Presumably the Death Star is habitable (or was until the Rebel alliance destroyed it.)
Whether it would show up as habitable is a different matter, the livable part is internal so surface temperature, atmosphere etc won't show up from a distance.
"Something Lockheed makes makes India's planes' maneuverability irrelevant? How so? We're going to be fighting each other or something? Is Lockheed going to be selling their stuff to Pakistan?"
Considering that the Govt has cancelled any further aquisitions of F22s, I think Lockheed would sell them to other customers. I'm not sure Pakistan could afford it though.
A glider (called a sailplanein the US) gets a lot of miles for the few gallons used by the tow plane to get it airborne , provided there are the right wind/thermal/mountain conditions. I remember a few decades ago there was a gliding competition in The South Island, and one of the entrants was a former NASA employee. Forty years ago last week he came within 30 seconds of trying to glide where there is no atmosphere...
"German U-Boats in in WWII had dual diesel/electric engines. "
The germans didn't invent the submarine, John Holland (1840-1914) an Irish american did. I think the US navy already had some of his designs back before WWI.
More like centuries. Hydroelectric dams were the first power plants. I remember visiting yje Mokopeka power station in rural Hawkes Bay when I was a kid. It was built in the 19th century.
The trouble with hydro is that most of the available locations are already used. (The US is too flat in most cases) and environmentalists try to stop any more form being built.
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Presumably the Death Star is habitable (or was until the Rebel alliance destroyed it.)
Whether it would show up as habitable is a different matter, the livable part is internal so surface temperature, atmosphere etc won't show up from a distance.
Its from New Zealand. Snow is not a factor there (at least in The North Island.)
The cost of petrol (gasoline in american) is pretty high there too.
"Big asteroids hit about every 68 million years"
And the last one was 65 million years ago, so we have another 3 million years to go. If we haven't got starships by then theres something wrong.
"Something Lockheed makes makes India's planes' maneuverability irrelevant? How so? We're going to be fighting each other or something? Is Lockheed going to be selling their stuff to Pakistan?"
Considering that the Govt has cancelled any further aquisitions of F22s, I think Lockheed would sell them to other customers. I'm not sure Pakistan could afford it though.
The roads must roll.
Reminds me of Heinlein's future history stories...
A truck full of quarters... Unless it only dispenses generics.
I think a steam powered car is more of a Jay Leno thing than a Dave Letterman thing.
A small vehicle used to carry a load and pulled or pushed by hand.
I think that meaning (of the noun) makes more sense (when verbed) in this context.
but what about disabled people? I would think that the obstacle would cause big probles with wheelchairs and walkers.
The real mission for an Orion style spacecraft is to defend against aliens from Alpha Centauri, who come via Saturn.
Count me as one XP user thats not willing to touch Windows 7...
How many KWh are there in a gallon of electricity?
A glider (called a sailplanein the US) gets a lot of miles for the few gallons used by the tow plane to get it airborne , provided there are the right wind/thermal/mountain conditions. I remember a few decades ago there was a gliding competition in The South Island, and one of the entrants was a former NASA employee. Forty years ago last week he came within 30 seconds of trying to glide where there is no atmosphere...
I don't think there is a lot of nutrition in inorganic food...
The last 2 are't exactly a Global nuclear power
Yet
Scotland was not a part of England at the time.
If you have a modern design military firearm, you can disassemle it in less than a minute without any exta tools.
That'd be good, I thought that was a good show. Will it be on the USA channel again?
"German U-Boats in in WWII had dual diesel/electric engines. "
The germans didn't invent the submarine, John Holland (1840-1914) an Irish american did. I think the US navy already had some of his designs back before WWI.
Doesn't this remind you of 'Sleeping in thwe light' where JMS gets a cameo role in turning off the lights?
They will patent 'inserting ads into newspapers' and magazines.
There goes my day job.
Well since there is Uranium, neptunium and plutonium, why not call this one Jupiterium
However the probability of it happening would be less than one in a brazillion...
"Hydroelectric works DECADES ago."
More like centuries. Hydroelectric dams were the first power plants. I remember visiting yje Mokopeka power station in rural Hawkes Bay when I was a kid. It was built in the 19th century.
The trouble with hydro is that most of the available locations are already used. (The US is too flat in most cases) and environmentalists try to stop any more form being built.
The civil war was fought to preserve the status quo.
The south fought to preserve slavery.
the north fought to preserve the union.
the north won