240806: Fluff

Aug 24, 2006 19:18

Farewell, then, Pluto.There's only eight planets, now. Pluto lost its battle to remain amongst the elite today when a last minute compromise (which would have increased the number of planets to 12) failed, and it is now designated a "dwarf planet". I've never been to Pluto, nor do I ever imagine I will go there, but it's sad to see it go. It used ( Read more... )

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amancalledmikey August 24 2006, 21:55:59 UTC
UB313 had to come in. It's bigger than Pluto.

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lantern_rouge August 25 2006, 13:13:16 UTC
Someone told me that Pluto got rushed through the classification process in the first place because The Americans were upset they'd never discovered a planet. In which case, fuck it. That may not be true, by the way. I'm too lazy to check.

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