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Stryker:

quote:Originally posted by TheQuirk:
It doesn't count as a planet anymore.

Ha, ha!
--- End quote ---


where'd u see that?

jasonlane:
It's a planet if the center of it's orbit is the sun. If it's orbits center is another body then it's a moon, like our moon center of orbit is the earth then the sun.

M51DPS:
What about the asteroid belt? Are all of those asteroids planets then?

Laukev7:
No, they are not. Because they are called asteroids. They are not called planets because scientists decided they are too small to be considered planets.  And Pluto is much bigger than any asteroid.

The difference is only in name. If a chair is made of wood, it would be just as correct to call it a chair than calling it a lump of wood. It is only because some european invented the word  'chair' and  everyone who speaks English agrees that it should be called 'chair' that it is called 'chair'. But the French, the German and the Spanish don't agree on that. They call it 'chaise', 'Stuhl' or 'silla'.

An asteroid is a lump of rocks, or ice, or iron. The earth is also a lump of iron, rocks and ice. What's the difference? Their position in the solar system and their size.

So there, names are not absolute. Now that I made my point, you may gag me and tie me up now.  :D

xyle_one:
let the gaggings commence  :D  

i am going to use this thread to shamelessly promote my website.

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for all of you digital & fine artists out there (in here  ;)  )

and now that that is out of the way, we can let this thread continue.

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