• @[email protected]
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      46 months ago

      there was a poll among astronomers whether they should rename uranus, and they almost unanimously decided to keep it that way because it got funding just due to giggles.

    • TXL
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      86 months ago

      It is pretty close to where the sun doesn’t shine.

      • GladiusB
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        126 months ago

        Things I never realized being a straight man

        • Dharma Curious (he/him)
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          46 months ago

          Let me help every woman you’ll sleep with going forward, then. Don’t just jizz on the bed when you pull out. It also gets cold, but now it’s where you need to sleep. Lol.

          Also don’t get it in their hair, it’s a bitch to get out if it dries. Invest in a daily glass of pineapple juice, though, and you probably won’t have to worry about it where to end. They won’t mind swallowing so much

          • GladiusB
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            6 months ago

            Lmao. I’m an old man with a kid and a committed GF. We always have something to take care of it. But thanks for the PSA.

  • @[email protected]
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    126 months ago

    And that’s to say nothing of Uranus’ moons, of which there are nearly 30.

    Damn. Surprised that many can last that long and not destroy each other.

    • @[email protected]
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      156 months ago

      The gas Giants are huge, like really really huge. Jupiter and Saturn have more than that. The rings from Saturn are probably from moons, but not necessarily colliding, but getting close enough to the planet to reach the Roche Limit.

    • HexesofVexes
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      406 months ago

      Don’t worry, the scientific community is working on getting it renamed to solve exactly this problem.

      It’s going to be called “urectum”.

      • Dharma Curious (he/him)
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        196 months ago

        I’m a genuine proponent of renaming Uranus to “Caelus.” It’s the only planet (save earth) not named for a Roman god. It’s named for a Greek god, and completely breaks the naming convention. Funny word play aside, I’d like to see it renamed Caelus.

          • Dharma Curious (he/him)
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            36 months ago

            Right? Such a cool name! I also would not mind if they renamed earth to Terra, though, to keep the trend. But if we keep Uranus, we should make earth Gaia, so Uranus won’t be so lonely as the only Greek in the solar system.

            I may, may, be anthropomorphizing our planets a bit

        • @[email protected]
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          46 months ago

          Hey don’t talk about Uranus like that.

          Uranus is good enough, smart enough, and goshdarnit, people like Uranus.

    • Jo Miran
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      156 months ago

      Relax friend. You are safe. That was a long time ago and Father McCoy is not around anymore.

    • L3ft_F13ld!
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      None of us are (hopefully). Doesn’t make the joke any less funny to our 12 year old senses of humour.