m3t00🌎@lemmy.worldM to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 years agoDaily Telescope: James Webb zooms in on Uranuslemmy.worldimagemessage-square55fedilinkarrow-up1316arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1312arrow-down1imageDaily Telescope: James Webb zooms in on Uranuslemmy.worldm3t00🌎@lemmy.worldM to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 years agomessage-square55fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarecholesterol@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up37arrow-down1·2 years agoWe have to rename this thing
minus-squareThe Giant Korean@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28arrow-down1·edit-22 years agoI disagree. In fact, I think we should rename the other planets so that they have funny names, too.
minus-squareLemminary@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 years agoI propose Urpeen and Urvag for Mars and Venus respectively (and respectfully)
minus-squareCobblerScholar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up22·2 years agoApparently we do in the year 2208
minus-squareWetAndFlummoxed@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up36·2 years agoGuessing it’s a reference to Futurama where the professor says they renamed it to urectum.
minus-squareJackGreenEarth@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 years agoPossible futurama reference, where they rename Uranus to Urectum.
We have to rename this thing
And miss out on stuff like this?!
I disagree. In fact, I think we should rename the other planets so that they have funny names, too.
I propose Urpeen and Urvag for Mars and Venus respectively (and respectfully)
Apparently we do in the year 2208
Huh?
Guessing it’s a reference to Futurama where the professor says they renamed it to urectum.
100%
Possible futurama reference, where they rename Uranus to Urectum.
100% accurate
Because people mispronounce it?