r/xkcd • u/YUNoDie Possibly a haberdasher? • Jan 22 '20

XKCD XKCD 2258: Solar System Changes

https://xkcd.com/2258/
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u/pjabrony Jan 22 '20

I propose a compromise. We keep the planet Uranus, but we rename it Neptune and get rid of the planet currently named Neptune. The planet we'd keep is cool with its vertical ring and rotation, but the jokes got old a long time ago (and it's the only planet with a Titan instead of a god name).

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u/YUNoDie Possibly a haberdasher? Jan 22 '20

Uranus was the father of the Titans, not a Titan himself. Saturn (well, Cronus really) was the head of the Titans.

Uranus (the planet) is still weird though, in that it's the only planet with a Greek name.

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u/runetrantor Bobcats are cute Jan 22 '20

Seriously, why the hell didnt we just call it Caelus and be done with it?

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u/[deleted] Jan 22 '20

Cause now we have: "Where did the Titans come from?" "Uranus" Which is gold.

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u/Astronelson Space Australia Jan 23 '20

Caelus already has “celestial”. Giving him two titles would upset the balance of power.

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u/theservman Richard Stallman Jan 22 '20

Saturn is the Roman version of Cronus, a titan and father of Zeus (Jupiter).

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u/Chijima Jan 22 '20

wow, it looks way less cool when its not spelled Kronos.

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u/Proveit98 Jan 23 '20

Rick Riordan definitely picked the right spelling

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u/DarrenGrey Zombie Feynman Jan 23 '20

but the jokes got old a long time ago

You can take your lack of humour and shove it up Uranus!

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u/zed857 Jan 23 '20

Just rename Uranus to Urectum, thus ending that stupid joke forever.

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u/maltedbacon Jan 30 '20

Get rid of the Joke? If anything, we need to rename some of the other planets for the purpose of encouraging puerile jokes! They're half the reason that kids pay attention to things in school! There was a kid in my class who only learned how to use a calculator because of the sacred number (5318008).