Science Wednesday: All about Uranus

How to say the 7th planet's name without giggling like a middle-schooler

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The totally awesome CGPGrey has a new video up, discussing the issues of how to pronounce the planet Uranus' name without giggling or sounding pretentious. We also get a great history of the planet's discovery and the issues around the origins of the name.

Also, don't worry about the dark spot on Uranus or the ring around Uranus.

Keith Shaw rounds up the best in geek video in his ITworld.tv blog. Follow Keith on Twitter at @shawkeith. For the latest IT news, analysis and how-tos, follow ITworld on Twitter, Facebook, and Google+.

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Keith Shaw writes the Cool Tools column for Network World, and is the Multimedia Content Editor for IDG Enterprise, responsible for editorial video and audio content creation. Follow him on Twitter @shawkeith.

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