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minus-squareEvil Kitty@europe.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down1·2 months agoIt is actually Ouranus, Soviet Union renamed it 50 years ago. Everyone seems to forget that.
minus-squaretoynbee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 months agoI thought it was Urectum, so named in 2620.
minus-squareWhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 months agoAt least it will have put that ridiculous joke to rest.
minus-squaredownvote_hunter@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 months agoRectum? Damn near killed em
minus-squarezedgeist@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months ago🛠️ Closest emoji that I could find to the hammer and sickle
minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoIt’s named after the god, whose name is spelled Uranus in English.
minus-squarestephen01king@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoIt’s just a communism joke, don’t worry about it.
minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months 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-up5·2 months agoNow that’s interesting. Didn’t know the Greek had a different spelling.
minus-squareFuglyDuck@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 months agoThe Greeks were making communist jokes long before it was even a thing!
minus-squaregnutrino@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months 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-up2·2 months 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-squareWhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months 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
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Closest emoji that I could find to the hammer and sickle
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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.
It was originally called George.