▲ 1705 ▼ Can you think of any now? (piefed.cdn.blahaj.zone) submitted 1 year ago by LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone to c/science_memes@mander.xyz 375 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] smeg@feddit.uk 10 points 1 year ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 7 points 1 year ago* I think it's a neat idea but probably needs more contributors and for people to be a bit more critical with things. For example, an obvious one, I don't see it mention that Pluto is no longer classified as a planet. That would be a great thing to mention, especially if you talk about things we used to consider planets but don't any longer. Ceres is another example of this. In 1801 it was discovered and considered a planet until sometime in the 1950s (it seems like it wasn't an all-at-once shift) when it was considered an asteroid despite its planet like appearance. Now it is considered a dwarf planet like Pluto. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 7 points 1 year ago* I think it's a neat idea but probably needs more contributors and for people to be a bit more critical with things. For example, an obvious one, I don't see it mention that Pluto is no longer classified as a planet. That would be a great thing to mention, especially if you talk about things we used to consider planets but don't any longer. Ceres is another example of this. In 1801 it was discovered and considered a planet until sometime in the 1950s (it seems like it wasn't an all-at-once shift) when it was considered an asteroid despite its planet like appearance. Now it is considered a dwarf planet like Pluto. permalink fedilink source parent