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lnklnx@piefed.social to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 hours ago

We mock the people that named Mars after the god of war because it looked like blood, calling them ignorant and superstitious. But Mars is red because of the iron content, and so is blood. So really

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We mock the people that named Mars after the god of war because it looked like blood, calling them ignorant and superstitious. But Mars is red because of the iron content, and so is blood. So really

lnklnx@piefed.social to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 hours ago
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  • spittingimage@lemmy.world
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    Not as hard as we mock the guy who really thought we’d pronounce it “Oo-RAH-nus”.

  • Captain Aggravated@sh.itjust.works
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    “we” did?

  • Agrivar@lemmy.world
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    OP, are the people who mock people who name planets in the room with us?

  • Schwim Dandy@piefed.zip
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    Who are you hanging around with that is mocking the people that named Mars?

    • TribblesBestFriend@startrek.website
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      Who don’t ? Fucking fuckwit thinking that Mars is Ares. Pffff

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    See you next Monday at the planet naming mocking society.

    • trashcroissant@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      There is only one planet name that deserves mocking. That godawful Earth.

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    The irony of your cast iron theory.

  • surewhynotlem@lemmy.world
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    Yeah, fucking stupid Romans and their propensity for naming planets after the literal gods they believed in.

    What?

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    Who be mockin’?

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    I’m usually mocking people because they believe in retarded gods

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    Since there is no oxygen on mars shouldn’t blood be blue though. Maybe Neptune would be a better planet for mars.

    Edit* wasn’t thinking and fell for an old myth. See comment below.

    • Hawke@lemmy.world
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      No. Blood is red regardless of oxygen.

      • captainlezbian@lemmy.world
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        Also, the iron on mars is oxidized. That’s why it’s not the dark gray planet

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        I just looked it up and I stand corrected thank you. Some old myths are hard to get rid off.

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          For sure, that’s a long standing one.

          It does look blue through skin and it’s a much darker red, more maroon than proper “red”.

    • thethrilloftime69@feddit.online
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      There’s oxygen on Mars. Just not enough for us to breathe.

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        So not enough to turn blood red?

        • thethrilloftime69@feddit.online
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          Mars is red because there was enough oxygen to oxidize the iron.

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            Yeah but its at trace levels now

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