If you were a planet which would you be?

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The thread explores a light-hearted question about which planet participants would choose to be, inviting personal reflections and humorous responses. The discussion includes various planets and celestial bodies, with participants expressing preferences based on characteristics, aesthetics, and personal traits.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory
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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants express a preference for Mercury due to its heat and speed.
  • Others choose the Sun or Alpha Centauri, highlighting a desire for prominence or distance.
  • Several participants mention Pluto, Saturn, and Jupiter, citing their unique features like rings, size, or remoteness.
  • Venus is chosen by some for its beauty and perceived heat, with a debate about its temperature compared to Mercury.
  • One participant humorously suggests being a galaxy instead of a planet.
  • There are mentions of moons and exo-planets, indicating a broader interest in celestial bodies beyond traditional planets.
  • Some participants engage in playful banter and corrections regarding the characteristics of planets.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express a variety of preferences without reaching a consensus on which planet is the best choice. There are playful disagreements, particularly regarding the temperatures of Mercury and Venus.

Contextual Notes

Some statements reflect personal interpretations and humorous takes on planetary characteristics, which may not align with scientific definitions or facts.

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Readers interested in light-hearted discussions about astronomy, personal identity, and humor in science may find this thread engaging.

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If you were a planet which would you be?

I'd be mercury because itz da hottest... :cool:
 
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I'd be the sun, because the world revolves around me :-p
 
I'd like to moon everybody :-p
... but anywhere not suffering a shortage of large rocks would work. :smile:
 
Pluto, because my orbit is eccentric. :biggrin:

(Hmm... maybe it would make more sense to pick a comet :wink: )
 
That planet around 51 Pegasus. Fascinating, but obscure.
 
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After thinking I'd be Pluto because it's the most remote, or Saturn with it's cool rings or Jupiter because it's full of gas, I'd have to say Earth because damn it, I like the color blue, and waves crashing on the beach and a soft breeze in my face and birds in the sky and little animals.
 
I can't wait for it any longer...

I'd like to be Uranus. :smile:

(for obvious reasons)
 
saturn is the coolest
 
venus because I'd be the most beautiful and the hottest (sorry DB because there is a hottest planet but it ain't mercury! :-p )
 
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I'd like to be Saturn or Neptune. That way, I'd be close enough to see Uranus !

(this thread was just asking for it, wot ?)
 
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Alpha Centaury. She always see the business from far away. And she has the opportunity to watch strange things that others cannot.
 
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Alpha Centauri is a star.

Me? Jupiter. Or, preferably, one of the moons.
 
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FZ+ said:
Or, preferably, one of the moons.
"One of the moons" is a moon.
 
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FZ+ said:
Alpha Centauri is a star.

I knew it, but the Sun is also an star. And people here never take the question itself as the Bible.
 
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Gokul43201 said:
One of the moons is a moon.
:confused:
 
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Saturn totally fascinates me.
 
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I think I'd go with Mercury because it's small, fast, and rather eccentric. That seems to describe me well.
 
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Oooo can I change my pick? I want to be the Earth so I'd be a live wire. But then I'm sure my liveliness would be lost amongst all you dead rocks. :biggrin:
 
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Neptune. Dark swirling blue and remote. Thought to be boring before actually seen by space probe, it was actually found to be quite interesting with some of the solar system's most intense cloud movements.
 
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I'd have to be jupiter, cos I am soo attractive!
 
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I would like to be Pluto, becouse it has such a nice blue color.

PS We have a teacher of German we call Mars (becous Phobos and Demos rotet around it/her).
 
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DB said:
I'd be mercury because itz da hottest... :cool:

oh! can I nitpick?!? :biggrin:

Actually, the surface of Venus is hotter than Mercury due to Venus' atmosphere (massive greenhouse effect).

Me? I'd be the Earth...that's where I keep all my stuff anyway.
 
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Phobos said:
oh! can I nitpick?!?

Actually, the surface of Venus is hotter than Mercury due to Venus' atmosphere (massive greenhouse effect).


Andromeda321 said:
venus because I'd be the most beautiful and the hottest (sorry DB because there is a hottest planet but it ain't mercury! :-p )

That nit's been double-picked!

poor nit. :frown:
 
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I'd like to be Earth, if I could just get rid of all you itchy humans.
 
  • #26
Mercury. Reminds me of me.. it is really hot and all the other planets chase after it.
 
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Possibly one of the exo-planets - can't decide which one though. :biggrin:
 
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Do I look okay when I wear this terrain? Is my equitorial bulge really noticable? No matter what I do I just can't get rid of it. Makes me so mad I could just spit, oh sorry Phuket.
I'll tell you, after the first billion years "heavy cloud cover" is the sweetest phrase you hear, and errosion's effects aren't so "Grand" anymore. Plus my policy doesn't cover "Rozonegaine"
 

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