They never did get to the Centre. (Arne Saknussen claimed he did, but there is no proof) They got as far down as the Liddenbruch Sea, but when they tried going futher down, they found a big rock had fallen and blocked further descent. After deciding to blow it up and setting the charge, they put out to sea for safety. with the explosion the sea poured into the hole, their raft was sucked into it too. they went down a bit but then there was a volcanic eruption and they got blown up through Mt Etna So they went back to Germany, Axel married Grauben, and they lived happily ever after.
I think a lot of the land that will benefit from warmer temperatures in in the Canadian shield region. Its rock, and it will be warmer but you still can't grow anything there.
"Just send a couple of guys there and make it a one way mission. They can start colonising immediately and start building stuff."
Unfortunately there are no Martian princesses there for these couple of guys to breed with, so you are gonna have to include some females in the crew.
"Pioneers used to do that sort of thing all the time in the new world" " The new world (the Americas) had a lot of advantages that Mars does not:
Breathable atmosphere Climate suitable for growing stuff Fertile soil with plants and animals already there turkeys, cranberries and mashed potato for dinner (and locals to tell the colonists how to cook them) Trees for making wooden structures out of fresh water mineral resources etc
No, my first thought was internet over water pipes, since they have already tried internet over power lines, and other 'utilities (phone companies, cabletv companies) bundle internet with their services (if you get your internet, phone and cable from us you only pay $25/mo for each...
"I really want to see the documentation for this comment so I can send the link to several of my angry vegan female friends... After which they still won't sleep with you."
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2012 will be the year of failed predictions and prophecies.
Next up, a project to cool servers by having Norwegian Blue Parrots flapping their wings.
(However it won't work with dead parrots)
Maybe swallows would be better
I think they measure in metres there.
A meter is a device. a metre is a unit of length. (At least in the rest of the world.outside USA)
They never did get to the Centre. (Arne Saknussen claimed he did, but there is no proof)
They got as far down as the Liddenbruch Sea, but when they tried going futher down, they found a big rock had fallen and blocked further descent.
After deciding to blow it up and setting the charge, they put out to sea for safety. with the explosion the sea poured into the hole, their raft was sucked into it too. they went down a bit but then there was a volcanic eruption and they got blown up through Mt Etna
So they went back to Germany, Axel married Grauben, and they lived happily ever after.
Great, so this low cost computer can be plugged into the PCMCIA slot of a laptop. Or you couyld just use the laptop. Am i missing something here?
The majority of the worlds population lives in the northern hemisphere, where at the moment it is winter. Clothing is not optional for outside.
Argentina comes before Australia alphabetically. Its got more population too.
Anyway, what if you don't have Windows Update set to automatic mode?
I think a lot of the land that will benefit from warmer temperatures in in the Canadian shield region. Its rock, and it will be warmer but you still can't grow anything there.
"All these worlds Are yours except Europa Attempt no Landing there"
Yep, that part is from the book 2010 by Arthur C Clarke
The rest is from a crappy movie based on the book
I always thought Oblong was more rectangular than elliptical. Of course the rectangle with rounded corners was invented by apple.
Maybe they would be better off banning guns instead
(No, the 2nd amendment doesn't apply in Syria)
Surely Alcohol is the best selling drug of all time
"Just like the claims of "organic" vegetables,"
I would be interested to see 'inorganic' vegetables...
"Just send a couple of guys there and make it a one way mission. They can start colonising immediately and start building stuff."
Unfortunately there are no Martian princesses there for these couple of guys to breed with, so you are gonna have to include some females in the crew.
"Pioneers used to do that sort of thing all the time in the new world"
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The new world (the Americas) had a lot of advantages that Mars does not:
Breathable atmosphere
Climate suitable for growing stuff
Fertile soil with plants and animals already there
turkeys, cranberries and mashed potato for dinner (and locals to tell the colonists how to cook them)
Trees for making wooden structures out of
fresh water
mineral resources
etc
News Flash: Islam also regards the Bible as a Holy book, and Judaism believes in the Old Testament.
Wouldnt that be American (Fahrenheit) or European (Celcius) degrees
Is Lee Majors still alive?
"Some dark matter candidates are, according to theory, their own anti-particle"
In related news, Herman Cain is his own worst enemy.
No, my first thought was internet over water pipes, since they have already tried internet over power lines, and other 'utilities (phone companies, cabletv companies) bundle internet with their services (if you get your internet, phone and cable from us you only pay $25/mo for each...
So if your a hybrid pedestrian you are more likely to be injured?
The people of Papua New Guinea are not impressed
The Chinese will get there first
(in the book anyway - the movie sucked)
Where do I sign up for my $50
About 40 years ago, BSA was a British company that made motorbikes (competing with Triumph and Norton)
"I really want to see the documentation for this comment so I can send the link to several of my angry vegan female friends...
After which they still won't sleep with you."
Isn't sleeping with Vegans a kind of Rishathra
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