June 12, 200818 yr Granted, I may be the only BGPer that cares...but just in case: The former planet Pluto has now been put into the new category of solar system objects to be known as "plutoids". http://www.iau.org/public_press/news/release/iau0804/ Oh...and in case you missed it, the 2006 "Word of the Year" was 'plutoed,' which means to be dismissed or demoted.
June 13, 200818 yr Oh...and in case you missed it, the 2006 "Word of the Year" was 'plutoed,' which means to be dismissed or demoted. By that definition I've been "Plutoed" all my life... :irked:
June 13, 200818 yr Author By that definition I've been "Plutoed" all my life... :irked: :lol: Thanks for responding, Bluto...I didn't want to create the only thread that no one posts in!
June 13, 200818 yr So officially Pluto is not a planet? Maybe I'm out of the loop but wasn't that an ongoing debate? Forgive me if I'm way behind the times. :lol:
June 13, 200818 yr :lol: Thanks for responding, Bluto...I didn't want to create the only thread that no one posts in! Then your thread would be plutoed.
June 13, 200818 yr Pluto has a natural orbit and its own satellite. Its a planet, I don't care what the 'scientists' say. Size isn't everything.
June 13, 200818 yr I'll go with scientists over non-scientists everytime. BTW, is an inhabitant of Pluto a Plutoid or a Plutian or something else?
June 13, 200818 yr Author Pluto has a natural orbit and its own satellite. Its a planet, I don't care what the 'scientists' say. Size isn't everything. Actually, it has three moons now - add Nix and Hydra to Charon. They are tiny, compared to the size relationship between Pluto and Charon, though. I sort of agree, Hearsay...but, the way I look at it...changing it's name does not make it any less (or more) important - a rose by any other name smells as sweet.
June 13, 200818 yr Author "My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nine Plutoids..." Actually, take the "plutoid" out, since it is not considered a planet...so "my very educated mother just served us noodles!" Actually, in the state of New Mexico, it is still legally considered a planet.
June 13, 200818 yr I'll go with scientists over non-scientists everytime. BTW, is an inhabitant of Pluto a Plutoid or a Plutian or something else? Not sure...but I'll bet they're cold!!!
June 13, 200818 yr So are all the objects in the Kupier Belt also plutoids? And what was wrong with the term dwarf planet?
June 13, 200818 yr Author So are all the objects in the Kupier Belt also plutoids? And what was wrong with the term dwarf planet? According to the story, they have only given the term to Pluto and Eris. I'm not sure what is wrong with "dwarf planet." I'm afraid we are getting too many classes of objects...and and not covinced of the importance of all the separate categories.
June 13, 200818 yr According to the story, they have only given the term to Pluto and Eris. I'm not sure what is wrong with "dwarf planet." I'm afraid we are getting too many classes of objects...and and not covinced of the importance of all the separate categories. I've been told that 'dwarf' is very politically incorrect. They wanted to give Pluto a new exotic name rather than make him feel bad by calling him a dwarf. How about Plutarch's?
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