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minus-squareEvil Kitty@europe.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down1·edit-21 month agoIt is actually Ouranus, Soviet Union renamed it 50 years ago. Everyone seems to forget that.
minus-squaretoynbee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 month agoI thought it was Urectum, so named in 2620.
minus-squareWhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 month agoAt least it will have put that ridiculous joke to rest.
minus-squaredownvote_hunter@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 month agoRectum? Damn near killed em
minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoIt’s named after the god, whose name is spelled Uranus in English.
minus-squarestephen01king@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month agoIt’s just a communism joke, don’t worry about it.
minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month agoOh, the thought crossed my mind, but it’s very similar to the Greek spelling (Ouranos), so I thought it might be serious.
minus-squarestephen01king@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month agoNow that’s interesting. Didn’t know the Greek had a different spelling.
minus-squareFuglyDuck@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 month agoThe Greeks were making communist jokes long before it was even a thing!
minus-squaregnutrino@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-21 month agoIt’s named after the greek sky god though, while all the other planets are named after Roman gods. It should be Caelus.
minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoYou’re right, it’s inconsistent. As far as I can tell, it’s because the person who named it fucked up and used a Greek god name rather than Roman. To the delight of immature people (like me) everywhere.
minus-squarezedgeist@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month ago🛠️ Closest emoji that I could find to the hammer and sickle
minus-squareWhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoIt was originally called George.
It is actually Ouranus, Soviet Union renamed it 50 years ago. Everyone seems to forget that.
I thought it was Urectum, so named in 2620.
At least it will have put that ridiculous joke to rest.
Rectum? Damn near killed em
It’s named after the god, whose name is spelled Uranus in English.
It’s just a communism joke, don’t worry about it.
Oh, the thought crossed my mind, but it’s very similar to the Greek spelling (Ouranos), so I thought it might be serious.
Now that’s interesting. Didn’t know the Greek had a different spelling.
The Greeks were making communist jokes long before it was even a thing!
It’s named after the greek sky god though, while all the other planets are named after Roman gods. It should be Caelus.
You’re right, it’s inconsistent. As far as I can tell, it’s because the person who named it fucked up and used a Greek god name rather than Roman. To the delight of immature people (like me) everywhere.
🛠️
Closest emoji that I could find to the hammer and sickle
☭
It was originally called George.