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Posted: Jul 22 2011 06:10 am

Still not a planet though

"NASA announced today that the Hubble telescope had discovered a fourth moon around Pluto. The moon, tentatively called P4, joins Hydra, Nix and Charon."

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/07/20/138560524/hubble-discovers-fourth-moon-orbiting-pluto

P4's pretty lame, are Scylla or Charybdis taken?

Posted: Jul 22 2011 06:13 am

Four moons? Totally a fucking planet.

Posted: Jul 22 2011 07:56 am

lordsathien wrote:

P4's pretty lame, are Scylla or Charybdis taken?

They are, actually. They're both the names of asteroids that no one cares about.

Posted: Jul 22 2011 09:23 am

Cool stuff. I always love new discoveries.

Posted: Jul 22 2011 10:38 am

I need to keep up on this kind of thing, but then, I'm still bitter about Pluto being demoted. Sort of.

Cool discovery. I really hadn't been paying attention and I thought Pluto was still a single moon plan... urm, dwarf planet.

Posted: Jul 22 2011 01:32 pm

So how big is P4? Does it have more surface area than Canada?

Posted: Jul 22 2011 11:50 pm

It doesn't get a real name because those worthless fucking asslickers at the IAU don't consider it a real planet anymore (which it is) so they don't see any need in giving its new moon a real name. Those inbred morons are going to get a love letter from me. You know what a love letter is? IT'S A BULLET IN THE FUCKING HEAD!

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Posted: Jul 23 2011 02:13 am

Pluto pulls a forth moon out of its ass and still not a planet. Pluto should crash into Earth that'll show us!

Posted: Jul 23 2011 03:53 am

Pluto is what is, it was before we ever noticed it and will be long after we've poisoned ourselves or blown ourselves up, who really cares what a bunch of stuffed shirts think about it.

Does them saying it's not a planet somehow take away from your ability to believe its a planet regardless of their stupid decision?

Posted: Jul 23 2011 09:19 am

Blackout wrote:

Does them saying it's not a planet somehow take away from your ability to believe its a planet regardless of their stupid decision?

Actually, yes. I can believe in ideas like "God" or "the inherent necessity of capitalism" or "the indomitable will of man", because they are not infringed upon by elementary school curriculums. I could pass these beliefs on to my offspring without effecting the quality of their education or their student-teacher relationships. If I try and pass on the belief that Pluto is a planet to my offspring, they will be derided and verbally accosted by their teachers. And it will hurt my credulity with my offspring, when I, their father, the be all and end all of authority in their lives, insist that one thing is correct and their teachers insist another thing is correct.

Until the United States federal government issues an official mandate recognizing Pluto as a planet and attaches a purse string to it that cuts public funding to any school that teaches otherwise, I wll not be satisfied.

Posted: Jul 23 2011 10:54 am

Syd Lexia wrote:

I can believe in ideas like "God" or "the inherent necessity of capitalism" or "the indomitable will of man", because they are not infringed upon by elementary school curriculums. I could pass these beliefs on to my offspring without effecting the quality of their education or their student-teacher relationships.

...at least until they go to college. Confused

I went to a fairly conservative school and there were still a few teachers who would constantly argue and deride those first two ideas. I'd hate to see what it's like at an overwhelmingly liberal university.

Also: Pluto is totally a planet. I can't wait for the New Horizons mission to get to Pluto. Maybe they'll find more 'planetoids' like Eris (bigger than Pluto, also has a moon)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/91/EightTNOs.png

Maybe they'll even find the one that will break free of the Kuiper Belt and smash into the Earth bringing global devastation! Very Happy

Yay!

Posted: Jul 23 2011 11:44 am

Etch wrote:

Maybe they'll even find the one that will break free of the Kuiper Belt and smash into the Earth bringing global devastation! Very Happy

Yay!

No! It has to be Pluto that crashes into Earth because it is poetic justice!

Title: Titlating Joined: Dec 17 2007 Posts: 5042

This thread is the worst thread.

Posted: Jul 24 2011 02:57 pm

Optimist With Doubts wrote:

This thread is the worst thread.

Correction: The worst thread so far.

Posted: Jul 24 2011 03:16 pm

I say we name the moon ourselves. I was thinking we should name it Nash.

Posted: Jul 24 2011 04:36 pm

I think it should be called "sydlexia.com".

Posted: Jul 24 2011 09:58 pm

I think we should call it Wormwood, just to push our luck. Twisted Evil

Posted: Jul 24 2011 10:33 pm

I heard that there's a service that lets you name unclaimed stars if you can cough up whatever price they ask for. I wonder what the asking price is on P4.

Docinsano's Channel 63 · Posted: Jul 25 2011 01:08 am

Syd Lexia wrote:

Four moons? Totally a fucking planet.

Agreed. And as for the moon name, it shall be bonermungous IV.

Banned Joined: Sep 13 2008 Posts: 3129

Syd Lexia wrote:

Blackout wrote:

Does them saying it's not a planet somehow take away from your ability to believe its a planet regardless of their stupid decision?

Actually, yes. I can believe in ideas like "God" or "the inherent necessity of capitalism" or "the indomitable will of man", because they are not infringed upon by elementary school curriculums. I could pass these beliefs on to my offspring without effecting the quality of their education or their student-teacher relationships. If I try and pass on the belief that Pluto is a planet to my offspring, they will be derided and verbally accosted by their teachers. And it will hurt my credulity with my offspring, when I, their father, the be all and end all of authority in their lives, insist that one thing is correct and their teachers insist another thing is correct.

Until the United States federal government issues an official mandate recognizing Pluto as a planet and attaches a purse string to it that cuts public funding to any school that teaches otherwise, I wll not be satisfied.

This is assuming that a female would willingly mate with you

Also, Pluto is a planet.
And I wonder how this moon went unnoticed for so long?

Wizard Joined: Jun 12 2009 Posts: 4209

Let's call the new moon "Kill the IAU".

Joined: Apr 09 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 3112

Alright, loser moment, but isn't this how humans ended up finding the Relays in Mass Effect?

Posted: Jul 31 2011 01:02 am

Greg the White wrote:

Alright, loser moment, but isn't this how humans ended up finding the Relays in Mass Effect?

It sure is, we still need to find all that ancient alien technology stashed on Mars though.