Friday, August 25, 2006
MY VERY EXCELLENT MOTHER JUST SERVED US NACHOS
The Mailbox laments having to change the beloved mnenomic aid. Cuz Pluto is no longer a planet.
The Mailbox understands that it's good to finally have a clear definition of what a planet is. However it seems like the definition was tailored specifically to kick Pluto out of planethood. According to the International Astronomer's Union, a planet must be:
Huh? A cell phone is still a phone... a microchip is still a chip... but a dwarf planet isn't a planet?
The Mailbox laments having to change the beloved mnenomic aid. Cuz Pluto is no longer a planet.
The Mailbox understands that it's good to finally have a clear definition of what a planet is. However it seems like the definition was tailored specifically to kick Pluto out of planethood. According to the International Astronomer's Union, a planet must be:
- A celestial body in orbit around the sun.
- Sufficiently laden with mass to assume a nearly round shape.
- Able to clear its own orbit without possibility of collision.
Huh? A cell phone is still a phone... a microchip is still a chip... but a dwarf planet isn't a planet?
// posted by MoJoe @ 18:40 
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