Pluto is no longer a planet

crazijoe · 08-24-2006, 08:49 AM

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14489259/

Well I'm over 40 years old and everything that they taught me in school is just getting thrown out the window. With this new solar system, new math, etc. I should just go back to school and learn everything all over again.

Unreal

**TheAtheist** · 08-24-2006, 09:22 AM

To be honest, i'm not that surprised seeing as they found a larger mass of rock and gas further out in the atmosthere. Although it will be interesting when we go back to school to start our gcse's. What will we get told???

**Joefireline** · 08-24-2006, 11:15 AM

Wow. So now it is just a random bit of gas!

**TheAtheist** · 08-24-2006, 12:39 PM

yes. actually it is part of the new dwarf planets

daamon_vexion · 08-24-2006, 12:45 PM

hehe dwarf planet... whats next? Earth is a moon?

**Joefireline** · 08-24-2006, 12:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by daamon_vexion

Earth is a moon?

Maybe it is, maybe it is.

**TheAtheist** · 08-24-2006, 01:02 PM

I think that is a long way off, even an imposibility.

daamon_vexion · 08-24-2006, 01:11 PM

nothing is impossible if you belive, and i believe that earth is a moon of the sun :P

sinclair_tm · 08-24-2006, 01:13 PM

well, i don't like it. according to the new defintion of a planet, the earth doesn't even qualify.

**Joefireline** · 08-24-2006, 01:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sinclair_tm

well, i don't like it. according to the new defintion of a planet, the earth doesn't even qualify.

What is the new definition of a planet?

Posiblitys are endless, but think relisticly.

**Spatcher** · 08-24-2006, 05:02 PM

Realistically man......

And this really doesn't surprise me. After all, it has the weirdest trajectory in our solar system, and its moon is lik2 2/3 the size of it.

But I read somewhere that they said Pluto is just another rock floating in the space near Neptune, just Pluto was the most visible.

sinclair_tm · 08-24-2006, 09:42 PM

a planet is now something that has cleaned up its living space, as in there is nothing else floating in its orbit. but there are several large rocks that hang out in the earths orbit.

daamon_vexion · 08-25-2006, 04:42 AM

by cleaning out its living space they meant that the trajectory of the object has stablized, if you have noticed, jupiter has a lot of debris in its path as well, that is going to happen. but plutos trajectory is the most erratic of all the original planets... in fact that last "dwarf planet" has a more stable trajectory than pluto.. ntm it is bigger

sinclair_tm · 08-25-2006, 02:06 PM

clean and trajectory are two very different things. no wonder so many other people are complaining that the deffintion is as clear as mud. who thinks these things up anyway? i life in this solar system too, so why couldn't i vote? maybe we should add a poll as to wether or not pluto should be a planet.

**blackduck30** · 08-25-2006, 06:41 PM

here is another link to a story on it. I think it should stay just for sentimental reasons,lol
http://www.abc.com.au/science/news/stories/s1723907.htm

mimo2005 · 08-26-2006, 03:54 PM

'Pluto is a Planet'
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNew...26?hub=SciTech

ps : i think Janis Robinson is Tall :)

**Joefireline** · 08-27-2006, 06:16 AM

Make up their minds. In a science lesson, if there is 2 teachers, one says: 'Pluto isn't a planet', then the other says: 'Oh yes it is'. 'Oh no it isn't'. 'Oh yes it is'. 'You wanna bet about that'. 'Yeah, I do!'. 'Com'on then!'. Then a fight starts, and all the students are like: 'What the ****'. Then the teachers stop fighting, and say: 'Oy! I heard that! Give me your journal!' Then they start fighting again. Then the students are like, well this is are chance, lets fight! And then they start fighting. Then the teachers tell them off, and put them all in detention, and then start fighting again.

08-24-2006, 08:49 AM	#1 (permalink)
crazijoe Tech Hardware Forums Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Omaha, The Center of the Universe Posts: 7,632 OS: WinXP, Win2K3 My System	Pluto is no longer a planet http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14489259/ Well I'm over 40 years old and everything that they taught me in school is just getting thrown out the window. With this new solar system, new math, etc. I should just go back to school and learn everything all over again. Unreal __________________ Microsoft MCSA + Messaging, MVP, A+, Network+ Do you want a real Republican? HDD diagnostic tools / HDD data recovery software

08-24-2006, 11:15 AM	#3 (permalink)
Joefireline Enthusiastic TSFer~Joseph Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Portishead (Bristol) England Posts: 5,314 OS: XP Pro SP2(Desktop) / XP Home SP2(laptop) My System	Wow. So now it is just a random bit of gas! __________________ - Joseph LAPTOP: Acer Aspire 5512WMLi (Specification) OPTIMIZE XP BEFORE POSTING HJT LOG - POST HJT LOG >>HERE<< If TSF has helped you, please help TSF: Please DONATE

08-24-2006, 12:45 PM	#5 (permalink)
daamon_vexion Resident Soldier Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Iraq (temp) Wyoming Posts: 560 OS: Windows XP Media Center My System	hehe dwarf planet... whats next? Earth is a moon? __________________ *And the Infantry Sayeth unto the Lord "Thou hast made us the Queen of battle, and Artillery the King, surely thou knowest what the King does to his Queen?" And the Lord replyeth, "Right On!"*

08-24-2006, 01:11 PM	#8 (permalink)
daamon_vexion Resident Soldier Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Iraq (temp) Wyoming Posts: 560 OS: Windows XP Media Center My System	nothing is impossible if you belive, and i believe that earth is a moon of the sun :P __________________ *And the Infantry Sayeth unto the Lord "Thou hast made us the Queen of battle, and Artillery the King, surely thou knowest what the King does to his Queen?" And the Lord replyeth, "Right On!"*

08-24-2006, 05:02 PM	#11 (permalink)
Spatcher Henry Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,467 OS: XP Home SP2 My System	Realistically man...... And this really doesn't surprise me. After all, it has the weirdest trajectory in our solar system, and its moon is lik2 2/3 the size of it. But I read somewhere that they said Pluto is just another rock floating in the space near Neptune, just Pluto was the most visible. __________________ JohnThePilot: Cenedl heb iaith, cenedl heb galon (a nation without a language is a nation without a heart) John Butler Trio: Go take a step outside, see what's shakin' in the real world - Good Excuse Paul Kelly: Just add a dollop of tomato sauce for sweetness and that extra tang - How to Make Gravy

08-24-2006, 09:22 AM	#2 (permalink)
TheAtheist TSF Articles Team Join Date: May 2006 Location: Portishead, Bristol Posts: 1,221 OS: xp sp3 My System	To be honest, i'm not that surprised seeing as they found a larger mass of rock and gas further out in the atmosthere. Although it will be interesting when we go back to school to start our gcse's. What will we get told???

08-24-2006, 12:39 PM	#4 (permalink)
TheAtheist TSF Articles Team Join Date: May 2006 Location: Portishead, Bristol Posts: 1,221 OS: xp sp3 My System	yes. actually it is part of the new dwarf planets

08-24-2006, 01:02 PM	#7 (permalink)
TheAtheist TSF Articles Team Join Date: May 2006 Location: Portishead, Bristol Posts: 1,221 OS: xp sp3 My System	I think that is a long way off, even an imposibility.

08-25-2006, 04:42 AM	#13 (permalink)
daamon_vexion Resident Soldier Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Iraq (temp) Wyoming Posts: 560 OS: Windows XP Media Center My System	by cleaning out its living space they meant that the trajectory of the object has stablized, if you have noticed, jupiter has a lot of debris in its path as well, that is going to happen. but plutos trajectory is the most erratic of all the original planets... in fact that last "dwarf planet" has a more stable trajectory than pluto.. ntm it is bigger __________________ *And the Infantry Sayeth unto the Lord "Thou hast made us the Queen of battle, and Artillery the King, surely thou knowest what the King does to his Queen?" And the Lord replyeth, "Right On!"*

08-25-2006, 06:41 PM	#15 (permalink)
blackduck30 Moderator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Wollongong/Australia Posts: 4,231 OS: XP pro SP3/Vista Ultimate My System	here is another link to a story on it. I think it should stay just for sentimental reasons,lol http://www.abc.com.au/science/news/stories/s1723907.htm __________________ Blackduck30 Time is like money and milk, It's always running out Any Donations Help Keep TSF Free For All

08-26-2006, 03:54 PM	#16 (permalink)
mimo2005 Manager, The Relaxation Room/Analyst, Security Team Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 11,137 OS: xp	'Pluto is a Planet' http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNew...26?hub=SciTech ps : i think Janis Robinson is Tall :) __________________ TSF has outgrown its server, again. Please help "Gutta cavat lapidem, non vi sed saepe cadendo"

08-27-2006, 06:16 AM	#17 (permalink)
Joefireline Enthusiastic TSFer~Joseph Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Portishead (Bristol) England Posts: 5,314 OS: XP Pro SP2(Desktop) / XP Home SP2(laptop) My System	Make up their minds. In a science lesson, if there is 2 teachers, one says: 'Pluto isn't a planet', then the other says: 'Oh yes it is'. 'Oh no it isn't'. 'Oh yes it is'. 'You wanna bet about that'. 'Yeah, I do!'. 'Com'on then!'. Then a fight starts, and all the students are like: 'What the **'. Then the teachers stop fighting, and say: 'Oy! I heard that! Give me your journal!' Then they start fighting again. Then the students are like, well this is are chance, lets fight! And then they start fighting. Then the teachers tell them off, and put them all in detention, and then start fighting again. __________________ - Joseph LAPTOP: Acer Aspire 5512WMLi (Specification) OPTIMIZE XP BEFORE POSTING HJT LOG - POST HJT LOG >>HERE<< If TSF has helped you, please help TSF: Please DONATE**