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Sometimes, the truth hurts (i.imgur.com)

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[–]mordicat1989 55 points56 points ago

why does Neil Degrasse Tyson have such a grin on his face while he crushes a dog's self-identity?

[–]the-finisher2 45 points46 points ago

Because he's doing it for science

[–]Kubaker1 4 points5 points ago

SCIENCE

[–]CommanderScience 6 points7 points ago

I can confirm this

[–]lYossarian 9 points10 points ago

Was Pluto the dog ever supposed to be named after the planet rather than the Greek figure?

Edit: Yes. Pluto was named after the planet by an 11 year old girl.

[–]inormallyjustlurkbut 5 points6 points ago

From wikipedia:

Although it has been claimed that Disney named the dog after the planet, rather than after the mythical god of the underworld, this has not been verified. Disney animator Ben Sharpsteen said "We thought the name [Rover] was too common, so we had to look for something else. ... We changed it to Pluto the Pup ... but I don't honestly remember why."

[–]sexgott 2 points3 points ago

Roman or I'm an idiot. The greek equivalent should be Hades.

edit: DISREGARD THAT, I SUCK COCKS. Hades is an older name for Pluto. (fuckin' Greeks)

At least I'm not alone:

The borrowed Greek name Pluto is sometimes used for the ruler of the dead in Latin literature, leading some mythology handbooks to assert misleadingly that Pluto was the Roman counterpart of Hades. (Wikipedia)

In my head Pluto is the husband of Proserpina, who definitely is the Roman counterpart of Persephone. Maybe I should have played more than 5 minutes of God of War 3, yo.

[–]IrishItalian0129 6 points7 points ago

Its ok Pluto, I'm not named after planet either. I know how you feel ... kind of.

[–]magictoenail 21 points22 points ago

Let's see here:

  1. Neil Degrasse Tyson: Check

To the front page with you

[–]eagleapex 3 points4 points ago

I can't wait for all the new dwarf–planet–named Disney characters! What will Makemake be? What about good ol' Eris?

[–]Doctor_Loggins 1 point2 points ago

Didn't Eris die in Final Fantasy 7?

[–]eagleapex 0 points1 point ago

That's a good story to tell again from Disney.

[–]ZachGates -1 points0 points ago

OMFG SPOILERS DUDE

[–]FlyingMerpa 6 points7 points ago

His shoes are dirty.

[–]Muzikhead 12 points13 points ago

From the hopes he just crushed

[–]vadergeek 2 points3 points ago

Of course, it's daytime, and I doubt that a spyglass would let you see Pluto anyway, but Tyson can do amazing things.

[–]phailsafe 0 points1 point ago

Don't question science!

[–]vadergeek 0 points1 point ago

But not questioning science is going against the rules of science! But by following the rules of science, I'm not questioning them enough, so I'm breaking the rules... my head hurts.

[–]spattem 0 points1 point ago

You can see pluto during the day and yes a spyglass can spot it. Ive also been able to spot pluto in my binoculars (granted they are not the average pair) on a good night, so a spyglass could easily do the same.

[–]vadergeek 0 points1 point ago

Well then, I guess I learned a bit more about astronomy today.

Although, can you really see it when the sky is as bright as it is in the picture? Remarkable.

[–]JacobCurry 0 points1 point ago

And, how does looking at it even determine whether or not it's a planet? Is there a big label on it?

[–]vadergeek 0 points1 point ago

I suppose it might, if you lived in a Disney cartoon.

[–]g2g4m10 8 points9 points ago

Pluto pls

[–]AddictiveSoup 2 points3 points ago

Pruto pls

Ftfy

[–]DaBignazty11 10 points11 points ago

I miss Pluto, part of me died when they decided it was not a planet.

[–]ifuckzombies 14 points15 points ago

It's with its own kind now, Pluto is much happier as a dwarf planet

[–]mysmokeaccount 17 points18 points ago

I was in love with astronomy from childhood, and I didn't care at all about Pluto being "demoted". Science told me Pluto was a planet, science then updated me when they had more data. Nothing has changed. Everything is still awesome.

[–]erveek 5 points6 points ago

We took it to a farm in the country.

[–]PoniesRBitchin 0 points1 point ago

I know. Now it's "My Very Energetic Mother Just Served Us Nine ..."

And then a moment of silence.

[–]dellafrienda 2 points3 points ago

My very ecstatic mother just shackled up niggers

[–]Old-Ben-Kenobi 0 points1 point ago

A moment of silence for pluto seems appropriate.

[–]akav0id 1 point2 points ago

Dear Nasa...

[–]HiyaGeorgie 1 point2 points ago

Fixed

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

but doesnt he disagree with the decision to remove pluto from the union? I couldve sworn he mentioned that when I went to see him in Boulder.

[–]EngineerDave 0 points1 point ago

He was one of the people leading the charge to educate people that it was no longer a planet... Almost excitedly so, the smug wonderful bastard.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

I guess i got that backwards. I can recall now people booing (all in fun of course) when he began speaking about it. sorry engineerdave, full speed ahead.

[–]EngineerDave 0 points1 point ago

And to you good sir!

[–]BlackBoxin 0 points1 point ago

If they can downgrade the status of Pluto, why can't they change the name of Uranus?

[–]vagrantwade 0 points1 point ago

Uranus is the Greek god of the sky. I would imagine Anus doesn't mean the same thing in other languages.

[–]PoniesRBitchin 0 points1 point ago

And suddenly, all of Reddit sent petitions to Disney to get NdGT to walk around Disney the way princesses do. He could be in his own little Space Cove.

[–]GuantanaMo 0 points1 point ago

That's because Uranus is bigger.

[–]Doctor_Loggins 0 points1 point ago

There... are... NINE... PLANETS!

[–]sometimestruthhurts 0 points1 point ago

What's up?

[–]snouz 0 points1 point ago

Very relevant.

[–]pieguy40[!] 0 points1 point ago

Haha! Pluto looking at Plut- HOLY SHIT, NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON! upvote upvote upvote

[–]ianmikyska 0 points1 point ago

Didn't he actually take part in the demoting itself? (Sorry if this is common knowledge around here.)

[–]Straightupegg 0 points1 point ago

Chilling with pluto...http://i2.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/007/508/watch-out-we-got-a-badass-over-here-meme.png

[–]heybuddy12 0 points1 point ago

aziz zack braff sagan theist fundie

[–]generatedbysomeone 0 points1 point ago

Pluto "Dwarf Planet" was named after the Disney Pluto Dog

[–]NPtheGreat66 0 points1 point ago

Actually pruto.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

Of course he's not. He's named after the Greek lord of the underworld.

[–]DongleNocker 0 points1 point ago

Don't worry there is still the Greek Philosopher to claim your named after.

[–]sbUD23 0 points1 point ago

I remember those days when Pluto was a planet. Good old days

[–]AdonisChrist -1 points0 points ago

Science can be right about everything else, but not this.

Pluto's a goddamn planet. and it's my favorite goddamn planet.

[–]immaturewalrus -1 points0 points ago

Ladies and gentlemen, religion in a nutshell. Along for the ride with science until it contradicts your beliefs.

[–]AdonisChrist -1 points0 points ago

I'll support that.

Of course, this is really just arguing semantics, which is important, but doesn't change anything about Pluto.

[–]immaturewalrus -1 points0 points ago

I actually learned about why its not a planet, it makes sense. Its not just the size, but a planet "clears the neighborhood", what that means is that the planet has already been through its orbit many times, and it pushes other objects out of the way, so because Earth has orbited the sun many times, it has already cleared the neighborhood so there are no larger bodies such as asteroids hitting it.

Pluto however, doesn't do this. It has not "cleared the neighborhood". Besides size, this is the main difference between a planet and dwarf planet. A planet clears the neighborhood, a dwarf planet does not.

Please excuse if I got the definition for "clearing the neighborhood" wrong, I learned this in science many years ago, and Im not good at verbatim.

[–]AdonisChrist 0 points1 point ago

+grumpy face+

[–]NorShallMySword -5 points-4 points ago

Is a planet.

[–]hikarishadow 1 point2 points ago

I lived in Flagstaff, AZ when I went to college. No matter who you ask in Flagstaff (where Pluto was originally discovered), PLUTO IS STILL A PLANET!!!!!!!!

[–]NorShallMySword 0 points1 point ago

Hells Yeah! LONG LIVE THE PLANET PLUTO.

[–]cannedmath 1 point2 points ago

Having some difficulty getting into the 21st century?

http://www.universetoday.com/13573/why-pluto-is-no-longer-a-planet/

[–]Krakenrider 1 point2 points ago

Basically the same video but with some extra information, especially scale. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_2gbGXzFbs&feature=g-all-u

[–]shadowhunter22 0 points1 point ago

I had always known that it was because they changed the definition for being a planet, but now I also know what prompted them to make that change. Thanks for the link!

[–]NorShallMySword -5 points-4 points ago

I have read your link and I am still not convinced, in fact I'm surprised you were taken in by such poor propaganda. I suspect a global conspiracy of astronomers and scientists in similar fields against Pluto. The conspiracy is perpetuated by the evil American Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson but will not prevail.

[–]cannedmath 0 points1 point ago

You're drunk, I get it. Hope you're having fun... But seriously, science and its concepts are constantly changing, I don't see what baffles you so much.

[–]GGREPOSTCHECKER -1 points0 points ago

Repost.

Neil deGrasse Tyson at Disneyworld [FIXED] [+1207]

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