Personal update: I still hate the term "rogue planet".
A rogue is a low-life scoundrel, and I don't like calling these innocent, unattached worlds a nasty name like that.
I currently favor "nomad planet" as the best option because it already has some support and it seems fine.
#astronomy
@joshsusser yeah it’s weird terminology
@joshsusser Free Planet
@octothorpe Free as in beer?
@joshsusser as in spirit.
@octothorpe technically, beer is a kind of spirit 🤓
@joshsusser exactly!
@joshsusser although… (too lazy to look it up) does spirit imply distillation, or just anything alcoholic?
@octothorpe yeah it's supposed to mean distilled alcoholic beverages, so technically it's not technically correct, but i'm feeling chaotic good today so all bets are off
@joshsusser hard same 🤣🤣🤣