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[–] Igloojoe@lemm.ee 19 points 2 years ago (8 children)

When I was in school, Pluto was still a planet. And it still is in my heart!!

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I've never understood this obsession. Odds are you've never heard of Ceres, but it was once called a planet. It's now considered a dwarf planet, like Pluto. Pluto is also less massive than Eris, so if you include Pluto you should also include Eris. None of these have cleared their orbit though.

I understand it's frequently just a joke, but it's always rubbed me weird because some people actually became science skeptics because "suddenly Pluto isn't a planet" or whatever. Really the reason is because the list would get really long if we included everything.

[–] Igloojoe@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago

Ceres and Eris weren't talked about at all when i was in school. They were like a family relative that nobody talks about.

I understand the reason behind the change, its just fun to say that earth kicked them out of the league of planets.

"You heard about Pluto? Messed up, huh?"

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