tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338557.post115680081079518753..comments2023-08-18T04:37:47.001-04:00Comments on Byzantium's Shores: chronicling the misadventures of an overalls-clad hippie: Sentential Links #63 (The Plutonic Edition)Kelly Sedingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10704114189919711467noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338557.post-1156859475675711502006-08-29T09:51:00.000-04:002006-08-29T09:51:00.000-04:00An honor, etc. ;^)An honor, etc. ;^)Jay Manifoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13259809239539542120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338557.post-1156822975983363892006-08-28T23:42:00.000-04:002006-08-28T23:42:00.000-04:00I find it amusing that the anti-Pluto faction is a...I find it amusing that the anti-Pluto faction is applauding the new definition that kicks Pluto out of the planet club. When people protest, they invariably respond "But Pluto's too <I>small</I> to be a planet!" Yet none of them, as far as I am aware, have offered a specific size that is planet worthy. They argue that Pluto is smaller than our moon, but our moon is only slightly smaller than Mercury. Shouldn't that disqualify Mercury from planethood? And if an Earth-size Kupier Belt object with an irregular orbit is found, is <I>that</I> not a planet as well? I mean, really--this whole affair is a convoluted mess. <BR/><BR/>Set an arbitrary size limit and be done with it!Jayme Lynn Blaschkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02919766841748858790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338557.post-1156819308017540152006-08-28T22:41:00.000-04:002006-08-28T22:41:00.000-04:00word.or,what Kevin said ;-)word.<BR/><BR/>or,<BR/><BR/>what Kevin said ;-)Sean Meadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05065687969605540072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338557.post-1156817239531391862006-08-28T22:07:00.000-04:002006-08-28T22:07:00.000-04:00Always an honor to be included.Always an honor to be included.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com