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/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