Clip taken from Machinist
Mnemonic for 11 planets sure beats "Roy G. Biv," "Homes"
Grade schoolers now knows that there are 11 planets in the solar system. In order of increasing distance from the sun, they are, of course, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Ceres, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto and Eris. The trouble is millions of Americans don't know any of this.
People vaguely remember Venus because that's where ladies come from, and Mars because of the rock that looks like a face. And some have no idea -- none, nada -- about Ceres and Eris, two of the solar system's dwarf planets, along with Pluto, which word conjures in some minds a picture of Mickey's dog.
Inspired by a contest put on by the National Geographic Society, a mnemonic for the solar system's 11 planets has been created. My Very Exciting Magic Carpet Just Sailed Under Nine Palace Elephants.
11 planets?? What happened to 9?? Remember that old saying: My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas. I guess its useless now..
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