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[–] 43 points 2 years ago (2 children)
  • [–] 20 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Why did they have to use "plunge"?💀

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  • [–] 36 points 2 years ago (1 child)
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  • [–] 21 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Narrator: He will never be mature enough for that.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Maybe it happens sometime after 40?

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I honestly don't know which name is better: Uranus or George.

    Yes, the guy who discovered the planet wanted to name it after King George, but everyone said that was too political, so it was called Uranus.

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago (1 child)
  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Aragorn voice: "But today is not that day!!"

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    In mythology, Uranus (or Ouranos) is the son AND husband of Gaia (Earth). They had 18 kids together, but he hated having kids, so he hid the kids inside Gaia… in a cave I guess, presumably not the same cave he was having sex with. In response, she gave the youngest, Cronus, a magic sickle and he castrated Ouranos. So somehow, despite 63 Earths being able to fit inside Uranus, Uranus managed to fit himself inside of Earth at least 18 times.

    It’s also crazy that astronomers didn’t go with the objectively cooler ‘Ouranos’ spelling of the name, and instead went with the ‘Your Anus’ spelling.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    presumably not the same cave he was having sex with

    It was exactly the same cave he was having sex with. He refused to remove his penis to prevent their children from leaving the womb cave, so Kronos had to castrate Ouranos so they could emerge.

    That's the actual myth.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago

    That beats the current sharpie record!

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    You're a nuss.

    That's the official pronunciation. Practice it, and one day you can partake in astrononical discussions without giggling!

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    The great thing about this is that "a" can be pronounced as either long or short a. At least, that's how it's used where I live, I'm not sure if that's actually "correct."

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Jesus christ....do they not teach you anything in school anymore??

    astronomers changed the name of Uranus to end that stupid joke.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago*

    Important question, do they mean

    1. 63*V_Earth <= V_Uranus, 64*V_Earth > V_Uranus

    or

    1. They actually considered sphere packing and thus 64*V_Earth <= V*_Uranus
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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    Embrace Uranus

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    What else can you fit in Uranus?

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago*

    I'll tell you what not to put in there: Christmas decorations. They break easy and it can cause a mess. Don't want to pollute all of Uranus' non-solid core with glass shards.

    See it even sounds sexual when I clearly make it about the planet

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    .. in the back seat of a stellar Volkswagen.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)
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    The day that happens, I'd rather die

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    I hope I can always be immature enough to laugh at this. Life sucks, enjoy the little things. Or in this case the very big space you can fit things into.

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