We really need anti-gravity to get anywhere into space. Some form of repelling-force-producing field, be it anti-grav, or electro-gravitic propulsion, i believe thats what will truely expedite our journey to the stars.
a few mates and i went up to albert park for the new years eve festivities, alcohol en masse. we were there for just about the entire evening until just after 12am, when the cops finally found us and reminded us there was a public alcohol ban, and requested us to tip our drinks on the ground. yea, we had it coming, but we were still a little annoyed, and protested quietly. what came next was most probably the highlight of any new years eve ive ever celebrated.
"hmm, oohh, alright. SCULL SCULL SCULL!!"
we were stunned. they actually told us to scull our drinks, or we would be arrested.
they did still search our bags, and found my 1/4 full flask of vodka that id forgotten about, but i let them have that. foul, nasty stuff. i wouldnt be suprised if they took it home and celebrated the new year with all the alcohol they had confiscated!
the rest of the night was primo, but god that gave us the roffles:P
i dont get it! isnt the measurement of a staked cat just as arbitrary?
and while were at it, did you stop to consider the cats opinions about him being used as a fundimental unit of length?:/
what i mean is that even a minute bump could push it off course by a few thousand kilometers over time.
of course, gravity will still pull it roughly back on course i guess.
also something else i just thought of:
what if by landing, we inadvertantly kill off any biology on the surface? materials which, given time, might have reached a planet and developed a species, intelligent or not.
you must remember, this is only one comet. there are plenty out there. assuming the theory is true, this might just be one that doesnt have any biological materials on it.
what kind of implications will landing this on the comet have? will it affect the comets orbit? yea, its not a huge change in mass by any means, but it doesnt have to be out in space!
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thats probably actually a by product of the whole trek saga.
what if it does find a habitat suitable for life, and unintentionally breaks through a natural atmosphere seal? i dont think NASA would like to be the cause of exterminating an entire extraterrestrial species!
I have no idea of the science behind it all, but im pretty sure its about as hard as devising a transporter system. In any case, wouldnt a replicator ala Star Trek be just GREAT for intersteller voyages? the perfect solution, if it could work.
To be honest, there isnt a lot of change in New Zealand, and im guessing a lot of other countries around the world. there just isnt the paranoia, for lack of a better word, that there seems to be in the states.
I remember on a public forum i frequent, someone posted the following:
"I wonder what NZers would be doing a year after such a tragedy?"
and the reply:
"Calling for a new All Black coach, i expect."
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We really need anti-gravity to get anywhere into space. Some form of repelling-force-producing field, be it anti-grav, or electro-gravitic propulsion, i believe thats what will truely expedite our journey to the stars.
at least they wont lose them
One day when we were doing this very thing (albeit, using rolled up socks) we decided to experiament with water balloons.
Upon firing, the balloon was initially forced out of the tube, but then the sheer pressure/heat melted the balloon, and vaporized the water.
The owner of the car that the balloon magma landed on was not amused in the slightest..
a few mates and i went up to albert park for the new years eve festivities, alcohol en masse. we were there for just about the entire evening until just after 12am, when the cops finally found us and reminded us there was a public alcohol ban, and requested us to tip our drinks on the ground. yea, we had it coming, but we were still a little annoyed, and protested quietly. what came next was most probably the highlight of any new years eve ive ever celebrated.
:P
"hmm, oohh, alright. SCULL SCULL SCULL!!"
we were stunned. they actually told us to scull our drinks, or we would be arrested.
they did still search our bags, and found my 1/4 full flask of vodka that id forgotten about, but i let them have that. foul, nasty stuff. i wouldnt be suprised if they took it home and celebrated the new year with all the alcohol they had confiscated!
the rest of the night was primo, but god that gave us the roffles
actually it means particles that arent relativistic.
while its all good seeing this kind of news on slashdot, its not all that useful for those of us in the southern hemisphere.
could we have some news about celestial events that we can see?
as i recall, in tradewars 2002 you could launch a genesis torpedo into an empty sector, and create a new planet in about 5 seconds. game anyone?
for my own morbid curiousity, what was the first soviet russia post? was it insightful or offtopic?
my names on the list, cant wait till its available. total.geek.nz is claimed!
well, i woke up this morning, so i guess so.
nuff said.
i dont get it! isnt the measurement of a staked cat just as arbitrary? :/
and while were at it, did you stop to consider the cats opinions about him being used as a fundimental unit of length?
id totally fall over, smitten with indescribable geek love..*sigh*..can such perfection exist?
what i mean is that even a minute bump could push it off course by a few thousand kilometers over time.
of course, gravity will still pull it roughly back on course i guess.
also something else i just thought of:
:/
what if by landing, we inadvertantly kill off any biology on the surface? materials which, given time, might have reached a planet and developed a species, intelligent or not.
raises some interesting moral questions
you must remember, this is only one comet. there are plenty out there. assuming the theory is true, this might just be one that doesnt have any biological materials on it.
then again, it might.
what kind of implications will landing this on the comet have? will it affect the comets orbit? yea, its not a huge change in mass by any means, but it doesnt have to be out in space!
Er ... install Linux? ;)
thats probably actually a by product of the whole trek saga.
judging from all the people that saw that movie, oooh, just about everyone in the world.
what if it does find a habitat suitable for life, and unintentionally breaks through a natural atmosphere seal? i dont think NASA would like to be the cause of exterminating an entire extraterrestrial species!
dammit! now what am i going to do with all those halfprice bulk compasses?? /me loads up ebay..
someone must wants them, surely??
I have no idea of the science behind it all, but im pretty sure its about as hard as devising a transporter system.
In any case, wouldnt a replicator ala Star Trek be just GREAT for intersteller voyages? the perfect solution, if it could work.
sweet! i liked the sound of a god of sleep anywa..zzzz....
is that you simon? from nzgames.com? dont lie :)
To be honest, there isnt a lot of change in New Zealand, and im guessing a lot of other countries around the world. there just isnt the paranoia, for lack of a better word, that there seems to be in the states.
I remember on a public forum i frequent, someone posted the following:
"I wonder what NZers would be doing a year after such a tragedy?"
and the reply:
"Calling for a new All Black coach, i expect."
And to me, that just sums it up. Just my $0.02.