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avatar Pluto
January 05, 2011 07:38PM


How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming
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avatar Re: Pluto
January 05, 2011 10:27PM
One wonders what percentage of Americans think that Pluto was named after a Disney cartoon character.

(Years ago, when CNN actually reported news items, they would often air tidbits called "factoids" when transitioning to a commercial break. My all-time favorite is the poll which showed that about 77% of Americans thought that oatmeal was made from wheat. Even more distressing is that the poll was conducted in a multiple choice format with the correct answer included among the options.)
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avatar Re: Pluto
January 06, 2011 12:10PM
When I mention "Wolf 359" what immediately comes to mind? No cheating by looking it up. Just tell me what it means to you, if anything.
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avatar Re: Pluto
January 06, 2011 02:49PM
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tomdisco
When I mention "Wolf 359" what immediately comes to mind? No cheating by looking it up. Just tell me what it means to you, if anything.


"Sheep's Clothing"® inspector I.D.?
Little Red Riding Hood?
The Three Little Pigs?

(Actually, I must recuse myself from answering since I am aware of the naming conventions used in astronomy.)
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avatar Re: Pluto
January 06, 2011 03:00PM
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tomdisco
When I mention "Wolf 359" what immediately comes to mind? No cheating by looking it up. Just tell me what it means to you, if anything.

http://www.ske-art.com/skestuff9/B000GI3RZ6
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hotrod4x5
Re: Pluto
January 07, 2011 05:37AM
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tomdisco
When I mention "Wolf 359" what immediately comes to mind? No cheating by looking it up. Just tell me what it means to you, if anything.
It's from Star Trek. I believe it is the planet where a battle occurred that killed Worf's parents. Or... hmmm now I'm not feeling good about the last part. I know for sure it's from ST.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/07/2011 05:38AM by hotrod4x5.
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avatar Re: Pluto
January 06, 2011 01:43PM
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szalkowski
One wonders what percentage of Americans think that Pluto was named after a Disney cartoon character.

Or even a character from Popeye?
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avatar Re: Pluto
January 07, 2011 06:33PM
Actually, most of us did first hear of it on Star Trek but it is a real red dwarf star, one of only nine stars within 10 light years of us.
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