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Several Extrasolar Planets May Be Optical Illusions

Posted by Roblimo on from the not-everything-is-what-it-seems-to-be dept.

person-0.9a writes "Seems that a few of the extrasolar planets detected via their sun's wobble might be written off according to a CNN article. You can also read it about it in New Scientist."

21 of 136 comments (clear)

  1. F&P by PrinceGrammarTroll · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Eye Luv U All!

  2. Fuck by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Did I just get FP?

    1. Re:Fuck by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Yes, I only saw his post after I posted. It's very likely that he posted within 10 seconds of me.

  3. FP by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    First intergalactic post!

  4. I had this dream once by autopr0n · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Where you could see reflections of the earth in the night sky.

    It only happened once in a great while, like a comet or something, so everyone was outside trying to look.

    It was a pretty trippy dream.

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    autopr0n is like, down and stuff.
    1. Re:I had this dream once by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      umm.. yeah ok

    2. Re:I had this dream once by Tablizer · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      (* I had this dream once where you could see reflections of the earth in the night sky. It only happened once in a great while, like a comet or something, so everyone was outside trying to look. It was a pretty trippy dream. *)

      Well, I once had a dream that I was a purple toad and that I ate with my butt and went potty with my mouth. However, I died when Nepolean piled too many war maps on top of me while cleaning out his 12-foot roledex, and then I woke up.

      I stopped eating spicy cheese-stakes after that.

      (I'll give you 5 bucks if you don't mod me "off topic")

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      Table-ized A.I.
  5. Re:Special Case by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Hey, that's the first time I saw both an +5 informative and a -1 troll AC post. :)

  6. Why Do All These Homosexuals Keep Sucking My Cock? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Why Do All These Homosexuals Keep Sucking My Cock?

  7. First Reply by voisine · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    First Reply

  8. www.cnn.com by Elbereth · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    It's a good thing that this story linked to the CNN front page, because I couldn't remember what the URL is! Thanks, Slashdot.

  9. Re:Understandable by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Apparently, the collision killed your sense of humor.

  10. Re:Are you sure that stars are existent? by WetCat · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    If you are in Quake the world with monsters is "real" to you...

  11. Watch Your Language by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The politically correct term is "Mexicans"

  12. I hope they're right... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    .. and that god-forsaken Planet of the Apes is an illusion.

    (yeah half simpsons quote, whatcha gonna do about it? mod me down?)

  13. Re:Understandable by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    what are "trilithium crystals" from? i keep gettign spam mail asking if i have any.

  14. Undershtandable by r_j_prahad · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    So this is from Tennesse State University? I remember years ago when I was in Tennessee, I had my own problems with the stars wobbling... and the moon, and the street lights, and the buildings, and so on. Had nothing to do with planets. Had everything to do with being in Lynchburg, home to the Jack Daniels distillery.

    Get yourself a flask of Old No. 7 and you can induce a damn fine wobble in your own solar system.

  15. Honestly now .. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    children,children, will you please calm down! this is getting quite rediculous, first some believe we didn't go the moon, now some are *REALLY* saying our stars don't exist .. what the fuck next ? santa claus dosen't exist ? sheesh. /. the answer to everything.

  16. Re:Several? by benjamindees · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    "Quoteth"?

    Damn, people, get it straight: If you're going to make up new words, make up new words. If you're going to use trendy-sounding old words, GET THEM RIGHT.

    It's quoth, by the way.

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    "I assumed blithely that there were no elves out there in the darkness"
  17. Re:Understandable by Bios_Hakr · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Damnit, guttentag! I just swallowed a pepperoni Combos thingy.....whole. Damn near killed myself. But still, funniest frickin' thing I've read all week.

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    I'd rather you do it wrong, than for me to have to do it at all.
  18. Re:Special Case by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Speaking of young stars, what's the latest on that countdown for the Olsen twins turning 18?

    Personally I'd bang em both now, but I bet that would eventually get back to me.