Poll: How should we Name Planets?

[Christemo]

name them like the old gods from the egyptian, greek, chinese and norse mythologies.

 

[The DSM]

Have to have epic names like Titanus, Arachnos.... Escapist xD

 

[Zombie Turtle]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090421/ap_on_sc/eu_britain_new_planet

Well, let's just say we find earth-like planets in "Habitable Zones" which are suitable to live on once our fucking planet eats itself. This is after we have been able to conduct deep space exploration and travel, we have hover cars and laser beams and all that futuristic stuff.

But how should we name the planets?

Is it just me or does 'the future' always get stereotyped with lasers and flying cars? Kinda bugs me :/

I think the name of a planet should be put to a world vote, who gives someone the write to name a planet if it isn't theirs. I feel any suggestions should be put to a vote

 

[hopeneverdies]

Same way we named the fruits and vegetables.
Oranges, they're orange.

 

[TenthRegeneration]

Seeing as we as humans named our own planet after dirt, maybe we shouldn't be aloud to name planets?

Honestly, Earth must have the worst name in the universe. "Mars, Venus, Neptune...oh, what's your name? Earth? Lol noob!"

(Edit: I know this may be because we as a civilization started as farmers, and in that regard if we ever do find aliens it wouldn't surprise me at all if they named their planets stuff like "Dirt" or "Soil" or "farm" or "Ocean" or whatever. Just a thought)

 

[NeedAUserName]

Well my method involves a dartboard, numbers 0-9 on bits of card, and letters A-Z. Oh, and some darts.

 

[Combined]

Combine Planet 1, Combine Planet 2, Combine Planet 3, Combine Planet with Insufficient Resources 1...

 

[frank220]

Name them after the planets in Futurama, like Omicron Persei 8

 

[Mr0llivand3r]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090421/ap_on_sc/eu_britain_new_planet

Well, let's just say we find earth-like planets in "Habitable Zones" which are suitable to live on once our fucking planet eats itself. This is after we have been able to conduct deep space exploration and travel, we have hover cars and laser beams and all that futuristic stuff.

But how should we name the planets?

Is it just me or does 'the future' always get stereotyped with lasers and flying cars? Kinda bugs me :/

I think the name of a planet should be put to a world vote, who gives someone the write to name a planet if it isn't theirs. I feel any suggestions should be put to a vote

it was just hypothetical dude.

you have to admit though, it would be pretty badass lol

 

[Unknower]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090421/ap_on_sc/eu_britain_new_planet

Well, let's just say we find earth-like planets in "Habitable Zones" which are suitable to live on once our fucking planet eats itself. This is after we have been able to conduct deep space exploration and travel, we have hover cars and laser beams and all that futuristic stuff.

But how should we name the planets?

Is it just me or does 'the future' always get stereotyped with lasers and flying cars? Kinda bugs me :/

 

[Bulletinmybrain]

Name them in reference to genitalia and size.

 

[Twilight_guy]

How about we name them like we name cities, it is named by whoever founds and starts the development of said planet.

 

[Evil_Valentine_Marshmallow]

They should be named after gods like they always have.

but polytheism is pretty much dead

 

[Nmil-ek]

There are so many planets out there we would probably run out of words, just name them after the people who discover them, give them cordinate names who knows not after gods though.

 

[Madshaw]

They shoould be named by the crews of the ships that first find them, so there will be planets like "new frontier" and "shiningdawn", or "armorgeddon" and "last hope"

 

[Ghost]

do a random swipe on the keyboard and name it after that. ie the next planet discovered should be called asdfg! we'll never run out of key combinations... probably...

 

[kaziard]

kaziard I kaziard II kaziard III.....do you see where im going with this?

 

[Zombie Turtle]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090421/ap_on_sc/eu_britain_new_planet

Well, let's just say we find earth-like planets in "Habitable Zones" which are suitable to live on once our fucking planet eats itself. This is after we have been able to conduct deep space exploration and travel, we have hover cars and laser beams and all that futuristic stuff.

But how should we name the planets?

Is it just me or does 'the future' always get stereotyped with lasers and flying cars? Kinda bugs me :/

I think the name of a planet should be put to a world vote, who gives someone the write to name a planet if it isn't theirs. I feel any suggestions should be put to a vote

it was just hypothetical dude.

you have to admit though, it would be pretty badass lol

I didn't mean you personally, in general. People always says laser and flying cars which, just ins't true. Maybe this laser guns and flying cars will come around when we, as a society have the right technology and will power, which i don't think is going to happen for a long time, at least we won't see is what i'm saying.

 

[Cowabungaa]

They should be named after gods like they always have.

but polytheism is pretty much dead

Then bring it back! It sure as hell is more exciting anyway.

Anyway, Star Wars names all the way! We have to start sómewhere to work towards a future wich is comparable to Star Wars.