Pluto sparks hate mail from third graders
After Neil deGrasse’s museum stopped grouping Pluto with the other planets, he discovered what’s sadder than hate mail: hate mail from third graders. A new interactive from NOVA shares some of the letters deGrasse received from defiant school children. “If it’s small doesn’t mean that it doent have to be a planet anymore [sic],” asserts one letter addressed to “Scientist.” “Some people like Pluto. If it doen’t exist then they don’t have a favorite planet. Please write back, but not in cursive because I can’t read in cursive [sic].”
Probably among the most adorable protest letters ever.
See the full story and slideshow at NOVA.
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