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haraldo

haraldo

Audioholic Warlord
Adam said:
Innuendo fails again. So, let's talk astronomy.

Pluto is still considered a planet, btw. It's just a dwarf planet.
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Aha thx: Solar System Exploration: Planets: Dwarf Planets: Overview

I see the original ruling from 2006 could be partly misunderstood, in the original ruling Pluto was reclassified from Planet to Dwarf planet

August 24, 2006
The distant, ice-covered world is no longer a true planet, according to a new definition of the term voted on by scientists today.
 "Whoa! Pluto's dead," said astronomer Mike Brown, of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, as he watched a Webcast of the vote. "There are finally, officially, eight planets in the solar system."

In a move that's already generating controversy and will force textbooks to be rewritten, Pluto will now be dubbed a dwarf planet.

But it's no longer part of an exclusive club, since there are more than 40 of these dwarfs, including the large asteroid Ceres and 2003 UB313, nicknamed Xena—a distant object slightly larger than Pluto discovered by Brown last year.
"We know of 44" dwarf planets so far, Brown said. "We will find hundreds. It's a very huge category."
A clear majority of researchers voted for the new definition at a meeting of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in Prague, in the Czech Republic. The IAU decides the official names of all celestial bodies.
The tough decision comes after a multiyear search for a scientific definition of the word "planet." The term never had an official meaning before.


What Is a Planet Today?
According to the new definition, a full-fledged planet is an object that orbits the sun and is large enough to have become round due to the force of its own gravity. In addition, a planet has to dominate the neighborhood around its orbit.
Pluto has been demoted because it does not dominate its neighborhood. Charon, its large "moon," is only about half the size of Pluto, while all the true planets are far larger than their moons.
In addition, bodies that dominate their neighborhoods, "sweep up" asteroids, comets, and other debris, clearing a path along their orbits. By contrast, Pluto's orbit is somewhat untidy.

ref: Pluto Not a Planet, Astronomers Rule


So it's not soooo bad then :p

Pluto has been demoted because it does not dominate its neighborhood...... according to this definition you could be a planet Adam :D
 
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lsiberian

lsiberian

Audioholic Overlord
Adam said:
Oh, sure - they're for drinking, too. It's just that Saturday night's alright for fighting.
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Here is the fighting guide. Sundays are for religious fighting. Mondays are for torture. Tuesdays are for general warfare. Wednesdays are for humping. Thursdays are for Naval Battles. Fridays for drinking. Saturday for bar fights and civil wars.
 
Adam

Adam

Audioholic Jedi
I just read about Moscow's metro dogs this morning, and this picture is the Russian version of Niki and me sometimes. :D

 
adk highlander

adk highlander

Sith Lord
I hate Greg. He made me buy a new car. He gets a new bike so I have to get a new bike. He gets a new car so I had to go out and get a new car. Dammit Greg stop buying stuff so I don't have to.
 
Alex2507

Alex2507

Audioholic Slumlord
adk highlander said:
I hate Greg. He made me buy a new car. He gets a new bike so I have to get a new bike. He gets a new car so I had to go out and get a new car. Dammit Greg stop buying stuff so I don't have to.
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Better hurry up and get yourself a pool while you're at it and maybe a better sub. :D
 
Steve81

Steve81

Audioholics Five-0
T minus seven hours til I start driving to Ohio; guess I should probably get some sleep!
 
Alex2507

Alex2507

Audioholic Slumlord
Steve81 said:
T minus seven hours til I start driving to Ohio; guess I should probably get some sleep!
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So you're gonna get some sleep before you drive too Ohio ... ahhh, it's the boring thread. I may as well turn in too because it's Friday and this boredom thing seems to be highly contagious. Next some fish muncher is gonna be along with 7 posts in a row to really kick this boredom into high gear. Good night. :p

Drive angry. Don't take no sh!t. :)
 
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