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Interplanetary Superhighway

Posted by michael on from the asteroid-named-rest-stop dept.

rotenberry writes "The current issue of Caltech's Engineering and Science magizine contains the article "Next Exit 0.5 Million Kilometers - A Caltech/JPL collaboration explores the 'Interplanetary Superhighway.'" which describes "...the Interplanetary Superhighway - 'a vast network of winding tunnels in space' that connects the sun, the planets, their moons, and a host of other destinations as well. But unlike the wormholes beloved of science-fiction writers, these things are real. In fact, they are already being used." However, it takes a very long time to get there."

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  1. Of course it takes a very long time....... by i_want_you_to_throw_ · · Score: 5, Funny

    Because all of these tunnels connect through Atlanta where there is a "change of plane".

  2. There's a bulldozer outside my house by egg+troll · · Score: 4, Funny

    An Interplanetary highway, eh? Better head down to the pub, in a hurry!

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    1. Re:There's a bulldozer outside my house by PurpleBob · · Score: 4, Funny

      Note to moderators: The Hitchhiker's Guide is funny. Making the occasional reference to it is funny. Quoting random catchphrases from it in response to that reference is not funny.

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  3. time for publishers to start... by trmj · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...getting the rights to the book title "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"

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  4. Seven Rules For Spotting Bogus Science by dreadknought · · Score: 5, Funny

    I wonder if this applies to the seven rules for spotting bogus science?

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  5. yes, it takes a long time. by Quasar1999 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Of course it takes a long time... you forgot rule #1... the shortest distance between any two points is a straight line... err... is it a curved line? no... wait... ahh screw it...

    Ok... it's a friday night... I'm sitting at home, with nothing better to do than try and be a smartass on slashdot... Oh lord, I've wasted my life...

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  6. It'll Never Pan Out... by Quaoar · · Score: 4, Funny

    The project is a failture from the start...what good is it when this "highway" doesn't deliver porn?

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  7. We have one person to thank for this... by commodoresloat · · Score: 5, Funny

    Al Gore.

  8. Oh the taxes by krray · · Score: 4, Funny

    When do the tolls go into place? Would we have to STOP even though the system will probably automated? We do have to be human sometime and make it counter-productive...

  9. oh dear by gid13 · · Score: 5, Funny

    you know you've been reading too much slashdot when you think it says "...these things are real. In fact, they are already being SUED"