Talk:3311: Planet Database

i THINK they would have known if they were looking at earth or not... probably? 73.132.167.116 20:38, 14 October 2026 (UTC)

I think this has happend before somehow 107.1.219.44 20:41, 14 October 2026 (UTC)

They aren't 'looking at Earth', so much as trawling through the database of all known planets. Selecting those that are known to have the right qualities or deselecting those that are known to not have the right qualities, to cut the whole database down to a short-list of useful ones for the study's purpose.

Among the "known planets" is Earth, of course. The name, and the precise star around which any given planet orbits, isn't a useful selection criteria, so it's only when looking for more detail (in this case, the name of the planet's star... they haven't even looked at the name/ID of the planet yet) that they realise - in the absence of there somehow being a Counter-Earth in the database - the actual nature of the planet record. 78.151.45.31 21:23, 14 October 2026 (UTC)

oh, and the title of the thingy was f1rst p0st by the way 73.132.167.116 22:00, 14 October 2026 (UTC)

just clerifying 73.132.167.116 22:00, 14 October 2026 (UTC)

aww i cant firstpost it! - someonefrompluto 2605:59C0:450B:3400:5894:750F:5D48:6C85 21:03, 14 October 2026 (UTC) (i dont get why it doesnt auto sign.)

sorry, I got to it first. and again, sorry. its just TOO TEMPTING to do first post and I'm trying to resist and failing. 73.132.167.116 21:59, 14 October 2026 (UTC)