Comments on: Pluto in New Mexico http://chrislintott.net/2007/03/22/pluto-in-new-mexico/ The Universe as seen from the perspective of an astronomical researcher, presenter and writer. Thu, 08 Jul 2010 19:50:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Paul http://chrislintott.net/2007/03/22/pluto-in-new-mexico/comment-page-1/#comment-8898 Paul Wed, 28 Mar 2007 07:45:18 +0000 http://chrislintott.net/2007/03/22/pluto-in-new-mexico/#comment-8898 I'd love to know since when New Mexico's air space has extended 4 billion miles into the solar system. Or even New Mexico's air, come to that! :-) I’d love to know since when New Mexico’s air space has extended 4 billion miles into the solar system. Or even New Mexico’s air, come to that! :-)

]]> By: Alice Sheppard http://chrislintott.net/2007/03/22/pluto-in-new-mexico/comment-page-1/#comment-8765 Alice Sheppard Fri, 23 Mar 2007 14:44:08 +0000 http://chrislintott.net/2007/03/22/pluto-in-new-mexico/#comment-8765 Didn't Indiana state once pass a ruling that the value of pi is four, meaning that for a start clocks would gain about 15 minutes every hour? Must re-read The Book of Heroic Failures. Didn’t Indiana state once pass a ruling that the value of pi is four, meaning that for a start clocks would gain about 15 minutes every hour? Must re-read The Book of Heroic Failures.

]]> By: Andy Lawrence http://chrislintott.net/2007/03/22/pluto-in-new-mexico/comment-page-1/#comment-8710 Andy Lawrence Thu, 22 Mar 2007 19:54:13 +0000 http://chrislintott.net/2007/03/22/pluto-in-new-mexico/#comment-8710 The California Assembly has debated an even better bill, although one suspects it is a tad tongue in cheek here and there .. here are some extracts : "WHEREAS, Pluto, named after the Roman God of the underworld and affectionately sharing the name of California's most famous animated dog, has a special connection to California history and culture; and WHEREAS, Downgrading Pluto's status will cause psychological harm to some Californians who question their place in the universe and worry about the instability of universal constants; and WHEREAS, The deletion of Pluto as a planet renders millions of text books, museum displays, and children's refrigerator art projects obsolete, and represents a substantial unfunded mandate that must be paid by dwindling Proposition 98 education funds, thereby harming California's children and widening its budget deficits; and" Great stuff. I am abit worried that the IAU subscription will need to go up to pay for those altered Californian textbooks... The California Assembly has debated an even better bill, although one suspects it is a tad tongue in cheek here and there .. here are some extracts :

“WHEREAS, Pluto, named after the Roman God of the underworld and affectionately sharing the name of California’s most famous animated dog, has a special connection to California history and culture; and

WHEREAS, Downgrading Pluto’s status will cause psychological harm to some Californians who question their place in the universe and worry about the instability of universal constants; and

WHEREAS, The deletion of Pluto as a planet renders millions of text books, museum displays, and children’s refrigerator art projects obsolete, and represents a substantial unfunded mandate that must be paid by dwindling Proposition 98 education funds, thereby harming California’s children and widening its budget deficits; and”

Great stuff. I am abit worried that the IAU subscription will need to go up to pay for those altered Californian textbooks…

]]> By: Maile http://chrislintott.net/2007/03/22/pluto-in-new-mexico/comment-page-1/#comment-8704 Maile Thu, 22 Mar 2007 15:54:41 +0000 http://chrislintott.net/2007/03/22/pluto-in-new-mexico/#comment-8704 Well, its not all that surprising, after all, US congress was able to change time! So why not the status of a planet if only intermittently? Daylight Savings three weeks early....who would have thought? Well, its not all that surprising, after all, US congress was able to change time! So why not the status of a planet if only intermittently?

Daylight Savings three weeks early….who would have thought?

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