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Planet Definitions

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Under the 'has cleared its orbital neighborhood' and 'fuses hydrogen into helium' definitions, thanks to human activities Earth technically no longer qualifies as a planet but DOES count as a star.
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gordol
16 days ago
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Guess I'm an "Expansive" per this chart. "Planet" is still in the classification of Pluto, it is not a satellite of another planetary body, is spherical by its own gravity, and orbits the star. It's a goddammed PLANET regardless of its size.
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Spike_B
14 days ago
Your argument is technically correct, which just demonstrates that instead of demoting Pluto, IAU should've made Pluto a category. So while Pluto is the largest Pluto in the solar system, the most massive Pluto is Eris, which is about 27% more massive than Pluto.
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jepler
17 days ago
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shouldn't the sun be included with "lunar"? (alternately: OK smart ass now define "moon"!)
Earth, Sol system, Western spiral arm
alt_text_bot
17 days ago
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Under the 'has cleared its orbital neighborhood' and 'fuses hydrogen into helium' definitions, thanks to human activities Earth technically no longer qualifies as a planet but DOES count as a star.
fallinghawks
17 days ago
How about, the more moons it has, the more of a planet it is

Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for Thu, 06 Mar 2025

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Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis on Thu, 06 Mar 2025

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gordol
25 days ago
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That hurts.
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Loose Parts by Dave Blazek for Thu, 30 Jan 2025

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Loose Parts by Dave Blazek on Thu, 30 Jan 2025

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gordol
60 days ago
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That's what your feet are for.
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Brevity by Dan Thompson for Sun, 26 Jan 2025

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Brevity by Dan Thompson on Sun, 26 Jan 2025

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gordol
64 days ago
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What about bored games?
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T. Rex Evolution

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Unfortunately, body size and bite force continue to increase.
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gordol
66 days ago
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Snakes.
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DougK
66 days ago
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Randall needs to make up his mind. https://xkcd.com/1211/
Work in D.C., live in NoVA
astw56
66 days ago
So the future of the T. Rex is... a giant feathered snake?
matthiasgoergens
64 days ago
T-Rex went extinct as did most other dinosaurs. But some (like the birds) survived. Seems perfectly consistent with today's comic.
rickhensley
66 days ago
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Now put that on a plane.
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llucax
66 days ago
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Science!
Berlin
alt_text_bot
66 days ago
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Unfortunately, body size and bite force continue to increase.

Fowl Language by Brian Gordon for Thu, 23 Jan 2025

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Fowl Language by Brian Gordon on Thu, 23 Jan 2025

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gordol
67 days ago
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Yep. That day has come to me.
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