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<galois>
[mastodon] @cosmic: «In the darkness, the probabilistic hog grows in power.»
<X>
It still blows my mind that there's 800 thousand minor planets
<X>
if not millions
<raptop>
To be fair, the small end includes objects the size of your couch.
<X>
Oh, I thought minor planets had to be like roundish shaped.
<SilverFox>
planet couch
<SilverFox>
whats the largest planetary couch you can fit through a 90* corridor?
<raptop>
"minor planet" is really a semi-obsolete term for asteroids and the like
<SilverFox>
isn't "planetoid" also a term that is used?
<raptop>
SilverFox: wait, isn't the couch problem unsolved?
<raptop>
might be
<SilverFox>
also idk I saw a video thumbnail on it but it was way too clickbait so I never watched it
<X>
I wonder if you're allowed to claim a planet for yourself.
<SilverFox>
I don't think they'd stop you if you managed to colonize it yourself
<raptop>
also, SnoopJ: have I mentioned that the "minor planet" thing is how I learned "小惑星"?
<raptop>
Ownership would be, uh, iffy.
<X>
Like could I switch places with Elon musk when he finally decides to leave earth and claim Mars for myself and start my own.......country? Can you have countries outside of earth?
<raptop>
If you have the guns, yes, absolutely. In terms of existing legal systems, no idea.
<SilverFox>
I mean tbh a catapault would work too
<SilverFox>
just yeet a bunch of rock at whatever is trying to impact you
<SnoopJ>
raptop, I don't think so
<X>
Sadly I'd probably have to bring nuclear weapons because I'd probably end up in a war with Russia over the Mars 3 lander
<raptop>
Like, I don't know if that's the actual etymology, but it works as a mnemonic
<SnoopJ>
I think you'd at minimum need to defy the Outer Space Treaty, but doing so with nukes is kind of a twofer since the treaty covers both nukes and celestial sovereignty
<X>
I didn't sign that treaty...>_>
<X>
Of course, I'd probably need some significant stuff to get another country to establish diplomatic relations with...and then how would like...embassies work? lol
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<raptop>
huh, box fan and filters arrive just after the rain brings the AQI below 50