Posted on 03/13/2020 6:34:55 PM PDT by Rebelbase
In 1781, an oboe player discovered the first new planet since antiquity. The History Guy recalls a solar system shattering event that represented an era of scientific inquiry. It is history that deserves to be remembered.
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I’m not going anywhere near a “video of uranus”.
No way, no how.
What do an Astronomer, and a Proctologist have in common? Both make their living looking at Uranus.
Mine smells like roses.
That would certainly explain the run on TP.
“”Mine smells like roses.””
You’re using dryer sheets now too? I guess the TP shortage is real!
That happened when my mother potty trained me.
Just watch out for the Klingons.
Atomic hydrogen corona of Uranus
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Probably shouldn’t have had that chili for lunch.
I hope this becomes the longest thread on FR. Tired of thus wuhan virus threads for the past 3 days..
William Herschel wanted to name the planet after King George III but other astronomers insisted on a classical name like the other planets had.
Well I was able to tell the difference between it and a hole in the ground at a pretty early age.
They tried to say the pronunciation was “urine-us,” until kids then made urine jokes.
Re-discovered many times in San Franshitsco.
I can’t believe how infantile I am.
After the discovery of Uranus, you may wonder, Why is Uranus blue?
The methane in Uranus’ upper atmosphere absorbs the red light from the Sun but reflects the blue light from the Sun back into space. This is why Uranus appears blue.
Other factors might be involved with Uranus, but powerful probes might be needed to reveal more. Maybe it is best for now to just accept that Uranus is blue.
Well, you can't have shattering without shat.
Hey, one of my best opening pick up lines was ‘If you were in charge of NASA would you let me explore Uranus?’.
“Why is Uranus blue?”
Man, you don’t know how many sleepless nights I’ve had wondering about this.
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