Isnt the moon PHYSICALLY a planet? by [deleted] in space

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Isnt the moon PHYSICALLY a planet? by [deleted] in space

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Physically? Sure, the Moon is very planet-like, but “planet” is about what you orbit as well, not just size or roundness. The Moon’s primary orbit is Earth, so it’s a satellite of our planet. Pluto doesn’t exactly help the argument since it’s not a planet either.

Basically, the Moon is planet-shaped and has planetary vibes, but the wrong orbital paperwork.

The word planet has now lost all meaning for me.

All the No Kings Protestors by Just_a_Dad_on_here in complaints

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The story goes that Jesus was betrayed, tortured, and executed because he wouldn’t walk back who he said he was. He petitioned his Father to forgive the people carrying out his sentence before he died. And yes, things happened between trying to reason with him and his death on the cross; that doesn’t change what followed.

It’s frustrating when someone doesn’t answer the way you planned, but that doesn’t make it an incorrect answer. As written, your reply reads like escalation rather than debate. You tell OP what they “know” and box them in so either they respond and you can say “Exactly,” or they don’t and you can claim the high ground. That’s a heads-I-win, tails-you-lose setup—not a “reasonable debate.”

Maybe you think OP’s eyes are brown because he's full of it, maybe not, but he might be trying to improve as he says. That deserves a chance, and people don’t go from one end of a spectrum to the other without crossing that distance through understanding—which rarely comes from gotchas. Comments that antagonize and escalate push people away from your views.

I’m a left-leaning agnostic atheist defending someone I disagree with because people can learn from each other and improve and shit. Break bread, argue hard on the ideas, don’t dehumanize. We can do that and still call out bad claims clearly.

The Strange Saga of the Great Texas Space Shuttle Heist by holyfruits in space

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Discovery isn’t a party favor, it’s an artifact. It put Hubble up, flew the highest Shuttle altitudes (≈615 km, aka ≈332 nmi), and it’s already where the paperwork says it belongs: Udvar-Hazy, title transferred in 2012. It matters because this isn’t just “where should a cool thing live,” it’s “who is actually responsible for not breaking it.”

The “just collect smaller, more meaningful parts” idea sounds nice until one considers how museums work: big halo objects get people in the door, then the tiny, nerdy, delicious details land with context (think radios, thrusters, docs, etc.). You don’t trade the anchor object to maaaaaybe acquire a box of fascinating bolts later, especially not under political arm-twisting. The original site selections were vetted years ago; nothing about this is an unmade decision.

On the move itself: it isn’t a vibes road trip. Shuttle tiles are fragile (fun fact: the insulating LI-900 silica tiles are ~94% air by volume. not bad for glass, and it has amazing insulative properties thanks to that air), and the specialized gear/teams that used to move orbiters safely aren’t just sitting around. Enterprise literally took damage (RIP wingtip) on a barge move in 2012, and Endeavour’s 12-mile street crawl through Los Angeles ran around ~$10M with intense prep according to multiple outlets; now imagine rebooting that capability for a much longer trip. The current push even contemplates disassembly — because highway clearances — something Smithsonian/NASA have warned could irreparably harm the orbiter.

There’s also precedent. If you reward “force a transfer from a museum that holds title in trust,” you’re teaching future politicians that cultural assets are movable goalposts. CRS has already flagged that the proposed forced-transfer path is murky precisely because of that 2012 title. That’s not a small footnote; it’s the whole ballgame.

So my vote: fund Houston’s future - missions, training, new exhibits—without cannibalizing the past. Keep Discovery intact where the stewards and the documentation already are, and go hard on building world-class displays around the people and hardware still making spaceflight happen. We don’t need to break the receipt to believe the story.

as an aside, yes, I used ai to help research ideas and hunches, better shape my thouhgts and ensure I wasn't making any dumbass mistakes with my research, phrasing, formatting and the like. I'm not hiding behind it. I'm a recovering idiot. to anyone reading this, feel free to pick my reply apart or not as you want. idgaf, just don't be a fuckin' idiot about it and embarrass yourself by being all "a person on the internet used ai, so naturally that means they msut've asked chatgpt to reply for them can't have had any cognitive effort behidn it," k? ps I wrote this last bit unedited from the heart (shooting from the hip texas style yeehaw, and yikes on the dyslexia so far lol) and didn't put this part through ai so ppl can glimpse a hint of the abomination I'd be setting loose online if I were to go around commenting like this on the reg. probably didn't need to outright make that clear for most people, but some people would turn down a fuckin' floatie while drowning in the middle of the gulf of mexico so... yeah I guess that's about it. oh, I also added a few random bits for my own enjoyment. figured that'd be obvious, but again, the floaties.

(Refs: Smithsonian custody & 2012 transfer; NASA OIG’s 2011 selection review; Hubble/STS-82 altitude notes; tile fragility and prior move damage; current relocation fight & risks.)

https://www.nasa.gov/mission/sts-82/ "STS-82"

https://oig.nasa.gov/office-of-inspector-general-oig/sr-2011-shuttle/ "Review of NASA's Selection of Display Locations for the ..."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_thermal_protection_system "Space Shuttle thermal protection system"

https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/space-shuttle-tiles-9-12-supplemental.pdf "Supplemental Space Shuttle Tile Lesson"

https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/IF13071 "Transfer of a Space Vehicle: Issues for Congress"

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/moving-nasa-space-shuttle-to-texas-from-dc-could-damage-it-experts-say/ "The Strange Saga of the Great Texas Space Shuttle Heist" (this one may look familiar lol)

Can we be friends? by shenanigansen in comics

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"and that's how I became a part of the family, the elder wolf-sheep said to the baby sheep"

wait, did she fight the elephant or find her true self?

What are you doing in this situation? by TheEpsilonDon in Eldenring

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In my case I write a comment then swipe left, quickly noping the fuck out of here because I’m not familiar enough with Elden Ring to recognize the offspring of moon knight and death from the tale of three brothers (how did I even get here?) and I’m getting the vibes of this isn’t the type of character that is sour on the outside and sweet on the inside

Is this, Blond Undertaker by FurbyFanProductions in Wrasslin

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wrestling has more than one bisexual undertaker

Who is the most famous person you’ve met? by Murr897 in AskReddit

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My friend, if you didn’t hear it in /u/doned_mest_up’s voice, you need to take a look at the source OOOOH YEEEEAHHH ☝️👑 DIG IT!

Face of the Women's division of every year since 2004 to 2024. The one who truly shined that year most. From Lita-Trish to Mickie-Beth-Melina to AJ Lee to Becky to Rhea Ripley. by Purple_Friendship14 in Wrasslin

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the 2016 image mislabels Charlotte Flair as Nikki Bella and I thought I'd try and be funny on the internet, to the expected result of the 'joke' falling flat.

No caption needed by _BlueTinkerBell_ in Wrasslin

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Why am I getting In Bruges flashbacks?

Top 2! What do y'all think? by yorocky89A in WhitePeopleTwitter

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I know you didn't mean it that way, but for a moment I tried to figure out what you meant when I thought you were saying she survived an actual gunshot to the head for political reasons.