We finally get a good look at the rings around Uranus.

[PromoTheRobot]

https://www.sciencealert.com/hold-onto-your-hats-jwst-unveils-unprecedentedly-crisp-view-of-uranus-and-its-rings

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

[Fleezoid]

I was a little apprehensive clicking that link.

 

[WhoTom]

A little penicillin will clear that up.

 

[4merper4mer]

Whoever named that planet deserves an award.

[Fleezoid]

37 minutes ago, 4merper4mer said:

Whoever named that planet deserves an award.

 

They probably had a group of scientists in the room when they were naming planets. They went around the room and let everyone name one planet. Coincidentally, the "Uranus" guy had been drinking. The name came out in the middle of a long giggle. 

 

[Augie]

58 minutes ago, 4merper4mer said:

Whoever named that planet deserves an award.

 

Little known fact:  the guy who named it was actually originally from that planet, and he thought it would be funny if we called it that. 

[4merper4mer]

4 hours ago, Augie said:

 

Little known fact:  the guy who named it was actually originally from that planet, and he thought it would be funny if we called it that. 

If that were true the planet would be named Myanus.

[PastaJoe]

6 hours ago, 4merper4mer said:

Whoever named that planet deserves an award.

The name "Uranus" was first proposed by German astronomer Johann Elert Bode in order for it to be in conformity with the other planetary names - which are from classical mythology. Uranus is the ancient Greek deity of the Heavens, the earliest supreme god.

[PromoTheRobot]

7 minutes ago, PastaJoe said:

The name "Uranus" was first proposed by German astronomer Johann Elert Bode in order for it to be in conformity with the other planetary names - which are from classical mythology. Uranus is the ancient Greek deity of the Heavens, the earliest supreme god.

 

He didn't last because the other gods laughed at him behind his back.

[WhoTom]

11 hours ago, PastaJoe said:

The name "Uranus" was first proposed by German astronomer Johann Elert Bode in order for it to be in conformity with the other planetary names - which are from classical mythology. Uranus is the ancient Greek deity of the Heavens, the earliest supreme god.

 

Also, the correct pronunciation emphasizes the first syllable: URanus, which makes you think it may have the scent of liquid excrement. Well, the planet's atmosphere does contain methane.

 

 

[Fr. Jerk]

 

[WotAGuy]

I was hoping this was going to be about the fudge packer special:

 

https://www.uranusgeneralstore.com

 

These people have my 5th grade sense of humor. 

[WhoTom]

12 hours ago, WotAGuy said:

I was hoping this was going to be about the fudge packer special:

 

https://www.uranusgeneralstore.com

 

These people have my 5th grade sense of humor. 

 

 

[Simon]

5 hours ago, WhoTom said:

 

 

 

 

I passed that sign driving across the country a few years ago and almost put the truck in the median trying to look back and confirm what I just saw. 

[WhoTom]

2 minutes ago, Simon said:

 

I passed that sign driving across the country a few years ago and almost put the truck in the median trying to look back and confirm what I just saw. 

 

We saw it this spring while driving to the southwest. No need to look back and confirm - there's another one a few miles down the road. And another. And another...

 

[Simon]

2 minutes ago, WhoTom said:

 

We saw it this spring while driving to the southwest. No need to look back and confirm - there's another one a few miles down the road. And another. And another...

 

 

Yeah, I saw that eventually and all I could think of was 200 miles of Wall Drug signs across S Dakota.

[PromoTheRobot]

On 12/23/2023 at 2:05 PM, Simon said:

 

Yeah, I saw that eventually and all I could think of was 200 miles of Wall Drug signs across S Dakota.

 

Or that many South of the Border signs throughout i95 in NC and SC.

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

22 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

 

Or that many South of the Border signs throughout i95 in NC and SC.

I noticed one quite close to the park advising "keep yelling, kids...they'll stop."

[Saxum]

On 12/23/2023 at 8:49 AM, WhoTom said:

 

 

 

Uranus Fudge Factory And General Store

Robert, MO 65584

Uranus is a tourist attraction in unincorporated rural Pulaski County, Missouri, United States, along the former U.S. Route 66 (US 66). All businesses are owned by Louie Keen, who calls himself the "Mayor of Uranus".

 

Remember: Missouri is the show me state