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minus-squareUna@europe.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down1·edit-28 days agoIt is actually Ouranus, Soviet Union renamed it 50 years ago. Everyone seems to forget that.
minus-squaretoynbee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·8 days agoI thought it was Urectum, so named in 2620.
minus-squareWhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·8 days agoAt least it will have put that ridiculous joke to rest.
minus-squaredownvote_hunter@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·8 days agoRectum? Damn near killed em
minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·8 days agoIt’s named after the god, whose name is spelled Uranus in English.
minus-squarestephen01king@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·8 days agoIt’s just a communism joke, don’t worry about it.
minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·8 days 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-up5·8 days agoNow that’s interesting. Didn’t know the Greek had a different spelling.
minus-squareFuglyDuck@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·8 days agoThe Greeks were making communist jokes long before it was even a thing!
minus-squaregnutrino@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-28 days 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-up2·7 days 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-up4·8 days ago🛠️ Closest emoji that I could find to the hammer and sickle
minus-squareWhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 days 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.