Comments on: Competition for kids to name KBOs http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/05/03/competition-for-kids-to-name-kbos/ Wed, 21 Nov 2012 15:12:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Jamie http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/05/03/competition-for-kids-to-name-kbos/#comment-232293 Jamie Fri, 16 Jul 2010 10:37:35 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=14903#comment-232293 You have a very nice website layout, I like it! Please post more content, because I am excited to see what you post next. I favorited you blog. Thanks! You have a very nice website layout, I like it! Please post more content, because I am excited to see what you post next. I favorited you blog. Thanks!

]]> By: Jeff http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/05/03/competition-for-kids-to-name-kbos/#comment-232292 Jeff Wed, 05 May 2010 14:56:52 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=14903#comment-232292 Yes, an excellent idea. Kids will name them as good or better than the IAU people. Yes, an excellent idea. Kids will name them as good or better than the IAU people.

]]> By: Tom Hill http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/05/03/competition-for-kids-to-name-kbos/#comment-232291 Tom Hill Tue, 04 May 2010 16:37:40 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=14903#comment-232291 In response to #7. Interesting how the author doesn't name the school he's attending, simply uses "an accredited school in the USA." Sounds like a lesson learned through the school of hard knocks. Of course, given some of the oversights in the article, I hope he didn't go to my school. Nope! UC Boulder. Google robert newton creationist to get his whole story...it's interesting. In response to #7. Interesting how the author doesn’t name the school he’s attending, simply uses “an accredited school in the USA.” Sounds like a lesson learned through the school of hard knocks. Of course, given some of the oversights in the article, I hope he didn’t go to my school.

Nope! UC Boulder. Google robert newton creationist to get his whole story…it’s interesting.

]]> By: Ken B http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/05/03/competition-for-kids-to-name-kbos/#comment-232290 Ken B Tue, 04 May 2010 12:52:30 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=14903#comment-232290 I passed this along to my kids' teachers. One e-mailed me back saying that she thought it was a great idea. Now, let's see if they do anything with it at the school... SionH: <blockquote>Just so long as we don’t end up with planet Spongebob! </blockquote>Only if it's square and yellow. (There are already some porous candidates. I don't know how to test absorbency, though.) I passed this along to my kids’ teachers. One e-mailed me back saying that she thought it was a great idea. Now, let’s see if they do anything with it at the school…

SionH:

Just so long as we don’t end up with planet Spongebob!

Only if it’s square and yellow. (There are already some porous candidates. I don’t know how to test absorbency, though.)

]]> By: SionH http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/05/03/competition-for-kids-to-name-kbos/#comment-232289 SionH Tue, 04 May 2010 12:41:16 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=14903#comment-232289 Just so long as we don't end up with planet Spongebob! Tatooine, on the other hand.... Just so long as we don’t end up with planet Spongebob!

Tatooine, on the other hand….

]]> By: Neil Haggath http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/05/03/competition-for-kids-to-name-kbos/#comment-232288 Neil Haggath Tue, 04 May 2010 11:16:22 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=14903#comment-232288 #7 Reynold: A "creationist astrophysicist"????!!!!! Now that's the oxymoron to end them all! #7 Reynold:
A “creationist astrophysicist”????!!!!! Now that’s the oxymoron to end them all!

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]]> By: anonymous astronomer http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/05/03/competition-for-kids-to-name-kbos/#comment-232286 anonymous astronomer Tue, 04 May 2010 05:02:41 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=14903#comment-232286 I just sent mine in. I chose a contraction of two Greek words meaning far and sun. The name is Makrilios I just sent mine in. I chose a contraction of two Greek words meaning far and sun. The name is Makrilios

]]> By: zandperl http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/05/03/competition-for-kids-to-name-kbos/#comment-232285 zandperl Tue, 04 May 2010 01:22:18 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=14903#comment-232285 Thanks for this info, I teach community college astronomy, and a lot of my students have their own children who can enter! Thanks for this info, I teach community college astronomy, and a lot of my students have their own children who can enter!

]]> By: Cindy http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/05/03/competition-for-kids-to-name-kbos/#comment-232284 Cindy Tue, 04 May 2010 00:55:54 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=14903#comment-232284 Hmm, maybe I'll pose this one for my Astro class. Though with a bunch of spring term high school seniors, it might not be that impressive. Hmm, maybe I’ll pose this one for my Astro class. Though with a bunch of spring term high school seniors, it might not be that impressive.

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