You guys may already know by now, but astronomers have debated and determined that Pluto is no longer a planet.
This now means that the 8th grade mnemonic device Jessica Purvis and I created to remember the order of the planets no longer makes sense (we didn't like the one provided by our teacher). In case you were wondering, the final word was, well, Pluto. Now god only knows where the hell Jessica gets sick. I didn't think of it at the time, but it has just occurred to me it was sort of a pun because Pluto is also a dog and the vets ears are making her sick...I digress.
Anyway, if you read the article you will notice several references to what seems to be a much heated debate. I can only imagine the scene and truly wish I could've witnessed the astronomers go at it!
There really is no other point to this email. I just think it's sad when a celestial being gets demoted to "dwarf" planet status. Imagine the effect on his psyche. What will all the other planets say now? I mean, isn't it bad enough Pluto was the smallest (right?).
Ok, getting kicked out of computer lab...
2 comments:
I was kind of sad when I heard about this yesterday. I always like little Pluto. :)
I know what you were thinking, Niki! "At least it wasn't Uranus." Sicko!
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