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The debate over the correct Messier number for the Ship of Theseus is ongoing.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_object
The Messier objects are a set of 110 astronomical objects catalogued by the French astronomer Charles Messier in his Catalogue des Nébuleuses et des Amas d’Étoiles (Catalogue of Nebulae and Star Clusters). Because Messier was only interested in finding comets, he created a list of those non-comet objects that frustrated his hunt for them. The compilation of this list, in collaboration with his assistant Pierre Méchain, is known as the Messier catalogue. This catalogue of objects is one of the most famous lists of astronomical objects, and many Messier objects are still referenced by their Messier numbers. The catalogue includes most of the astronomical deep-sky objects that can easily be observed from Earth’s Northern Hemisphere; many Messier objects are popular targets for amateur astronomers.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_Theseus
The Ship of Theseus is a thought experiment about whether an object which has had all of its original components replaced remains the same object
Thanks!
The alt text is fucking ridiculously hilarious!
It really is the best part of this one.
Or the fact that he catalogued himself and he’s not even number one. Like dude saw 204 shits before seeing himself in a mirror or something and he’s like: “The fuck is that? Dunno… That’s M205 for now”
This reminds me of game objects having ID’s!
messy, messier, messiest… :-)
No way bro catalogued the entirety of creation from beginning until perpetuity
