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[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 9 points 3 months ago (8 children)

Dwarf or not, Pluto is STILL a planet.

[–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 24 points 3 months ago (5 children)

It's not, actually. "Planet" and "Dwarf planet" are disjoint sets, according to the IAU.

Is a sea lion still a lion? Same thing.

[–] WoodScientist@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Well, screw the IAU. What the hell does "clearing your neighborhood" even mean?

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 3 months ago

it means that either pluto isn't a planet, or basically the entire fucking asteroid belt it's part of is all planets

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