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IAU Classifies Pluto & Eris As "Plutoids"
Kligat writes "The International Astronomical Union has decided that Pluto and Eris should be classified as "plutoids," alongside their 2006 classification as dwarf planets. Under the definition, the self-gravity of a plutoid is enough for it to achieve a near-spherical shape, but not enough for it to clear its orbit of its rocky neighbors, and the plutoid orbits the Sun beyond Neptune."
Reader FiReaNGeL links to a
similar story at e! Science News.
My uncle had a problem with his plutoids, and he had to sit on a big doughnut and use lots of ointment.
pluto contracted plutoids from minnie
In college I knew a 'dancer' who had named her 2 breasts "Alex and Nikki"!
As I recall, they each had "...a near-spherical shape, but not enough for it to clear its orbit of its rocky neighbors..."
-I suppose naming them "Pluto and Eris" would have worked equally as well...
my award-winning 5th grade planet mobile becomes even more irrelevant.
Also, it's patronizing. It's like trying to pass off Civil Unions as just as good as Marriage. You can try, but everyone sees through such cheap tricks.
Honestly, if you're just going to say no, say no. This is like saying "no, honey, you can't have a cell phone, you're only 12. but here, i got you this plastic cell phone that holds candy!"
Your daughter would be well within her rights to kick you right between the legs for excessive dickitry.
The summary fails to mention one further requirement: For an object to be considered a true Plutoid, it must posses a "curiously strong" flavor.
plutoids classify you!
Why is this thus? What is the reason for this thusness?
First it got demoted, then given a brand new (and largely meaningless) title. I expect Pluto to get a pink slip any day now.
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Yeah! The Earth is the center of the universe, and that's the way I likes it, too! Ptolemy's tables were good enough for him, and they're good enough for me!
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I think this was a wise decision. You can't really aruge that "Pluto is not a plutoid", so maybe this will finally settle things.
Exceptions for historical reason serve no purpose other than confusing future students, and if that were our goal we would have elected Hillary, followed by Jeb, so that future students could be confused by the "Bush, Clinton, Bush, Clinton, Bush" line of presidents.
Oh, and Hail Eris, of course.
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Let's be honest here. We all know the reason Pluto was re-classified to throw off the Tom Tom of our, now lost, Galactic Overlords.
Galactic Overlords: "Tom Tom! Where is this "Earth"?!"
Tom Tom: "Make a left at the 9th Planet."
Galactic Overlord: "WTF?!?! There IS NO NINTH PLANET, Tom Tom!"
Galactic Overlord's Mother-in-law: "I told you, Rory! You should have made a right at Uranus! If you can't find a PLANET, HTF were you able to find my daughter's birth tube?!"
Galactic Overlord Jr.: "Are we there yet?"
Galactic Overlord: "Dammit! Don't make me pull over this Star Destroyer!"
Galactic Overlord Jr.: "I gotta pee!"
Sig Follows: "Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself." -- Mark Twain
Not to worry -- when we find such objects in other star systems, we'll be able to refer to them as Class D as the Vulcans intended.
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Seriously, if your daughter kicks you beteween the legs when you give her candy, I would invest in a cup.
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eris, also known as the reason pluto is no longer a planet.