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[–] nialv7@lemmy.world 145 points 2 months ago (4 children)
[–] wizzor@sopuli.xyz 21 points 2 months ago (2 children)
[–] tdawg@lemmy.world 26 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Wasn't it more bc it doesn't clear it's surroundings?

[–] accideath@feddit.org 11 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

And it has an orbit at a different angle than the 8 Planets and at it’s narrowest the ellipse of Plutos orbit is actually closer to the Sun than ~~Uranus~~ Neptune.

Edit: That moment when you‘re so done, you fuck up the order of our planets…

[–] Morphit@feddit.uk 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Do you mean Neptune? Pluto's perihelion is 29.7 AU while Uranus' aphelion is 20.1 AU.

[–] accideath@feddit.org 2 points 2 months ago

Oh yea, sorry. I was tired, exhausted n stoned n fucked up the correct order of our planets

[–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

They did our boy dirty. Never forget!

[–] itsmistermoon@piefed.social 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That's what I tell my wife but she won't listen

Come on guys, laugh

[–] prettybunnys@piefed.social 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

We’re laughing with your wife.

[–] itsmistermoon@piefed.social 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] prettybunnys@piefed.social 9 points 2 months ago

Oh honey it’s ok

[–] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago

That’s not what she said.

[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

Size is a factor. But not everything.