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Road Trip On The Interplanetary Superhighway
eegad writes: "CNN has an article about a new idea from NASA springing from chaos theory called the interplanetary superhighway. It will purportedly allow easier space travel by steering through regions where the net gravitational force exerted by nearby bodies is smallest. The actual NASA news release is here. Sounds like an interesting concept but it is unclear how the scientists will account for every source of gravity, including the elusive dark matter."
let's look at the facts: Big government bureaucracy. Foul smelling, funny looking employees. Interplanetary highway construction. It's all there in black and white.
NASA is run by the Vorgons.
There are some people that if they don't know, you can't tell 'em.
Scientist1: Well, it appears that there's some parts of space where there's no gravitational pull. So, if we chuck the craft along one of these paths, it will umm...
Scientist2: It will probably need less energy.
Scientist1: Right. Since it doesn't have to do any work counteracting any gravity.
Reporter: Makes sense fellas. Now, you called a press conference. What's that all about?
Scientist1: Well, that was it.
Reporter: (short pause) I see. (another longer pause - an uncomfortable silence, actually) Now, seeing as you just worked this out, how did you fly craft before then?
Scientist2: Well, gas was so cheap and all...
(Scientist2 slaps Scientist1 and NASA lose what funding they have left)
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Blearf. Blearf, I say.