The Oort Cloud
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Apprentice
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written Saturday, February 5 2005 23:46
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Just a bit of a quiz. Can anyone tell me what it is? Poll Information This poll contains 1 question(s). 53 user(s) have voted. You may not view the results of this poll without voting. function launch_voter () { launch_window("http://www.ironycentral.com/cgi-bin/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=poll;d=vote;pollid=DfjAnGrTitVz"); return true; } // end launch_voter function launch_viewer () { launch_window("http://www.ironycentral.com/cgi-bin/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=poll;d=view;pollid=DfjAnGrTitVz"); return true; } // end launch_viewer function launch_window (url) { preview = window.open( url, "preview", "width=550,height=300,toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status,menubar=no,scrollbars,resizable,copyhistory=no" ); window.preview.focus(); return preview; } // end launch_window   -------------------- Oh boy, worms! Where's my can opener? Posts: 1 | Registered: Saturday, February 14 2004 08:00 |
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Off With Their Heads
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written Sunday, February 6 2005 05:59
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Why? I don't see the point of this. -------------------- Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens. Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00 |
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Agent
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written Sunday, February 6 2005 06:51
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Maybe he wanted to let us know that he's liking astronomy. It's his first post. Welcome to Spiderweb, Troublemaker. I hope, you'll honour your name :P -------------------- ^ö^ vegetarians are sexy. Posts: 1420 | Registered: Wednesday, October 2 2002 07:00 |
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Master
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written Sunday, February 6 2005 07:36
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not another TM. -_- -------------------- Polaris - Weather balloons, ninjas, and your big daddy Wise Man. What more could you want? Undead Theories - Don't Ask, Don't Tell Posts: 3323 | Registered: Thursday, April 25 2002 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Sunday, February 6 2005 09:21
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This poll evokes the latter days of Misc, when pointlessness was raised to a form of art. —Alorael, who believes the Oort Cloud is what he sees after the third gallon of skribbane. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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Bob's Big Date
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written Sunday, February 6 2005 11:20
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This is the best topic I've seen in months. If there were a way to sticky topics in UBB, I'd want it stickied. No sarcasm at all. -------------------- The biggest, the baddest, and the fattest. Posts: 2367 | Registered: Friday, June 27 2003 07:00 |
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For Carnage, Apply Within
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written Sunday, February 6 2005 20:14
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Not to sound pedantic, but the Oort cloud isn't exactly unobserved. We've found bits of it, or at least bit of what we suspect are its innermost reaches. Posts: 567 | Registered: Friday, October 5 2001 07:00 |
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Warrior
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written Monday, February 7 2005 04:31
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Personally, I think the astronomers are making the whole thing up. -------------------- There are three kinds of people in the world: those who think, those who think they think, and those who would rather die than think. Posts: 104 | Registered: Thursday, September 16 2004 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Monday, February 7 2005 13:42
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We could all probably live happy lives without ever knowing of the existence of the Oort Cloud, and yet... don't you feel more fulfilled? Somehow? Even a little bit? —Alorael, who doesn't, really. The only thing that stops him from locking the topic is laziness and an interest in seeing whether true wisdom can be found in this thread like the sun appearing from behind the clouds, but not the Oort Cloud. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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Master
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written Monday, February 7 2005 18:13
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While we're on the topic, has anyone else heard of the curious object called Sedna? It has a 10,500 year orbit and seems to far away to be a Kuiper Belt Object but to close to belong to the Oort Cloud, suggesting yet another whole group of objects beyond the Kuiper Belt. What do you think? -------------------- -ben4808 For those who love to spam: CSM Forums RIFQ Posts: 3360 | Registered: Friday, June 25 2004 07:00 |
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written Monday, February 7 2005 18:19
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I've heard of Sedna. Lots of people are calling it a newly-discovered planet, although I don't think it's been officially categorised as such yet. -------------------- My BoE Page Bandwagons are fun! Roots Hunted! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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For Carnage, Apply Within
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written Monday, February 7 2005 18:48
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It probably won't ever be. The planet thing is mostly media hype; even though Sedna is the largest thing we've discovered beyond Pluto, it's only about 20% larger than the second-biggest, and much smaller than Pluto itself. We only started finding planetesimals beyond Pluto a few years ago, so chances are we'll find something bigger before very long. Posts: 567 | Registered: Friday, October 5 2001 07:00 |
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Master
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written Wednesday, February 9 2005 18:02
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Many people argue that Pluto itself shouldn't be a planet, and the only thing that's allowing it to keep it's status and not becoming the largest Kuiper Belt Object is that it was the first solar system object discovered beyond the orbit of Neptune, and, of course, people want to keep the tradition of a 9-planet solar system. It's weird. -------------------- -ben4808 For those who love to spam: CSM Forums RIFQ Posts: 3360 | Registered: Friday, June 25 2004 07:00 |
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Apprentice
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written Thursday, February 10 2005 15:17
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:P Ok, so this poll is astronomy? Not too boring but who the heck cares? -------------------- I wonder how the people can live in some games without using the bathroom commonly or drink any water? They don't change their clothes much, even if they get wounded... Life is a mystery... Posts: 18 | Registered: Thursday, February 10 2005 08:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Thursday, February 10 2005 15:43
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Well you see my dear popstar, many people here like to discuss, argue, fight, rape pillage destroy (not), and I actually care a whole deal about astronomy. Just because you find it boring, doesn't mean everyone find it boring, see? ;) EDIT: Forgot what I really was going to say; I've actually heard some extremely experienced astrophysicians and such call our solar system an 8-planet system, and it seems to me some of those people despise Pluto, weird... [ Thursday, February 10, 2005 15:47: Message edited by: StD ] -------------------- 33111-CRUSADER-4849 Posts: 662 | Registered: Friday, September 13 2002 07:00 |
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Master
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written Thursday, February 10 2005 17:29
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It just doesn't fit in with the others: It is the only "planet" outside the asteroid belt that doesn't have a huge, gaseous atmosphere. The ellipticy and inclination of its orbit from the ecliptic are very weird. I even can't get myself to call it a true planet sometimes. -------------------- -ben4808 For those who love to spam: CSM Forums RIFQ Posts: 3360 | Registered: Friday, June 25 2004 07:00 |
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Off With Their Heads
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written Thursday, February 10 2005 17:51
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Isn't Pluto actually in two pieces anyway? I think I heard a report a while back that said that astronomers had taken a closer look and realized that it was two chunks of rock, not just one. Yeah, Pluto doesn't really seem like a planet at all. -------------------- Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens. Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00 |
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written Thursday, February 10 2005 17:54
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quote:You're probably thinking of Charon, Pluto's satellite/companion (it's not that much smaller than Pluto itself). It was discovered only a couple of decades ago. -------------------- My BoE Page Bandwagons are fun! Roots Hunted! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |