2006-08-24 03:58:39 · 27 answers · asked by bryte 3 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
Pluto will always be a planet even if it is 'the planet that isn't a planet'. It's too late to change it's identity, now. It's become too important in the time people have been aware of it. It says PLANET on it's passport, already, and that doesn't expire for ages. It's got diplomatic immunity.
The worst it can do is become Planet X. A reasonable Nom, I think, given that it is officially an ex planet.
2006-08-24 04:18:54 · answer #1 · answered by Frog Five 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is the correct decision. If pluto remained a planet, then a whole bunch of recently discovered kuiper belt objects that are larger than pluto would also be classified as planets, it would just get confusing.
2006-08-24 04:00:13 · answer #2 · answered by 006 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
We over-think just about everything these days.
Wish these scientists would figure out how to create more energy from the resources we have instead of sitting around in fancy hotel lobbies drinking martinis deciding whether or not Pluto is in the "Planet Club".
2006-08-24 04:02:02 · answer #3 · answered by Cattlemanbob 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Poor Pluto, it must be lonely enough out there and now it can't even call itself a Planet! Bummer! Don't these scientists have anything better to do than to pick on Pluto?
2006-08-24 04:10:59 · answer #4 · answered by Jelly 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I am saddened but to me Pluto was, is and will remain a planet. I'll oppose the decision, http://pleasesavepluto.org/
2006-08-25 10:31:29 · answer #5 · answered by go2_planet 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh did they decide, I had heard about this. Well, science is always learning new things. So if they have learned something new that disqualifies it from being a planet then it is probably best that way. I don't know a lot about science but I agree that it may get too confusing in the future if we don't call it what it is.
2006-08-24 04:46:18 · answer #6 · answered by Steph 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i do understand that if pluto is classed as a planet many others of its size will also be classed as planets. wot i dont understand is why would that b so confusing? do they not all need names anyway? wot a waste of time. its like saying is that corner shop big enough 2 b called a supermarket
2006-08-24 04:16:34 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I feel lied to and hurt.
I'm not sure why they didn't classify what a planet is sooner. From what I understand we could have thrown one of those novelty oversized tennis balls into orbit and that could have been a planet >.>
Cue up your R.E.M. cuase it is the end of the world as we know it.
2006-08-24 04:10:46 · answer #8 · answered by Icon 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
scientists lead us on, making us think that Pluto is a planet. I am shaking my asteroid belt in anger. Now what's next, Earth is really flat?
this whole pluto thing is old
2006-08-24 04:01:32 · answer #9 · answered by Not_Here 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It was about time to define the word "planet". They either had to define it in such a way that would exclude Pluto, or define it in such a way as to increase the number of "planets", so they proceeded conservatively (did the right thing). Why is that a problem for you?
2006-08-24 04:06:38 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋