Is Pluto a really a Dwarf? What would Grumpy say?

mousepod · 08-24-2006, 06:22 AM

Today's the day when Pluto's fate gets decided. Is it a planet? A dwarf planet? Just a hunk of rock? Where does Mickey stand in this debate?

Story here and a ton of other places, too.

mousepod · 08-24-2006, 07:09 AM

It's official. Pluto is indeed a Dwarf.

DreadPirateRoberts · 08-24-2006, 07:11 AM

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Originally Posted by mousepod

It's official. Pluto is indeed a Dwarf.

Will they update Snow White?

Moonliner · 08-24-2006, 07:11 AM

I thought he was a dog.

Ghoulish Delight · 08-24-2006, 07:48 AM

Crap. Now I'm going to have to learn Ceres, Charon, and 2003 UB313. Lame.

mousepod · 08-24-2006, 07:50 AM

Now I'll need a new mnemonic for MVEMJSUN ... any suggestions?

Stan4dSteph · 08-24-2006, 08:09 AM

Mousepod's Very Energetic Mind Jets Swiftly Upward Nightly.

Moonliner · 08-24-2006, 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by mousepod

Now I'll need a new mnemonic for MVEMJSUN ... any suggestions?

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Alex · 08-24-2006, 08:50 AM

Here's the Bad Astronomer's initial reaction. The important thing, I think, is that the whole debate is silly as it is an attempt to create a scientific distinction where none exists.

Another thing I've found interesting is that 90% of the people seem to, upon hearing about this debate, immediately think about having to revise that mnemonic. I never knew there was a mnemonic for it. It's been kind of like learning that everybody but me is in on a secret.

Ghoulish Delight · 08-24-2006, 09:01 AM

I've always been vaguely aware of the existance of the mnemonic, but I never needed it to remember the planets, so I never learned what it was.

08-24-2006, 06:22 AM	#1
mousepod You broke your Ramadar! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,635	Is Pluto a really a Dwarf? What would Grumpy say? Today's the day when Pluto's fate gets decided. Is it a planet? A dwarf planet? Just a hunk of rock? Where does Mickey stand in this debate? Story here and a ton of other places, too. __________________ "Give the public everything you can give them, keep the place as clean as you can keep it, keep it friendly" - Walt Disney
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08-24-2006, 07:09 AM	#2
mousepod You broke your Ramadar! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,635	It's official. Pluto is indeed a Dwarf. __________________ "Give the public everything you can give them, keep the place as clean as you can keep it, keep it friendly" - Walt Disney
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08-24-2006, 07:11 AM	#4
Moonliner 8/30/14 - Disneyland -10k or Bust. Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 9,022	I thought he was a dog. __________________ - Taking it one step at a time.
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08-24-2006, 07:48 AM	#5
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Crap. Now I'm going to have to learn Ceres, Charon, and 2003 UB313. Lame. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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08-24-2006, 07:50 AM	#6
mousepod You broke your Ramadar! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,635	Now I'll need a new mnemonic for MVEMJSUN ... any suggestions? __________________ "Give the public everything you can give them, keep the place as clean as you can keep it, keep it friendly" - Walt Disney
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Stan4dSteph Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: East Bay Area, CA Posts: 3,156	Mousepod's Very Energetic Mind Jets Swiftly Upward Nightly.
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08-24-2006, 08:50 AM	#9
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Here's the Bad Astronomer's initial reaction. The important thing, I think, is that the whole debate is silly as it is an attempt to create a scientific distinction where none exists. Another thing I've found interesting is that 90% of the people seem to, upon hearing about this debate, immediately think about having to revise that mnemonic. I never knew there was a mnemonic for it. It's been kind of like learning that everybody but me is in on a secret.
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08-24-2006, 09:01 AM	#10
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	I've always been vaguely aware of the existance of the mnemonic, but I never needed it to remember the planets, so I never learned what it was. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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