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Around the World in a Solar Plane
Coati writes "Bertrand Piccard, the guy that flew around the world in a balloon, wants to do it again, this time in a solar plane."
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Guess he won't be flying at night.....
The opinions expressed here are not mine, but those of these dang voices in my head.
Hope he stays above the clouds :-)
Simon
Physicists get Hadrons!
he'd better not fly over the UK then.. no sun here ;)
Yeah, but does it run Linux?
helo wat is ur asl ?
All he needs is a really big bungee cord...
If I seem short sighted, it is because I stand on the shoulders of midgets
Obliugatory Piccard joke.....
Piccard: To boldy go, where no ma- (turbulence) Number 1, why are we rapidly descending?
Riker: It seems to be a solar eclipse sir
Piccard: All hands embrace for impact!
Business \Busi"ness\, n.;
A scam in which all people involved perceive as beneficial...
I work for Merck, and we value life and saving the lives of those who cannot help themselves.
Tell Khaled i said hi, and thanks for ruining irc.
and you run and you run to catch up with the sun but its sinking, only to come up behind you again...
They should go around the world in a solar-powered submarine.
Bob: "How come we're not getting anywhere?"
Phil: "Cos the flight plan has us doing a one-eighty every sunrise and sunset."
Bob: "Oh?"
Phil: "Yeah, more cold coffee please."
- They should be made to sign a "no extreme measures or rescue-tation attempts" paper before leaving.
Right. I can't remember how often that guy had to be rescued with his balloon but i do remember that he needed a few tries and almost died more than once.Any bets on how many tries it will take him this time?
To me, this is Jackass for rich people.
soundtrack: "don't let the sun go down on me" by Elton John
Wow are you dumb!
If the sun goes out he'll just use the moon!!
Right now, using solar power sounds like a good idea. It's a renewable and non polluting source of energy.
But if we have learned anything about excessive energy use from the past, we should proceed with caution. What will happen when the whole world is powered by solar power? Think of it, all this energy from the sun that would normally heat the earth would now go towards generating electricity. This would probably lead to a global chilling which is not a good thing.
I think we should either stay dependant on fossil fuels for now, or even increase our consumption of them to counter the effects of global chilling in the future with more global warming now.
How small a thought it takes to fill a whole life
after reading the website, it's clear to me that if Piccard were to make an ego powered craft he could probably land on the Moon.
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