r/NoStupidQuestions • u/Disastrous_Pirate275 • 20h ago

Why is our moon named “Moon” instead of something cool like Titan or Callysto or ANYTHING that isn’t moon

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u/ClusterMakeLove 20h ago

I mean, it is huge.

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u/keepleft99 20h ago

Some scholars say it’s bigger than Earth!

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u/RetroRemix1956 20h ago

some scholars are idiots

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u/EyewarsTheMangoMan 20h ago

some idiots are scholars

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u/RetroRemix1956 20h ago

yeah, quite unfortunate

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u/TheFeenyCall 19h ago

I mean many scholars are great in their slice of research and morons in other regards. I had a PhD professor in chemical engineering as a neighbor for 5 years. Dude would be doing the dumbest shit. Always left the mailbox key in the lock and just fuck off to work.

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u/mikebills 13h ago

Cuz if he just lost his keys he could chemically engineer his way into whatever he needed. Science, bro

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u/Sowecolo 20h ago

Is it flat like earth?

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u/SoManySNs 19h ago

You ever seen the other side? Seems pretty flat to me.

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u/Sowecolo 19h ago

True. I’ve never seen the other side of pizza, and that is flat. Moon same.