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You mean I can't go to Pluto now? Shucks, and I had my bags all packed!
posted by
ladyfish
on August 27, 2006 at 11:41 AM
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Just a thought.
They have found an object out there that is actually a bit larger than Pluto, but it follows a highly elliptical orbit so it doesn't qualify as a planet, and since Pluto is smaller than this "new" object, and also follows an elliptical path, they decided in the name of keeping the standards the same for all planetary objects in orbit around the sun, Pluto had to be demoted.
(Actually it is a conspiracy of astronomers who are large stock holders in scientific textbook publishing companies to make a ton of money.)
Just kidding.
Arley White
posted by
ArleyWhite
on August 25, 2006 at 7:48 PM
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i think
they shouidl have done what they said they were going to do
create "Plutons" and include a few other bodies there. Maybe they still will.
posted by
Xeno-x
on August 25, 2006 at 12:18 PM
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I think it is dumb myself... It is all based on our perceptions
and our tools of measurement have never been proven to be much other than what we have invented ... the blind leading the blind!
posted by
mysteria
on August 25, 2006 at 12:11 PM
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