: happy land
Posted: 2006-08-25 10:52   
less planets for little kiddies to memorize
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Joined: June 16, 2005
Posts: 851
From: Barcino, Hispania Tarraconensis
Posted: 2006-08-25 11:56   
Quote:

On 2006-08-25 10:52, doda *P2* wrote:
less planets for little kiddies to memorize





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