Astronomers find a planet denser than lead

Bad Astronomy ^ | 10/6/08 | Phil Plait

[Leo Farnsworth]

It is rumored that this ‘denser than lead’ planet has been nicknamed: Obama.

[dr_who]

And here it is....

[reg45]

That planet is even denser than the Obamabots.

[chippewaman]

Maybe we can send Obama to one of those planets.

[BigEdLB]

Planet denser than lead? I guess they will propose the name “Bidensbrain”

[Steely Tom]

So a Led Zeppelin would actually float there?

[Larry Lucido]

Well, if you go fishing, you’ll definitely need a different kind of sinker.

[Kevmo]

It’s a black hole that never made it to the big leagues.

[muawiyah]

No doubt a condensed dilithium deposit.

[mhx]

So what I want to know is... What’s it made of?

[Crazieman]

I like Phil Plait. He’s a great astronomer. But he’s a left wing whacko. I used to post on his forum all the time until the Bushbash fest began. :(

[racnpartsales4u]

Now we know where Rosie Odonnell came from.

[Biggirl]

Obama is dense.

[VanDeKoik]

We shall call it...


Planet Congress! /echo

[Vroomfondel]

So a Led Zeppelin would actually float there?

Argh.

[DemforBush]

I heard it was named Olbermann, but 0bama works for me too. :-)

I loved Heaven Can Wait, btw.

[6SJ7]

If I could stand on the surface of this planet, I’d weigh 4200 kilograms*. That’s over 9000 pounds!

There goes the diet!

[Skooz]

B=U=M=P everyone’s accusing me

[Manic_Episode]