Mr. Nye needs to make an official retraction of some of his more outrageous statements about Pluto. Pluto is not all ice. It is 75% rock. Earth would have a lot of ice, too, if it was that far away. Not sure the %. Pluto meets 2 of 3 current elements of the IAU definition of a planet, and is considered a dwarf planet, not a comet. And, it would still be a dwarf planet if it were as close to the Sun as Mercury. As President of the Planetary Society, you have a responsibility to the truth.
Pluto should be called a planet. Nye doesn't say that any planet brought close enough to the Sun would develop a tail due to outgassing. Mercury currently has a tail. However, neither Mercury nor Pluto would disintegrate at Mercury's orbit because both are rocky. Pluto is estimated at 75% rock, so calling it an icy body is not exactly correct. Also, Pluto is about 1400 miles in diameter, more than large enough to be rounded by its own gravity, a characteristic of planets, not of asteroids.
This made bill nye seem more..boring? Also: If pluto was considered a planet all this time when our moon CLEARLY is more planetly, then why isn't our moon its own planet?
CARL SAGAN - "Almost no one attempts to educate themselves on the basics of science and technology, yet our society is based on these. TV takes up far too much of our time and is apparently much more attractive to most of us than the beauty and wonder of science. This is a prescription for disaster. We might get away with it for a while, but sooner or later this combustible mixture of ignorance and power is going to blow up in our faces." - CARL SAGAN
Then they should call them "astronomical bodies". It really doesn't make a difference and Earth still functions like a celestial body does, it's just semantically not called one, which means they just worded it poorly.
Fantastic, bowties, space, most likely underneath his coat are suspenders...Anyone thinking what I'm thinking? Bill Nye can be the American version of the Doctor. But Doctor Who?
We of the Jovian counsel hereby decree that Earth is no longer a planet! It orbits too close to the Sun and has only one moon! Pluto, with its 4 moons, retains planet-hood. Someone must defend true planets from stupid Earthlings!
i hate world , i wana go to pluto nd spend my lyf there all alone ! fuck this planet earth full of dumb pplz terrorist, politicians, royality, poverty,war etc .
NATURE IS GOD!!!! WE ADORE, BOW DOWN, AND WORSHIP YOU O MATTER!!! HAIL O OUR ALL POWERFUL SCIENCE!!! HAIL, O MOST MIGHTY TECHNOLOGY!!!.....HAIL....WE WILL PLACE OUR TRUST AND MIGHT IN THEE O OUR MOST MAJESTIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY!!!
WE ARE INVINCIBLE...INVINCIBLE WITH OUR MOST MIGHTY TECHNOLOGY!!!....WE ARE GODS.... I AM GOD, YOU ARE GOD, WE ALL ARE GOD'S!!!! TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE WILL MAKE US GOD'S!!!....YES... YES.... YES.... O MOST GRACIOUS AND AWESOME TECHNOLOGY & SCIENCE - OUR GOD!!!
@therainydaze me too! And HOW THE HECK DOES EVERYBODY KNOW ABOUT THIS "BEEPING " CHUCK NORRIS GUY!!!!!!!????????? HE'S DRIVING ME CRAZY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IF I HERE ONE MORE COMMENT ABOUT MR NORRIS I'LL THROW HIM TO ANTARCTICA SO HE CAN FREEZE HIS "ANUS " AND I'LL ALSO.....!!!
Pluto is 60% rock, so it won't completely evaporate, nor is it's composition define it as either a planet or any other classification. I mean, gas giants have no solid surface, and the are believed to develop a trail of gas if it is too close to it's star. For an object to be a planet it has to be spherical, orbit a star and be gravitationally dominate of the area it orbits. Pluto doesn't cover the last one. Its not much smaller than our Moon anyway, and our moon is quite large.
Why the hell do we have to argue about how he dresses? He's Bill Nye, for crying out loud! If Chuck Norris wore clown shoes, a cowboy hat, and a pink frilly gown in a formal party, people wouldn't give a damn! Case in point: Bill Nye is the Chuck Norris.... of SCIENCE!!!
No, man. Carl Sagan's the Chuck Norris of science. Better yet, Chuck Norris is the Carl Sagan of badassery. The proof: Sagan was one of Bill Nye's professors in college.
@JCperfection Nye is the clown of science. Pluto isn't called a planet anymore because it's made of ice and will evaporate away soon? Or because it's far away? Because it's not "worthy" of being a planet? I'm afraid that's not science.
We've known Pluto is made of ice long before the name change.
As with his views on global warming, he's a conformist. He will never stand up for what is correct & makes sense, he will just parrot whatever the consensus of the day happens to be.
@FantasticBob7000 You're full of fail. In this very video he goes against the 'consensus of the day' by stating his own opinion on what Pluto should be classified as.
@OminousLatinUsername The consensus of the day was to stop calling them planets. I suppose you're referring to Nye's talk about "ice dwarfs," I guess you can think that's original. The point is he's parroting the ridiculous unscientific view that they're too small to be called planets. He sure as hell didn't precede the IAU's ruling.
@FantasticBob7000 Scientists change their views of the Universe based on the evidence in front of them, they don't cling to what they wish to be true. There's nothing wrong with changing your view based on new scientific discoveries. It is humbling.
@coolasice9991 it's more likely to freeze first. However, it is true that water evaporates faster (need less energy) in areas where there is lower air pressure - hikers who go up to higher altitudes can attest to that.
maybe Bill Nye doesn't take into account that a bunch of people are too lazy to do the thinking he hopes for and that they would rather stubbornly declare that they will always think of pluto as a planet and that the IAU is stupid and all sorts of ignorance. Scientists are your friends! don't try to be anti-intellectual! if you do many people will not listen to you at all, especially not real scientists.
@DarthPickley to right. But how many actually cared about Pluto until it was demoted down from Planet to Dwarf planet. Some use the lazest of excuse. As such as they always know and been taught it been a planet. Once upon a time it was the sun and Moon were know as planets,they thought the universe revolved arond the earth, they thought the earth was flat. Makes you wonder if they had the internet back when these were being changes would we still be seeing the same lazy attitudes.
lol i just wanna give bill nye the science guy a hug he started me up on science now i love it i was 5 too about 8 know im 13 going too bowie elementry living in sunset texas the most smallest city in the world watching his videos at school
To everyone who stands up for Bill Nye, thank you. Watching his show as a kid when nobody had time to give me attention really made me think I had a buddy. Hehe.
Oh before i forget...to the little boy who insulted my screen name. Its actually a combo of a stage name i used as a dancer ( ! ) ....im co writing a book abouit it and i sell personal pictures and stuff online and although the little Burger King boy cant afford it you can save your money and buy some stuff from me. Pimpin for the cause. :)
While im here this guy is wearing "tan" colors this shows people you cant make a decision...wear black or loud colors when you make a public presentation trying to convince people about stuff. You have to get attention...tan shows he he isnt sure about what he says about his space rocks so other people wont be either. :)
I love Bill Nye, but I'm still upset about the declassification of Pluto. To say it's not worthy of planet status because it would evaporate if it headed for the sun, I think, is an arbitrary reason. I might as well say Saturn shouldn't be a planet because it's already gaseous. Heck, it's less dense than water.
This guy sure gets excited about a rock in space...ha ha! But wearing a bowtie to a non-formal event shows he doesnt have confidence in what he says he needs to lose that. :(
@Licreh@Licreh it makes perfect sense he should wear a NECKTIE not a bowtie. You ALWAYS dress to impress people. A bowtie worn at a non formal event is used to distract people. He's making a presentation...if he cant take himself seriously then why should anyone else? If he dressed down he would be a slob he needs business casual...a necktie. Good luck. :)
@jdfox1 He's Bill Nye! Who does he have to impress? He always wears a bowtie. You make weird assumptions about menswear. And now I see you're really making a case that wearing a certain color means he's unsure of himelf. REALLY?!
I might as well say that by adding the "1" in "jdfox1," you are overcompensating for a lack of masculinity. I could make the assumption that the "1" is a phallic symbol making up for impotency. But in truth, the "1" is meaningless, just as Bill Nye's clothes are.
@Licreh@Licreh Well you keep asking me questions...i just give answers. "Lack of masculinity...totally right about that! I'm sure you can identify. Its about business dress...this is nothing new although i doubt a little boy like yourself who complains and insults people over the Tube would know. Your job at Burger King doesnt count...thats so not a real career little boy. As far as "phallic" symbol...size matters to me and you clearly come up short unless you pay ( see links! ). Bye! :)
@jdfox1 I'm not asking you questions. I'm telling you that you keep making incorrect assumptions about Bill Nye, just like you are now making incorrect assumptions about my age and job. My point was that the "1" is not a symbol for anything, just like Bill Nye's suit and tie don't stand for anything or have any meaning. They're just clothes. I'm not complaining, I'm just saying that when you make assumptions out of nothing, you sound like an idiot.
@jdfox1 Unless it is worn as a joke or a gag, wearing a tie of any kind shows that a man is unable to think for himself and is willing to sacrifice his own safety and dignity in order to fit into a twisted society. Neckties are dangerous, uncomfortable, and totally pointless. Only men who have no control over their lives wear neckties or bowties. What you perceive as strength in a man is actually weakness.
@dmh497 they are only dangerous if your you have a mental handicap and shouldn't be around chocking hazards, and if thats the case you shouldn't play with anything that has a 3+ toy rating on it.
@jdfox1 Obviously you don't know Bill Nye. He has done hundreds of educational science programs over the course of two decades. He has been wearing that bowtie for years.
@AstronomyGuru1 btw, I can't give links in comment area, but you can google "IAU 2006 General Assembly: Result of the IAU Resolution votes". In that article, you'll find the sentence :
It was agreed that "planets" and "dwarf planets" are two distinct classes of objects"
@AstronomyGuru1 I quote that sentence because it announces clearly in one sentence that the two cases are different. Well, it's about other planetary systems. But if you read through the first & the second paragraph, you'll find 2 sentences about clearing neighbouring regions. That's why "dwarf planets" does not belong to the category of "planets". Totally different from the Guinea pig
@AstronomyGuru1 They are *by definition* different, not by any guess or understanding based on words. Go to see the wikipedia article "dwarf planet", pay attention to the last sentence of the introduction part. Or you may try to find the news about the 2006 vote on this issue, on the site of IAU
I thought they said that it wasn't a planet because there are larger objects outside of our solar system in the Kuiper Belt that are larger than pluto
New Horizons is on the way to Pluto with the ashes of the founder of this planet. They are going to take a picture when they arrive looking back over Pluto's horizon at our sun. This will tell them if there is a faint atmosphere consisting of ice particles. Pluto will be in the spotlight in 2015, Until then, they are bashing Pluto. Pluto is a very important clue to the creation of our solar system. Pluto was never near our sun, and will never be, that is a comets job. Pluto is key.
First off...he's still alive and well (and when he does pass on, it will by all means be a dark day!)
And second...whether you believe Pluto is still a planet or not, he's right in the sense that science is meant to be questioned. That's the beauty of how we as humans tick and make new discoveries! :)
I saw bill nye randomly on dr.oz and he was still as badass as ever. he ate a marshmallow that was dipped in liquid nitrogen and blew smoke out his nostrils and mouth lol
Bill Nye is not dead, I remember hearing this rumor about a year ago and still have no clue how or where it started. Bill Nye is still alive and well the last I hear and according to his website still has speaking enguagements planned this year. I just read a blog post from him 2 weeks ago lol.
Yeah 10 years ago when I was a kid I learned it to be a planet. It's fun arguing with my 8 year old nephew about it. Seriously though, Bill Nye managed to make me feel a lot better about the change right there lol
The controversy about how to categorize the objects orbiting the Sun is not settled. For now, we thinik of these objects as being in one of three categories: The terrestrial planets, the gas giants and the dwarf planets, the icy rubble left over from the formation of the solar system that orbit in elongated paths in a broad torus shaped area beyond Neptune. Then there are the asteroids between Mars and Jupiter.
further to be a planet a body should:1)be in orbit around the sun(not other bodies)2)have formed a sphere owing to its gravity and mass3) have cleared majority of the material around it by adding it to its mass. Pluto fails the 3rd condition. this is because its a part of giant cloud of numerous other objects nearly its size or more, all moving around the sun at similar orbital speeds (Eg asteroid belt)in an area called Kuiper belt.
i hate you peaple that think pluto shouldt be a plant even though i never seen in real life i still love it its cute! its only a baby planet .would you kill a human baby huh stupid;:?summey
@camiandsummey lol factors like cuteness and preferences doesnt come into consideration here. the fact that we ahve already found bodies almost the same size or larger than pluto and we are finding hundreds yearly gives us 2 options: either add a hundred planets ain a few years or classify them om basis of their properties and similarities as semi/dwarf/failed planets.
pluto will make earth spin in a forward motion I had visions of this before I knew what caused this. we just need to be ready for the shift that isn't going to be talked about and I believe it should thats why I am wanting people to know and do put a message to god and just ask how will this shift affect me and you will see in a vision what it will be like.
The physics will tell you what direction, it may vary if you have a different frame of reference, but as Einstein proclaimed, the Laws of Physics must be the same for all inertial frames (frames of reference).
pluto is our planet x the reason planet x has a strong magnetic field that keeps our solar system in aliment and when a plant gets close to it the planet will shift and other planets will shift around it keeping the universe constantly changing and not hitting other planets in the universe.
Earth never has and never will be referred to as a "gas giant" which is the current designation of both Jupiter and its three cousins in this system (and the multitude that fit their baisc CURRENT format outside of outside of our system). Currently the two major planetary formations we are aware of (on record) in this system are the terrestrial planets like Earth (Mercury, Venus, Mars), and the gas giants. Third, and least understood at this point, is the Kuiper Belt objects.
The funny thing about those objects is that we know very little about them. Who knows, maybe Pluto will prove us wrong in the next 5 years and show us that there are almost NO projects that far way, with a mass and size that big that happen to be that large, with such a strange surface.
Oh, just curious... let me know when you find a moon of Jupiter larger than Earth. Be sure to site ALL the information on this moon. Name, size, composition, etc...
I'd like to say for the record, that you are the one who said black midgets are not people, not me. I also see that I have to explain this further, because there are people on the internet who antagonize just for the hell of it.
Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars all share the same basic structures. Superficially they're all different, and if we were to go on that idea, then how would we classify any of the planets as being similar?
Mercury is barren and lacks a significant atmosphere. Venus has a runaway greenhouse effect for an atmosphere and is actually the planet with the hottest surface temperature. Earth, the only planet in the system with significant (known) vegetation and liquid water exposed at the surface. Mars, weak atmosphere but still has SOME weather conditions, but water is frozen or not visible at the surface. Then there's the gas planets. All different colours. Oh no! Now what?!
The point is, there aren't enough things Pluto has in common with the rest of the planets, to really give it that name. It's smaller than our Moon. Does that make our Moon a planet now? What about Titan? It has an atmosphere and a liquid at the surface. It's also bigger than both Mercury and Pluto. Do we call it a planet? No. It circles a planet already. As does the Moon. So before you even consider that tangent, yeah... no.
A midget is still the same species of Human as the rest of us.. just smaller. They don't have skin made of ice, or shoot fire out of their ears. They don't have x-ray vision. They don't have the ability to fly. They see the way taller people see, eat the same foods, and walk down the same sidewalks.
The only obvious similarity between Pluto and ALL other major planets is the fact that Pluto is known to be round. It orbits the sun in a more elongated orbit (somewhat similar to a comet), has its own moon(s) (Venus and Mercury do not - so does that make them non-planets to you?), and unlike all the other known planets in this system, is covered in ice.
@Reviewnaut why can't we just send something to one of the more interesting planets like Jupiter or Saturn.......you know.........just fly some man made object into their atmospheres and see what happens. I know they don't have a solid surface but it would be cool just to see what happens.
Not sure if you're being sarcastic or not.. lol. Pioneer 10/11, Voyager 1/2, Galileo and Cassini are all probes that have visited those planets (a Google search will reveal more specific info). Galileo orbited Jupiter for a few years, and they did send it in to Jupiter's atmosphere (where it was crushed by the pressure). Cassini is currently at Saturn, and it too will likely be sent straight in to Saturn's atmosphere when the mission is over.
@iwant2bbuff It would have to be a solid ball of metal, Jupiter's gravity is so strong that the hydrogen in its core acts like a metal, and has the consistency of mercury. It is so strong that in the late 90's the tidal forces (forces on an object are stronger on the side that is closer to the planet) ripped Comet Shoemaker Levy 9 into dozens of pieces.
Pluto is still a planet it's just a dwarf planet NOT a moon, if it is a moon what is pluto's moon. Is it just a tiny rock just floating around, or is it the moon of pluto?
I wasn't very happy about them not calling pluto a planet.... I understand why, but I just didn't like it when someone asks "how many planets are there?" and I say "9!" and there like "Nope! you're wrong!" lol
but the way he put it, it almost sounds fun... wierd... Bill Nye should be knighted or something lol
I've met a lot of people who seem to think of science as something that is very arrogant. People are confused as to why scientists can sound so sure of themselves, yet they change their opinions all the time. They see science as something that's naive and shortsighted in its arrogance. But if you really look at the process of science, it's not like that! Science is an endeavor of brutal humility. Science would not progress if people couldn't let go of cherished beliefs when new evidence arises.
By changing Plutos status to reflect new scientific findings, it's showing people that science is not static like people think it is. Science is flexible, and this is it's strength.
These are just words and it's not technically a scientific issue. It's an issue of definitions. "Planet" is just a word describing a certain kind of object. With the finding of many other similar objects, it was determined that a more objective definition of "planet" should exclude objects like Pluto.
Also, no one has a "grudge against pluto". I love Pluto. It's my favorite object in the Solar System by far. I just don't think it's fair to call it a planet. Your emotional attachments to Pluto are meaningless. It's not because scientists "don't like Pluto" (what is this, Kindergarten?), it's because calling it a planet is like calling an island a continent. There isn't really a true cut-off point between an island and a continent, but we need such words for simplicity.
Still funny that it took them over 70 years to change their mind. But still all those books, all the years of learning the solar system and Astronomy. I really don't see why it's a must change.
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What I don't understand is how Pluto, being a solid object, is not worthy of being call a planet when our two biggest planets, Jupiter and Saturn, are nothing but gas. You can't even land on them. So what if Pluto would melt if it got too close to the sun? I'm pretty sure the majority of the surface of the earth would do that too.
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sorry guys it took 2 generations to learn that Pluto is a planet, while you so shamelessly deciding otherwise. you should have at least consulted Clyde Tombou before you make your unwise decisions.
you those who proudly stripping Pluto of planetary states have you made any significant discoveries, something that wipes shame on your faces...i doubted
hell yeah. Fuck "Pluto" ice dwarf bitch!
psychomikeUS 1 day ago
The 4th moon was discovered in 2011, and will probably be named in August 2012, if not sooner.
Sowff 3 weeks ago
Mr. Nye needs to make an official retraction of some of his more outrageous statements about Pluto. Pluto is not all ice. It is 75% rock. Earth would have a lot of ice, too, if it was that far away. Not sure the %. Pluto meets 2 of 3 current elements of the IAU definition of a planet, and is considered a dwarf planet, not a comet. And, it would still be a dwarf planet if it were as close to the Sun as Mercury. As President of the Planetary Society, you have a responsibility to the truth.
Sowff 3 weeks ago
Pluto should be called a planet. Nye doesn't say that any planet brought close enough to the Sun would develop a tail due to outgassing. Mercury currently has a tail. However, neither Mercury nor Pluto would disintegrate at Mercury's orbit because both are rocky. Pluto is estimated at 75% rock, so calling it an icy body is not exactly correct. Also, Pluto is about 1400 miles in diameter, more than large enough to be rounded by its own gravity, a characteristic of planets, not of asteroids.
laurele861 3 weeks ago
Sailor Pluto must have cried when she heard the news.
VictoryFire88 3 weeks ago
This made bill nye seem more..boring? Also: If pluto was considered a planet all this time when our moon CLEARLY is more planetly, then why isn't our moon its own planet?
queenvamp11 1 month ago
Don't feel bad Pluto, I'm not a planet either
Foremek 1 month ago
Also, everything evaporates. Everything. Just get it hot enough and whoosh.
osakanone 2 months ago
Don't feel bad, Pluto. You'll always be a planet in my heart.
osakanone 2 months ago
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CARL SAGAN - "Almost no one attempts to educate themselves on the basics of science and technology, yet our society is based on these. TV takes up far too much of our time and is apparently much more attractive to most of us than the beauty and wonder of science. This is a prescription for disaster. We might get away with it for a while, but sooner or later this combustible mixture of ignorance and power is going to blow up in our faces." - CARL SAGAN
TheLogicalBrain 3 months ago
According to theInternation Astronomical Union's (the guys that said Pluto isn't a planet) definition of a planet is as follows:
A celestial body that:
1. Orbits the sun
2.Has enough mass to sustain hydrostatric equilibrium (almost a perfect sphere)
3. Has a strong enough gravitational feild to clear away debris from it's orbital path (gravitationaly dominant)
The Earth is not a celestial body, therefore the Earth is not a planet...
I think we need to get a better I.A.U
Deathnotefan97 3 months ago
@Deathnotefan97
Then they should call them "astronomical bodies". It really doesn't make a difference and Earth still functions like a celestial body does, it's just semantically not called one, which means they just worded it poorly.
pineapplefever 1 month ago
@Deathnotefan97 Depends on your definition of "almost perfect sphere"
sploderdotcom 1 month ago
@Deathnotefan97 Also, Earth is the celestial body upon which the definition of the planet was originally built.
sploderdotcom 1 month ago
Fantastic, bowties, space, most likely underneath his coat are suspenders...Anyone thinking what I'm thinking? Bill Nye can be the American version of the Doctor. But Doctor Who?
DjHamHam411 3 months ago
PLUTO WILL ALWAYS BE A PLANET IN MY HEART!!!!!!!
moonshadow112358 4 months ago
We of the Jovian counsel hereby decree that Earth is no longer a planet! It orbits too close to the Sun and has only one moon! Pluto, with its 4 moons, retains planet-hood. Someone must defend true planets from stupid Earthlings!
SuperMagnetizer 6 months ago
@SuperMagnetizer 4 moons? whats the fourth?
sploderdotcom 1 month ago
@sploderdotcom The fourth moon, P4, is a tiny one discovered by the Hubble Space Telescope in the summer of 2011.
laurele861 3 weeks ago
i hate world , i wana go to pluto nd spend my lyf there all alone ! fuck this planet earth full of dumb pplz terrorist, politicians, royality, poverty,war etc .
tackiee9 8 months ago
@tackiee9
Along with people who don't know how to spell, apparently... :)
P.S. Bill Nye's awesome!
msmnm1015 7 months ago
@tackiee9 Damn straight! I wouldn't blame you one bit if you just UP AND LEAVE!
GooglFascists 7 months ago
53 people are Plutonians
jmccuen 8 months ago
Because of what he said, Bill Nye is a jerk.
Crazygirl11683 9 months ago
@Crazygirl11683 YYOU FAIL! >:(
CalicoVall 8 months ago
Its ok Pluto I'm not a planet ether
BECKDADDY 9 months ago
Then fall Pluto. Only Bill Nye could make me agree with the name change.
Veggieman87 9 months ago
I was against the Pluto planet change, but now that I see that Bill Nye thinks its great, I'm all for it.
speed7exc 9 months ago
NATURE IS GOD!!!! WE ADORE, BOW DOWN, AND WORSHIP YOU O MATTER!!! HAIL O OUR ALL POWERFUL SCIENCE!!! HAIL, O MOST MIGHTY TECHNOLOGY!!!.....HAIL....WE WILL PLACE OUR TRUST AND MIGHT IN THEE O OUR MOST MAJESTIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY!!!
WE ARE INVINCIBLE...INVINCIBLE WITH OUR MOST MIGHTY TECHNOLOGY!!!....WE ARE GODS.... I AM GOD, YOU ARE GOD, WE ALL ARE GOD'S!!!! TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE WILL MAKE US GOD'S!!!....YES... YES.... YES.... O MOST GRACIOUS AND AWESOME TECHNOLOGY & SCIENCE - OUR GOD!!!
mishakol129 9 months ago
@mishakol129 Why do you have to be a 'God'? I like being vulnerable, loveable me much better! ^_^
CalicoVall 8 months ago
@CalicoVall It was a joke... hehehe....lol.... I'm a Christian.
mishakol129 8 months ago
@mishakol129 so i hear u leik philosoraptors? c:<
Zakilovee 7 months ago
Who's Chuck Norris?
puckduim 10 months ago
Chuck Norris vs Bill Nye on Pluto! Now there is a story! I wonder who would win? But the bigger question is how do we get them there!
soulflier1961 10 months ago
bill is always strung out on crack. sorry kids
uknowgmech 10 months ago
WAIT SO WHATS GONNA HAPPEN TO THOSE 9 PIZZAS?
PlayOnPlaya17 10 months ago
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PlayOnPlaya17 10 months ago
@therainydaze me too! And HOW THE HECK DOES EVERYBODY KNOW ABOUT THIS "BEEPING " CHUCK NORRIS GUY!!!!!!!????????? HE'S DRIVING ME CRAZY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IF I HERE ONE MORE COMMENT ABOUT MR NORRIS I'LL THROW HIM TO ANTARCTICA SO HE CAN FREEZE HIS "ANUS " AND I'LL ALSO.....!!!
buttercupmh 10 months ago
Pluto is 60% rock, so it won't completely evaporate, nor is it's composition define it as either a planet or any other classification. I mean, gas giants have no solid surface, and the are believed to develop a trail of gas if it is too close to it's star. For an object to be a planet it has to be spherical, orbit a star and be gravitationally dominate of the area it orbits. Pluto doesn't cover the last one. Its not much smaller than our Moon anyway, and our moon is quite large.
Kohrote 11 months ago
@BIakDragon be more than happy to compare resumes and degrees im on FB, BP so holla short stuff.
jdfox1 11 months ago
@BIakDragon just because you dont know how to dress properly for the proper occasion, doesnt mean the rest of us dont. Take a walk loser.
jdfox1 11 months ago
haha silly bill nye, Pluto isn't a planet!!!
RonaldReagan7 1 year ago
@RonaldReagan7 lol this is in like 2006
alvath511 11 months ago
the title mislead me to believe that Bill was on the surface of Pluto
theraineydaze 1 year ago 129
@theraineydaze me too :(
holadios08 1 year ago
@theraineydaze lmao, same here
tropicallanterns 9 months ago
@theraineydaze After listening to this, he is.
liquidgee13 8 months ago
@theraineydaze
He was on Pluto, which is why he agrees that it shouldn't be a planet.
PW4Dummies 6 days ago
did you realize at 0:20 that jupiter is as big as the sun?
DaxMalvossi 1 year ago
@DaxMalvossi well if it was any more dense it could ignite being a small sun.
Indy509 1 year ago
Bill Nye is possesed
MisterMatthewRoberts 1 year ago
As the Doctor says, "Bowties are Cool!"
JapNarutofan 1 year ago 3
Those kids forgot planet, "Rosie O'Donnell."
DtheS1 1 year ago
damn she is fat
spike378 1 year ago
"Bill Nye the Science Guy on Pluto"
I'm pretty sure Bill never went to Pluto...
SporeZoo 1 year ago
Why the hell do we have to argue about how he dresses? He's Bill Nye, for crying out loud! If Chuck Norris wore clown shoes, a cowboy hat, and a pink frilly gown in a formal party, people wouldn't give a damn! Case in point: Bill Nye is the Chuck Norris.... of SCIENCE!!!
JCperfection 1 year ago 100
@JCperfection
No, man. Carl Sagan's the Chuck Norris of science. Better yet, Chuck Norris is the Carl Sagan of badassery. The proof: Sagan was one of Bill Nye's professors in college.
DesertFox101 11 months ago
@JCperfection correction: bill is the steven seagal of science.
kdavisinca 10 months ago
@JCperfection You are a genius!
BriannaDawnc 10 months ago
@JCperfection Nye is the clown of science. Pluto isn't called a planet anymore because it's made of ice and will evaporate away soon? Or because it's far away? Because it's not "worthy" of being a planet? I'm afraid that's not science.
We've known Pluto is made of ice long before the name change.
As with his views on global warming, he's a conformist. He will never stand up for what is correct & makes sense, he will just parrot whatever the consensus of the day happens to be.
FantasticBob7000 6 months ago
@FantasticBob7000 You're full of fail. In this very video he goes against the 'consensus of the day' by stating his own opinion on what Pluto should be classified as.
OminousLatinUsername 6 months ago
@OminousLatinUsername The consensus of the day was to stop calling them planets. I suppose you're referring to Nye's talk about "ice dwarfs," I guess you can think that's original. The point is he's parroting the ridiculous unscientific view that they're too small to be called planets. He sure as hell didn't precede the IAU's ruling.
FantasticBob7000 6 months ago
@FantasticBob7000 Scientists change their views of the Universe based on the evidence in front of them, they don't cling to what they wish to be true. There's nothing wrong with changing your view based on new scientific discoveries. It is humbling.
TomzzHaccer 2 months ago
@JCperfection I'm not sure whether to like this because of the point or dislike this for the profanity. Is it possible yo do both?
sploderdotcom 1 month ago
does water evaporate in space?
coolasice9991 1 year ago
@coolasice9991 it's more likely to freeze first. However, it is true that water evaporates faster (need less energy) in areas where there is lower air pressure - hikers who go up to higher altitudes can attest to that.
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hungarylnnjsd 1 year ago
maybe Bill Nye doesn't take into account that a bunch of people are too lazy to do the thinking he hopes for and that they would rather stubbornly declare that they will always think of pluto as a planet and that the IAU is stupid and all sorts of ignorance. Scientists are your friends! don't try to be anti-intellectual! if you do many people will not listen to you at all, especially not real scientists.
DarthPickley 1 year ago 3
@DarthPickley to right. But how many actually cared about Pluto until it was demoted down from Planet to Dwarf planet. Some use the lazest of excuse. As such as they always know and been taught it been a planet. Once upon a time it was the sun and Moon were know as planets,they thought the universe revolved arond the earth, they thought the earth was flat. Makes you wonder if they had the internet back when these were being changes would we still be seeing the same lazy attitudes.
ZombiesAteMyKat 1 year ago
lol i just wanna give bill nye the science guy a hug he started me up on science now i love it i was 5 too about 8 know im 13 going too bowie elementry living in sunset texas the most smallest city in the world watching his videos at school
april76301 1 year ago
If you put Jupiter in the orbit of Mercury, it'd evoporate. What a bell end.
Puzzoozoo 1 year ago
@licreh and @jdfox1 enough stop fighting about bill nye!
ripjawman 1 year ago
When they said Pluto is not a planet, it totally rocked my world.
TurboRonin83 1 year ago
To everyone who stands up for Bill Nye, thank you. Watching his show as a kid when nobody had time to give me attention really made me think I had a buddy. Hehe.
moccalou 1 year ago
Ultra-Neptunian. That's a bad ass word.
Darksunshinerain87 1 year ago
I like Bill Nye :(
Godclash 1 year ago
Oh before i forget...to the little boy who insulted my screen name. Its actually a combo of a stage name i used as a dancer ( ! ) ....im co writing a book abouit it and i sell personal pictures and stuff online and although the little Burger King boy cant afford it you can save your money and buy some stuff from me. Pimpin for the cause. :)
jdfox1 1 year ago
While im here this guy is wearing "tan" colors this shows people you cant make a decision...wear black or loud colors when you make a public presentation trying to convince people about stuff. You have to get attention...tan shows he he isnt sure about what he says about his space rocks so other people wont be either. :)
jdfox1 1 year ago
I love Bill Nye, but I'm still upset about the declassification of Pluto. To say it's not worthy of planet status because it would evaporate if it headed for the sun, I think, is an arbitrary reason. I might as well say Saturn shouldn't be a planet because it's already gaseous. Heck, it's less dense than water.
Licreh 1 year ago
This guy sure gets excited about a rock in space...ha ha! But wearing a bowtie to a non-formal event shows he doesnt have confidence in what he says he needs to lose that. :(
jdfox1 1 year ago
@jdfox1 That makes no sense. That's just how he dresses. If he dressed down, would that show that he does have confidence?
Licreh 1 year ago
@Licreh @Licreh it makes perfect sense he should wear a NECKTIE not a bowtie. You ALWAYS dress to impress people. A bowtie worn at a non formal event is used to distract people. He's making a presentation...if he cant take himself seriously then why should anyone else? If he dressed down he would be a slob he needs business casual...a necktie. Good luck. :)
jdfox1 1 year ago
@jdfox1 He's Bill Nye! Who does he have to impress? He always wears a bowtie. You make weird assumptions about menswear. And now I see you're really making a case that wearing a certain color means he's unsure of himelf. REALLY?!
I might as well say that by adding the "1" in "jdfox1," you are overcompensating for a lack of masculinity. I could make the assumption that the "1" is a phallic symbol making up for impotency. But in truth, the "1" is meaningless, just as Bill Nye's clothes are.
Licreh 1 year ago 2
@Licreh @Licreh Well you keep asking me questions...i just give answers. "Lack of masculinity...totally right about that! I'm sure you can identify. Its about business dress...this is nothing new although i doubt a little boy like yourself who complains and insults people over the Tube would know. Your job at Burger King doesnt count...thats so not a real career little boy. As far as "phallic" symbol...size matters to me and you clearly come up short unless you pay ( see links! ). Bye! :)
jdfox1 1 year ago
@jdfox1 I'm not asking you questions. I'm telling you that you keep making incorrect assumptions about Bill Nye, just like you are now making incorrect assumptions about my age and job. My point was that the "1" is not a symbol for anything, just like Bill Nye's suit and tie don't stand for anything or have any meaning. They're just clothes. I'm not complaining, I'm just saying that when you make assumptions out of nothing, you sound like an idiot.
Licreh 1 year ago 2
@jdfox1 Unless it is worn as a joke or a gag, wearing a tie of any kind shows that a man is unable to think for himself and is willing to sacrifice his own safety and dignity in order to fit into a twisted society. Neckties are dangerous, uncomfortable, and totally pointless. Only men who have no control over their lives wear neckties or bowties. What you perceive as strength in a man is actually weakness.
dmh497 1 year ago
@dmh497 they are only dangerous if your you have a mental handicap and shouldn't be around chocking hazards, and if thats the case you shouldn't play with anything that has a 3+ toy rating on it.
Indy509 1 year ago
@jdfox1 You don't know Bill.
SasinineFlops 1 year ago
@SasinineFlops ok but i know Ramon.
jdfox1 1 year ago
@jdfox1 there is nothing wrong with bow-ties. i think they're cute.
allsonrice648 1 year ago
@jdfox1 Obviously you don't know Bill Nye. He has done hundreds of educational science programs over the course of two decades. He has been wearing that bowtie for years.
sgreen71778 1 year ago
@jdfox1 it is his character man.
mamushi72sai5575 1 year ago
@jdfox1 it's unfortunate when people up vote a comment like this one.
Fand421 1 year ago
The wild one.
Ypipable 1 year ago
@AstronomyGuru1 btw, I can't give links in comment area, but you can google "IAU 2006 General Assembly: Result of the IAU Resolution votes". In that article, you'll find the sentence :
It was agreed that "planets" and "dwarf planets" are two distinct classes of objects"
pchustudio 1 year ago
@AstronomyGuru1 I quote that sentence because it announces clearly in one sentence that the two cases are different. Well, it's about other planetary systems. But if you read through the first & the second paragraph, you'll find 2 sentences about clearing neighbouring regions. That's why "dwarf planets" does not belong to the category of "planets". Totally different from the Guinea pig
pchustudio 1 year ago
@AstronomyGuru1 btw, I've checked it last time I replied you
pchustudio 1 year ago
@AstronomyGuru1 They are *by definition* different, not by any guess or understanding based on words. Go to see the wikipedia article "dwarf planet", pay attention to the last sentence of the introduction part. Or you may try to find the news about the 2006 vote on this issue, on the site of IAU
pchustudio 1 year ago
@AstronomyGuru1 why doesn't Pluto clear it's orbital path
iwant2bbuff 1 year ago
I thought they said that it wasn't a planet because there are larger objects outside of our solar system in the Kuiper Belt that are larger than pluto
iwant2bbuff 1 year ago
New Horizons is on the way to Pluto with the ashes of the founder of this planet. They are going to take a picture when they arrive looking back over Pluto's horizon at our sun. This will tell them if there is a faint atmosphere consisting of ice particles. Pluto will be in the spotlight in 2015, Until then, they are bashing Pluto. Pluto is a very important clue to the creation of our solar system. Pluto was never near our sun, and will never be, that is a comets job. Pluto is key.
FieldMajor76 1 year ago
bill was years ahead of "experts".
FreeLanceArizona 1 year ago
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@AstronomyGuru1 No. "planets" and "dwarf planets" are two distinct classes of objects.
pchustudio 1 year ago
@AstronomyGuru1 No. "planets" and "dwarf planets" are two distinct classes of objects.
pchustudio 1 year ago
@AstronomyGuru1 look it up dumbass my teacher did in school it said scientist decided its not a planet cause he takes longer time to orbit
441michaeljackson 1 year ago
@441michaeljackson You're incredibly dumb.
Lonestarr1337 1 year ago
@Lonestarr1337 actully u r asshole dumbass
441michaeljackson 1 year ago
@AstronomyGuru1 no it aint liar pluto WAS a planetnow it isnt
441michaeljackson 1 year ago
i heard pluto exploaded
1andrewman1 1 year ago
@1andrewman1 No, but it has turned red.
Pygnalumi 1 year ago
HE"S OLD!
MuziczMyThing 1 year ago
this is a dumb video:::::i think bill nye is so hottt...<3 him my smexy man my partner thinks im a crak head
pumkin246 1 year ago
First off...he's still alive and well (and when he does pass on, it will by all means be a dark day!)
And second...whether you believe Pluto is still a planet or not, he's right in the sense that science is meant to be questioned. That's the beauty of how we as humans tick and make new discoveries! :)
missbeatrix1 1 year ago
I saw bill nye randomly on dr.oz and he was still as badass as ever. he ate a marshmallow that was dipped in liquid nitrogen and blew smoke out his nostrils and mouth lol
Zaetix 1 year ago
Bill Nye is not dead, I remember hearing this rumor about a year ago and still have no clue how or where it started. Bill Nye is still alive and well the last I hear and according to his website still has speaking enguagements planned this year. I just read a blog post from him 2 weeks ago lol.
MajorDestruction 1 year ago
very stupid explanation.
sirajrizvi 1 year ago
Fake
freezazoid 1 year ago
I was rasied to believe that Pluto is a planet. No one can change my mind. I BELIEVE IN PLUTO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BholeViolater 1 year ago
@BholeViolater
Oh?????
And who the fuck are you to decide whether or not Pluto may retain planetary status?
I'll answer that for you: just a piece of shit!!! XD
Only a brainwashed idiot clings falsely to what was learned in kiddish years! LOL!
ImperatorDerGalaxis 1 year ago
google Doe's Account, its mindblowing.
travismalk 1 year ago
My Very Educated Mother Just Baked Us Nothing
RaynorX 1 year ago
My friends got to get drunk with Bill in Hawaii a few years ago. I was so jealous.
Ladiestreat 1 year ago 28
Eh, my generation will still consider it a planet, for the most part. It's still up in the air whether it will be permanently unplanetised.
NoWaiHoZe 1 year ago
Yeah 10 years ago when I was a kid I learned it to be a planet. It's fun arguing with my 8 year old nephew about it. Seriously though, Bill Nye managed to make me feel a lot better about the change right there lol
DrinkElectrolytes 1 year ago
The controversy about how to categorize the objects orbiting the Sun is not settled. For now, we thinik of these objects as being in one of three categories: The terrestrial planets, the gas giants and the dwarf planets, the icy rubble left over from the formation of the solar system that orbit in elongated paths in a broad torus shaped area beyond Neptune. Then there are the asteroids between Mars and Jupiter.
luvdomus 1 year ago
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Fuck you Bill Lye!
Sismiques 1 year ago
how do u know if ur standing up, or upside down when in space? viewing angles wud be fucked
balaclava1110 1 year ago
play super mario galaxy it might help. lol
Snakecharmer95 1 year ago
SAILOR MOON!
javidrafiek 1 year ago
Hooray for Bill Nye. You're a great science guy!
psych0 2 years ago
further to be a planet a body should:1)be in orbit around the sun(not other bodies)2)have formed a sphere owing to its gravity and mass3) have cleared majority of the material around it by adding it to its mass. Pluto fails the 3rd condition. this is because its a part of giant cloud of numerous other objects nearly its size or more, all moving around the sun at similar orbital speeds (Eg asteroid belt)in an area called Kuiper belt.
sushanalone 2 years ago
i hate you peaple that think pluto shouldt be a plant even though i never seen in real life i still love it its cute! its only a baby planet .would you kill a human baby huh stupid;:?summey
camiandsummey 2 years ago
@camiandsummey lol factors like cuteness and preferences doesnt come into consideration here. the fact that we ahve already found bodies almost the same size or larger than pluto and we are finding hundreds yearly gives us 2 options: either add a hundred planets ain a few years or classify them om basis of their properties and similarities as semi/dwarf/failed planets.
sushanalone 2 years ago 3
Thanks for helping us cope, Bill!
looksintolasers 2 years ago 3
pluto will make earth spin in a forward motion I had visions of this before I knew what caused this. we just need to be ready for the shift that isn't going to be talked about and I believe it should thats why I am wanting people to know and do put a message to god and just ask how will this shift affect me and you will see in a vision what it will be like.
lance8956 2 years ago
Did god email this to you?
Ltbird 1 year ago
So you're saying that God told you that pluto is going to be like "HEY EARTH FUCK YOU I'M A PLANET!" and make us spin forward .
Also, how can you say what direction earth spins in if you can look at earth from any direction?
Microwave9001 1 year ago
The physics will tell you what direction, it may vary if you have a different frame of reference, but as Einstein proclaimed, the Laws of Physics must be the same for all inertial frames (frames of reference).
MasterStudios1 1 year ago
pluto is our planet x the reason planet x has a strong magnetic field that keeps our solar system in aliment and when a plant gets close to it the planet will shift and other planets will shift around it keeping the universe constantly changing and not hitting other planets in the universe.
lance8956 2 years ago
@lance8956 -LOL
LiamXaoh 1 year ago
Earth never has and never will be referred to as a "gas giant" which is the current designation of both Jupiter and its three cousins in this system (and the multitude that fit their baisc CURRENT format outside of outside of our system). Currently the two major planetary formations we are aware of (on record) in this system are the terrestrial planets like Earth (Mercury, Venus, Mars), and the gas giants. Third, and least understood at this point, is the Kuiper Belt objects.
Reviewnaut 2 years ago
The funny thing about those objects is that we know very little about them. Who knows, maybe Pluto will prove us wrong in the next 5 years and show us that there are almost NO projects that far way, with a mass and size that big that happen to be that large, with such a strange surface.
Oh, just curious... let me know when you find a moon of Jupiter larger than Earth. Be sure to site ALL the information on this moon. Name, size, composition, etc...
Reviewnaut 2 years ago
I'd like to say for the record, that you are the one who said black midgets are not people, not me. I also see that I have to explain this further, because there are people on the internet who antagonize just for the hell of it.
Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars all share the same basic structures. Superficially they're all different, and if we were to go on that idea, then how would we classify any of the planets as being similar?
Reviewnaut 2 years ago
Mercury is barren and lacks a significant atmosphere. Venus has a runaway greenhouse effect for an atmosphere and is actually the planet with the hottest surface temperature. Earth, the only planet in the system with significant (known) vegetation and liquid water exposed at the surface. Mars, weak atmosphere but still has SOME weather conditions, but water is frozen or not visible at the surface. Then there's the gas planets. All different colours. Oh no! Now what?!
Reviewnaut 2 years ago
The point is, there aren't enough things Pluto has in common with the rest of the planets, to really give it that name. It's smaller than our Moon. Does that make our Moon a planet now? What about Titan? It has an atmosphere and a liquid at the surface. It's also bigger than both Mercury and Pluto. Do we call it a planet? No. It circles a planet already. As does the Moon. So before you even consider that tangent, yeah... no.
Reviewnaut 2 years ago
@what962
A midget is still the same species of Human as the rest of us.. just smaller. They don't have skin made of ice, or shoot fire out of their ears. They don't have x-ray vision. They don't have the ability to fly. They see the way taller people see, eat the same foods, and walk down the same sidewalks.
Reviewnaut 2 years ago
The only obvious similarity between Pluto and ALL other major planets is the fact that Pluto is known to be round. It orbits the sun in a more elongated orbit (somewhat similar to a comet), has its own moon(s) (Venus and Mercury do not - so does that make them non-planets to you?), and unlike all the other known planets in this system, is covered in ice.
Nice try though.
Reviewnaut 2 years ago
@Reviewnaut why can't we just send something to one of the more interesting planets like Jupiter or Saturn.......you know.........just fly some man made object into their atmospheres and see what happens. I know they don't have a solid surface but it would be cool just to see what happens.
iwant2bbuff 1 year ago
@iwant2bbuff
Not sure if you're being sarcastic or not.. lol. Pioneer 10/11, Voyager 1/2, Galileo and Cassini are all probes that have visited those planets (a Google search will reveal more specific info). Galileo orbited Jupiter for a few years, and they did send it in to Jupiter's atmosphere (where it was crushed by the pressure). Cassini is currently at Saturn, and it too will likely be sent straight in to Saturn's atmosphere when the mission is over.
Reviewnaut 1 year ago
@Reviewnaut we don't have the capability to build something that won't be crushed by Jupiter's pressure?
iwant2bbuff 1 year ago
@iwant2bbuff It would have to be a solid ball of metal, Jupiter's gravity is so strong that the hydrogen in its core acts like a metal, and has the consistency of mercury. It is so strong that in the late 90's the tidal forces (forces on an object are stronger on the side that is closer to the planet) ripped Comet Shoemaker Levy 9 into dozens of pieces.
LordAmbitious 1 year ago
Bill Nye Mr. Deny
ImperatorDerGalaxis 2 years ago 2
A, E, I, O, U.... and sometimes "Y"
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune..... and sometimes "Pluto"
pnktout 2 years ago 8
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pnktout 2 years ago
It's not like pluto's change is a big deal. It doesn't change what Pluto is, just how we perceive it.
skykid 2 years ago
Bill NYE NEEDS TO COME BACK TO T.V!!! BRING BILL NYE THE SCIENCE GUY BACK!
xxmikexx187 2 years ago 88
@xxmikexx187
Bill Nye has several projects
The 100 Greatest Discoveries airs on the Science Channel. The Eyes of Nye airs on PBS stations.
His latest project is hosting a show on Planet Green called Stuff Happens.
He is also working on Solving for X. Its a show about algebra.
Psychartic 1 year ago
@xxmikexx187 i AGREE WITH YOU! HE made Science Fun but he so old... lol
xDaXxXStrangexXxOnex 1 year ago
@xxmikexx187 I agree completely! His show rocks and always will. :D
LOVEIsDasani 1 year ago
Pluto is still a planet it's just a dwarf planet NOT a moon, if it is a moon what is pluto's moon. Is it just a tiny rock just floating around, or is it the moon of pluto?
alienhunter96 2 years ago
I wasn't very happy about them not calling pluto a planet.... I understand why, but I just didn't like it when someone asks "how many planets are there?" and I say "9!" and there like "Nope! you're wrong!" lol
but the way he put it, it almost sounds fun... wierd... Bill Nye should be knighted or something lol
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magicalorangutan2 2 years ago
science is about new idea that can be tested and proven , nothing wrong with scientific reseach ,it nomal .
nauta51 2 years ago
I've met a lot of people who seem to think of science as something that is very arrogant. People are confused as to why scientists can sound so sure of themselves, yet they change their opinions all the time. They see science as something that's naive and shortsighted in its arrogance. But if you really look at the process of science, it's not like that! Science is an endeavor of brutal humility. Science would not progress if people couldn't let go of cherished beliefs when new evidence arises.
apopheniacMCMLXXXIX 2 years ago 8
By changing Plutos status to reflect new scientific findings, it's showing people that science is not static like people think it is. Science is flexible, and this is it's strength.
These are just words and it's not technically a scientific issue. It's an issue of definitions. "Planet" is just a word describing a certain kind of object. With the finding of many other similar objects, it was determined that a more objective definition of "planet" should exclude objects like Pluto.
apopheniacMCMLXXXIX 2 years ago 7
Also, no one has a "grudge against pluto". I love Pluto. It's my favorite object in the Solar System by far. I just don't think it's fair to call it a planet. Your emotional attachments to Pluto are meaningless. It's not because scientists "don't like Pluto" (what is this, Kindergarten?), it's because calling it a planet is like calling an island a continent. There isn't really a true cut-off point between an island and a continent, but we need such words for simplicity.
apopheniacMCMLXXXIX 2 years ago 6
Still funny that it took them over 70 years to change their mind. But still all those books, all the years of learning the solar system and Astronomy. I really don't see why it's a must change.
mysticanimation22 2 years ago
Did you not just watch the video?
Saxyman14 2 years ago 2
Bill Nye is fu**ing awesome! :))
DarkSexyDemon 2 years ago 4
shut up you dont know what youre talking about big head
PLUTO ROCKS!!!!
JJMISBACK 2 years ago 3
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This is bullSHIT!!! Fuck this guy
NYRatedRKO 2 years ago
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What I don't understand is how Pluto, being a solid object, is not worthy of being call a planet when our two biggest planets, Jupiter and Saturn, are nothing but gas. You can't even land on them. So what if Pluto would melt if it got too close to the sun? I'm pretty sure the majority of the surface of the earth would do that too.
grizabella626 2 years ago
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sorry guys it took 2 generations to learn that Pluto is a planet, while you so shamelessly deciding otherwise. you should have at least consulted Clyde Tombou before you make your unwise decisions.
you those who proudly stripping Pluto of planetary states have you made any significant discoveries, something that wipes shame on your faces...i doubted
KurdstanPlanetarium 2 years ago