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17-12-2010, 02:31 PM
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Originally Posted by CraigS
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Only for our entertainment 
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17-12-2010, 03:02 PM
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Originally Posted by sjastro
Some deluded individual bought this T-shirt for me.
I'm too embarassed to wear it in public. 
I vote no.
Steven |
Send the shirt to me I will wear it in public  
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17-12-2010, 07:00 PM
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Definitions are arbitrary. 
As far as I'm concerned there are 7 planets in our solar system. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Uranus, Neptune and PLUTO. 
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17-12-2010, 07:06 PM
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Originally Posted by richardda1st
As far as I'm concerned there are 7 planets in our solar system. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Uranus, Neptune and PLUTO. |
HA HA that should bring some discussion to this thread talk about throwing the cat among the pigeons. 
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17-12-2010, 07:14 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CraigS
Is voting part of Science ?
Cheers
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Would I be wrong to affirm this by venturing that many times in scientific past, correct science has been repeatedly squashed by what is popular at the time?
I really don't care what you call it. Planet, not a planet. It's still there isn't it?
Maybe they will get all P.C and call it a protoplanetary underachiever...
Solar system junk DNA? 
Outer system patroller?
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17-12-2010, 07:18 PM
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Oops.
Warren I did a quick edit while you were posting.
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17-12-2010, 08:48 PM
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I think I'll run with don't know .
Mr & Mrs google tell me only 5 % of the worlds professional astronomers got to vote on the issue.. which touches on another comment already made .. is science about a vote ?
Should the models used be applied equally over the whole system?
The outer "stuff" sure dosn't have a one size for all fit, but , change
the rules by another "vote" , couldn't we possibbly have hundreds of planets .
http://www.space.com/scienceastronom...da-101129.html
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17-12-2010, 10:38 PM
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Originally Posted by troypiggo
While we're at it, tomatoes are fruits and banana trees are herbs!  |
Yes, you are correct.
Pluto is not a planet either. Neither is Charon, or Ceres. Thinking of it as a large asteroid allows us to correctly contemplate what else might be in that orbit.
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17-12-2010, 11:14 PM
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It's a big lump of rock and ice out in space - now go to bed you naughty children
Doug
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19-12-2010, 12:32 AM
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I have detailed files....
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I'm a planet and so is my wife.......Pluto is just a VERY NAUGHTY BOY!
Now go and eat your ocelot spleens, jaguars earlobes and wolf nipple chips and BE Quiet!
Cheers
Chris
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19-12-2010, 12:49 AM
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Fred Watson has convinced me, Pluto is not a planet
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19-12-2010, 07:24 AM
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Now for the statistical part that CraigS was worried about the numbers have been fed into the 1970's style supercomputer that now sits on all our desks and here are the results.
29.79% of respondants are Romantics at heart and pine for Pluto's lost status  
65.96% of respondants are practical scientific based individuals who are happy to strip poor Pluto of his birthright breaking the hearts of kids and kids at heart all over the Universe.
And last but not least
4.26% of respondants are easy going stressfree individuals who take it as it comes don't care too much but just enough to contribute and understand that this is just a fun break from looking at the constant cloud cover and crying in there beer.   
All being said between us all we are one well balanced community that together make up one sane and reasonable individual.
New figures just in late breaking NEWS surge in support for PLUTO
31.25% for Pluto
64.58% against
and 4.17% in the unsure column
Last edited by supernova1965; 19-12-2010 at 07:28 AM.
Reason: new data figures just got better for PLUTO
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19-12-2010, 07:28 AM
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All..... 'Planet' is a category, part of a system of classification. There are no 'rules', no-one is changing the rules, it is not a scientific theory or hypothesis or law - just a category for general use. And yes, it can be voted on - ie a general agreement from those were available and took the time to vote to agree on the form that the CURRENT classification will take.
Cheers
David
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19-12-2010, 07:45 AM
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Whilst not a planet under current definitions, I give it honorary status just out of childhood sentimentality.
After all
Very Many Early Men Just Set Up Nine Planets.......not eight
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19-12-2010, 09:31 AM
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Unpredictable
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Quote:
Originally Posted by supernova1965
All being said between us all we are one well balanced community that together make up one sane and reasonable individual.
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I knew there'd be some dodgy accounting .. somewhere in all of this …
(Thanks for the laugh, Warren .. Merry Xmas !).
Cheers
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19-12-2010, 01:10 PM
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I have detailed files....
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Alchemy
Whilst not a planet under current definitions, I give it honorary status just out of childhood sentimentality.
After all
Very Many Early Men Just Set Up Nine Planets.......not eight |
Interesting Clive....
My one was My Very Expensive Mercedes Just Smashed Up Near Parramatta....not sure what N could be now, maybe Now?
Also, you seem to have Venus and Mercury around the wrong way?
Cheers
Chris
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19-12-2010, 07:08 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CraigS
I knew there'd be some dodgy accounting .. somewhere in all of this …
(Thanks for the laugh, Warren .. Merry Xmas !).
Cheers |
Glad you enjoyed the laugh and Merry Xmas to you as well
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19-12-2010, 07:52 PM
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Moving to Pandora
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19-12-2010, 07:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Jen
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Hey Jen
Check the post date of my claim to the shirt I beat you fair and square
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