[Sussex] OT: Bye-bye Pluto

Thu Aug 24 17:06:01 UTC 2006

John Crowhurst wrote:
> According to the BBC news website, Pluto has lost its fight to be a planet:
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/5282440.stm
>
>   
Well they reckon its smaller because its a long long away. Which is why 
our moon looks so big because it is closer !
Now, those cows in the field are smaller as well , because they are a 
farther away. Are you with me ?