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Titan's Organics Surpass Oil Reserves on Earth
jcgam69 writes "Saturn's orange moon Titan has hundreds of times more liquid hydrocarbons than all the known oil and natural gas reserves on Earth, according to new Cassini data. The hydrocarbons rain from the sky, collecting in vast deposits that form lakes and dunes."
I hear Halliburton has already won the tender.
"A week in the lab saves an hour in the library"
Oh great, so now theres no reason for Vincent to go there. Stop ruining fiction, reality!
Ice Cream has no bones.
The TV show "Jed Clampett, astronaut," appears.
Take the cheese to sickbay, the doctor should see it as soon as possible - B'Elanna Torres, "Learning Curve"
1. Titan found to have WMDs
2. GW Bush orders the militarization of NASA
3. "Mission Accomplished" announced before probes with frickin' laser beams get past the orbit of Mars
intellectual property law is philosophically incoherent. it is your moral duty to ignore it or sabotage it
tree huggers will march on the white house demanding the save titan from the evil corporations and their explotation of a defensless moon.
If you mod me down, I will become more powerful than you can imagine....
Yet.
"That's no moon. It's a gas station!"
Oil in space, never saw that coming. I suppose if we do find life on Titan, it will have to be divided into two armed camps, warring over tribal superstitions no educated sentient should believe in.
Kwisatz Haderach
Sell the spice to CHOAM
This Mahdi took Shaddam's Throne
I was just about to write something about suddenly finding a need to invade Titan because of their despotic leader... but you beat me to the punch!
'Cause, you know, this is an original joke that, eh, we've never seen before around these parts....
I have no problem with your religion until you decide it's reason to deprive others of the truth.
Yeah, that'd be great! Maybe if we burn the same amount of hydrocarbons getting the tanker out and back as the tanker itself hauls, it can be marketed as a "carbon neutral" energy source!
Chemical Energy Bonanza: Remote sensors indicate that inner planet "Earth" has hundreds of times more oxygen gas than all known reserves here on Titan.
If you read that as -- Titanic organ on earth surpass oil reserves!
The hydrocarbons rain from the sky
Titan, the first non-smoking planet. At least on rainy days.
hydrocarbons are good for lots of things besides fuel, numbnuts
Does one rub it on to get that effect?
No, I don't think that'll work. Where would the rocket find fuel to get back?
Ummm, Earth is the third world. Mars is the fourth.
I don't therefore I'm not.
Titan has an atmosphere full of global warming gases. Eg. Methane. But, it's surface temperature is -290F. One can therefore conclude the "science" that "claims" these "gases" increase "global warming" is obviously green hippy bunk.
I know titan is in the outer solar system but that argument is more just green science spin.
Finally, a place where I can fart all I want and nobody can tell the difference.
Table-ized A.I.
What's with /. lately? ...
I'm inclined to create a bunch of sock puppets and meta-mod all these sentimental, right-wing, apple-pie-humping mods to their beloved fiery furnace
Mongrel News all the news that fits and froths
When what I think what would be far more exciting, and with much more of an impact potential, would be to send out a probe to Enceladus and Europa...
"ALL THESE WORLDS ARE YOURS--EXCEPT EUROPA. ATTEMPT NO LANDINGS THERE."
What?
That's fucking brilliant. I can just see the entry in the Hitchhiker's Guide :
Titan: previously hosting an incredibly intelligent, benign and peaceful native lifeform, the species lost its native habitat and became extinct when the entire planet was siphoned off by local neighbours of planet Terra so their inhabitants could all each complete the full set of plastic Transformer dildoes.
The last living Titan was known to express the now-famous sentiment: "You fuck me over just to fuck yourself over? You fucking pissant!"
Makes you wonder what another species might want to suck off all our water and air for, no ?
I just invented the oxygen bomb. OK, it doesn't work on all planets, but that is OK. After all, earth is the peace planet, and we bring peace wherever there are hydrocarbons.
Bert