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(...) Needless to say it is very appearent to me. Do I undesrtand your own language better than you or what?..:-) Anyway, the thing I tried to express (and couldn't, by looking the respose) is: * I really don't appreciate beating (kicking, slapping, (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jun-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Yes, but the point is you'd roll by 90° to turn, not just bank a little bit. Jason J Railton (24 years ago, 26-Jun-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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Heya Selçuk- (...) I'm actually sort of stumped at that line too--it doesn't quite compute grammatically. I think that's what Jesse wasn't getting (that's definitely what I'm not understanding). (...) No comment, except that this has been a most (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jun-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Well the A-wing flight control system doesn't discriminate between air and space flight either so it's control surfaces move in space as well, producing little affect except a little momentum. I think as a Valkyrie has 2 widely spaced engines (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jun-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) You're not seen as evil. It's just that if you're unsure of what you're saying, don't try to make out that it's absoulutely right, and people won't mind if your opinion differs from theirs. (...) Just to add to this, possibly blurring the (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jun-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) That's nice....:-) Selçuk (24 years ago, 26-Jun-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) It was 'I really don't appreciate beating innocent clueless, and my attitude *was* same to this conversation.' At first, I thought that you were a teen, just were rambling around, and there was no need to be harsh to you. But after this much (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jun-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Sorry but although I read almost all messages I still can't find anything can considered as "space craft with wings would become torn apart by the impact of flying in space". All we said is particles and debris (I mean sizes from a dust (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jun-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.loc.au)
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I've been working on my carrier some more. I added a few guns and illuminated the hangar bays. I've still got more detail to add, but please check out the new renderings at (URL) I've commisioned her as an Invincible class heavy assault carrier. (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jun-01, to lugnet.space)
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I've been away for a little while, but I don't know what enemies you have here. NEway:) Looks like Keppler Industries, Astro Lift Co., etcetera have some new competition in the consumer spacecraft industry, eh? Any plans on a website? Hmmm...this (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jun-01, to lugnet.space)
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(...) Oooo...ooo. I like this idea. If you need the Diver Dome used in them, I can email you a unoffical if you email me about it. I use Adobe Photoshop in post-processing and can create some interesting explsions with yellow, red, and orange spray (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jun-01, to lugnet.space)
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(...) I don't mind if someone uses my design. I don't even care if somone uses a 50% or more varient. If the majoritay of it is mine, like you added a few parts to the DAT files IE, I would like a little 'Copyright Rick Hallman 200x' (Link to Confed (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jun-01, to lugnet.space)
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Hello all. I know I have a lot of enemies here so I will make this short and sweet. Anyways this is my first attempt at space. I used 2 Sith Infiltrators and some left over parts from a couple of TIE fighter sets. This craft is the first production (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jun-01, to lugnet.space)
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(...) That's one reason I enjoyed Babylon 5 so much. The science wasn't perfect (you have to make *some* concessions for the sake of the story), but at least they made a darn good attempt. I've found the Jovian Chronicles RPG from Dream Pod 9 to be (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jun-01, to lugnet.space)
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(...) Quick, someone alert NASA! How, oh how, will they ever dock with the ISS when it is spinning away like mad?! I guess Dennis Tito's reported illness when boarding the station wasn't due to weightlesness after all... <snip> (...) Oh, so *that's* (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jun-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.loc.au)
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"Rick Hallman" <legodude725@removeaol.com> wrote in message news:GFIAw8.Dn4@lugnet.com... . (...) That's where the guns will go : ) (...) I'm not sure... Would you believe fusion plasma accumulators ? How about anti-matter containment pods ? (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jun-01, to lugnet.space)
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"Sproaticus" <jsproat@io.com> wrote in message news:GFIC0v.Gzp@lugnet.com... (...) IMO. (...) Thanks : ) I'm not sure what the green domes should be. Just something to beak up a long horizontal space really. (...) be (...) Good, then I won't either (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jun-01, to lugnet.space)
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(...) No, I think you'll find that the flying monkeys are from The Wizard of Oz. ;-) (...) It's not dead yet. :-) Cheers Richie Dulin Patrician of Brick Morpork (24 years ago, 26-Jun-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) So that's where they went! Call off the search party fellow Oz-simians, that amphibious phreak Hop-Frog was the kidnapper! --DaveL (24 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) "No way, Wayne!" LFB (who beats the dead threads...*thump* *thump*) XFUT -> .o-t.fun (24 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Actually not! What REALLY happened was that the MF flew into a crater/cave and then monkeys flew out my butt! =oP -- Hop-Frog (The Giant Thread Killer) (24 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) I urge all .space people to watch Cowboy Bebop. It is a great series, mostly because of the writing and characterization, but also because the designs and concepts are very good. You can get it in DVD or VHS format at places like Suncoast (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.space)
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(...) And I would do well to consider spell-checking before I hit "send", but alas... Cheers, - jsproat (24 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.space)
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(...) Those green things on top -- hydroponics? I was thinking of using the hemispherical pieces from the Insectoids sets as some kind of habitation domes, but these work very well, too. I can't speak for Rick, but personally, I don't let it bother (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.space)
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(...) Tim, (and all), I've come into this discussion late, and it occurs to me that this is the best part of it so far. It is great advice, which most everyone involved in this thread would to well to take. i.e. if you don't want to perpetuate (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.space)
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(...) I have heard of the anime "Cowboy Bebop" but I have never heard of the anime "Outlaw Star" and I have never seen either series (which is not quite uncommon since I live in rural Tennessee) but you fail to conside that because friction and (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Stop. you are both technically right. Although it is hard to justify the usage of the term "flying into a crater" inasmuch as you can fly into a cave. The giant worm-like creature was inside a cave-like hole that was located in the center of a (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Looks good! I love the scematic view! I have some questions on the pieces. What are the bracket 1x1's all over it supposed to be? I like the way you used the bricks with blue "window" pieces. What are the green domes on top supposed to be two? (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.space)
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(...) I've been reading the bundle of posts on the subject, so I am aware of the type of friction that he was talking about. I just wanted to make a tangental point since the "type" of friction had been dropped from the post. (...) I tend to agree (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.space)
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Hi, I've uploaded a new microfig scale MOC to brickshelf. It's not yet complete, but please LMKWYT. (URL) a heavily armored carrier inspired by Rick Hallman's recent stuff. IE.I borrowed heavily from him : ) -Xanthra47 (24 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.space)
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(...) Well then, politely ask him for evidence, don't disrespect him by trying to diminish his experience in a field with smarta** remarks (eg. Does your title of an astrophysicist amuse me? Have you worked with such people as Carl Sagan or Issac (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.space)
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(...) I believe Paul was poorly communicating a correct idea. The scientific law of friction is applicable everywhere, even in space. It is a law, and going to space won't make it go away. What you need to understand is how this law works. The (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.space)
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(...) By the way. Thanks for breaking out your paragraphs. It's much easier to read... -Duane (24 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.space)
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In lugnet.space, Jesse Alan Long writes: <snip> (...) I'm sure that there are TONS of other laws and theories that we aren't looking at when trying to design a "realistic" space craft. That's why I have my own Lego Universe - it allows me to be (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.space)
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(...) I appreciate the fact that you do agree with me but I must truthfully say that I never considered the fact that friction does indeed keep together the bolts on a space craft. Are there any other sceintific laws that either me or Paul failed to (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.space)
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(...) Tim, in this statement, his words ARE insignificant because they are incorrect, even though he IS an astrophysicist. This is what Mister Paul Hertzog said to me, 'What the flipping space monster burgers are you talking about? Friction in (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.space)
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(...) Please forgive me for the mistake about the Silver Champion, Duane. I did not have my catalog with me. Jesse Long (24 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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(...) Okay, Jesse. I can't be a spectator to this anymore. If anyone said a spacecraft with wings would have its wings torn off they would be wrong obviously. The Shuttle model we use now has wings, but they are only on it for its atmospheric (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) The Black Cat/Giant Truck <set:5571> has 1743 The Silver Champion <set:8458> has 1412 The Statue of Liberty <set:3450>, which has already been stated, has 2882 Lego Mosaic <set:3443> has 1993 The Legoland Minifigure <set:3723> has 1849 The (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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(...) Spare the attitude man, until you do, don't go wondering why people post harsh replies to your stuff. You come off as a know-it-all, even if someone who has education in a particular field counters your statement, you find a way to try to make (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.space)
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(...) You could simply use "bricks" and "plates" since this web site is dedicated solely to the LEGO brand of brick everyone will know what you mean. (yes, I know there are other areas where you can discuss the dark side brands, but we don't like to (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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(...) RTL stands for Rec.Toys.Lego a news group that existed before LUGNET. (...) -Duane (24 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Jesse, I have a couple of things to write about. The first is regarding friction in space. I agree that there MUST be friction in space, otherwise anything held together with a nut or bolt would come apart. The second is in regards to your (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.space)
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(...) There was a man who asked me about eating soy and I simply said that I did not like soy because I am not exactly a vegetarian, that and I decided to be humorous (as opposed to being annoying or rude, which many people on Lugnet seem to think I (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) By quite a coincedence, my library has the Star Wars Trilogy and I would like to rent those movies but my parents would probably stop me because I have seen each movie about five times in two years and possibly as many as a dozen times in my (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Thanbk you for sharing the information, Kyle. You are correct in showing me that I should say LEGO bricks and LEGO plates but even with these rules, you still violate proper grammar so how would you replace LEGO bricks and LEGO plates with a (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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<snip> (...) Ahem I dont know if any one has corrected you, and I hate to be nit picking but the M.F. flew into a "cave" not a crater in the SECOND MOVIE called The Empire Strikes Back. thank you (24 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) I have heard that space craft with wings would become torn apart by the impact of flying in space. How do you know that these conditions will exist in space? People thought many centuries earlier that the earth is flat yet is is almost (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) 1,600 pieces. The first set is a giant Lego figure with a hat and the second set is a model of the Statue of Liberty, which has many sand green bricks and plates. I do not recall the particular call numbers but I do remember that I have them (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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(...) Does your title of an astrophysicist amuse me? Have you worked with such people as Carl Sagan or Issac Asimov? I have not worked with these people but then again, neither have you so I think I will become skeptical of every aspect of outer (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.space)
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(...) You are correct about the Super Star Destroyer comment but I know that it was in Star Wars that they ended up inside the space slug (which I believe appears to be an early ancestor of those worms in another science fiction story named Tremors) (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.loc.au)
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See new MOC at (URL) (24 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.space)
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"Mr L F Braun" <braunli1@pilot.msu.edu> wrote in message news:GFGJJz.9Ar@lugnet.com... (...) Uhh... I thought that Pioneer 10 held that record[1], being slightly faster than Voyager 2 - but I might have been told that before a couple of crucial (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Check out 5571 for mainstream... over 1700 Check out Statue of Liberty for LD originated... over 2000 (both IIRC, I gotta go to my meeting no time to check) (24 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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(...) <snip> (...) Nope, you're quite right (it was least year for me and I remember perfectly). (...) Zactly! Every little dust particle can be really harsh on the ship. -Shiri (24 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.loc.au)
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Jesse Long wrote: <snip> (...) Sorry to interrupt guys, bu this is the *funniest* thread I faced for a long time..:-D Is this Jesse character is real? I mean does he really exist? I really don't appreciate beating innocent clueless, and my attitude (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) No, it's not..:-) At STP (Standard temperature and pressure, 1atm and 273K if IIRC), only 22.4 lt. of any gas would have 6.022x10^23 molecules. Your number given above is quite negligible when compared to this I think. You must consider (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) (24 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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5571 - 1743 pieces. (...) -- Tom Stangl ***(URL) Visual FAQ home ***(URL) Bay Area DSMs (24 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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Larry Pieniazek wrote in message ... (...) with (...) More than 1600 :-) Were there any actual Lego sets with that many pieces? I seem to remember 1400 as being about the highest. Kevin ---...--- Craftsman Lego Kits & Custom models: (URL) Lego parts (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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(...) It sure is clear! It's cause it's the coolest logo LEGO has ever made for anything my brotha!! How did you not know that! Geeze! Bring on the CS re-issues! --Kyle (URL) (24 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.space)
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snip (...) Ahem the M.F. flew into the monster, which is technically called a space slug by George Lucas, in the Second movie not the first. The first starwars movie was over That whole Death Star thing. The second (Empire Strikes Back) is where the (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.loc.au)
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That's weird, in a good way :-D -- Chef/Dan/Bubba Bear ICQ:84584424 AIM: DaGlassAWasta (URL) Bliss <steve.bliss@home.com> wrote in message news:GFD4qM.543@lugnet.com... (...) out (...) spaceships. (...) it's (...) could (...) it (...) crane-arms (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.space)
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(...) Yep, that's what happened. :-P --Kyle (URL) (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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Yes defend your Lego town from the likes of other toys! They shall not conqure! The other toys shall fear the possibilities in Play. Our Lego system has a vast arenal and the other toys shall know! Legomaster (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jun-01, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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(...) And if one needs any object lesson on how little wings matter on a real spacecraft, one need only look at the fastest craft ever created by mankind--Voyager 2. Wow, that's one streamlined space dragster, isn't it? It didn't even come close to (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jun-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.loc.au)
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<snip> (...) <snip> (...) I'll leave the real world technical discussion to the remainder of the thread but I think it's worth mentioning that you can't criticize the lack of wings in a Star Wars design without recognizing the frame of reference (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jun-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Ouch! They'd have a generally tough time of it without knees or elbows too, and without shoulders that can move the arm in front of the body. I suppose they can eat with appropriately long utensils but how do they dress or tie their shoes? (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jun-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) I've got 3 words for you, buddy: Commodore-64! (...) He-he ;] That was pretty good! KDJ ___...___ LUGNETer #203, Windsor, Ontario, Canada (24 years ago, 24-Jun-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) [SNIP] (...) Hehe, I think you missed subtle point of my post. If you have been following the thread at all, you too probably busted a gut laughing when you read the "exhausting" statement above... ;] KDJ ___...___ LUGNETer #203, Windsor, (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jun-01, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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(...) Good catch! Missed that. In my defense, it was in the wee hours of the morning and I had just finished building my copy of Kevin Wilson's schoolhouse kit. An exhausting but impressive build! Man that kit comes with a lot of pieces. ++Lar (24 years ago, 24-Jun-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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(...) There's a simpler answer than that - the frame in question is: (URL) original URL got split, then quoted, adding a ">" into the URL between "futuron-" and "timeline.html". If you look at Kyle's original message, the URL is correct -- Tom (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jun-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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Yeah, all my nifty little robot dudes are violent, specifically because they have to protect the town, and well yeah, they gotta protect the town from all my other toys, such as Transformers and stuff, so yeah.... my robots kick arse..... and RANDOM (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jun-01, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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(...) Not if it's a small ship that can also fly in a planet's atmosphere. Someone else who replyed to this said you can overload the wings with weapons, but if you suddenly get near a planet's gravity, *snap* *snap*, and someones car gets hit by 89 (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jun-01, to lugnet.space)
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(...) Being the geek I am I wondered how many 2x4s that would be. Not having any to hand (or a scientific scale) I looked it up. It's amazing, everything geeky I could think of asking has already been thought, asked and answered. Anyway from (URL) (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jun-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Fibblesnork is a framed site. You may not be able to get in that deep. Try this one: (URL) click on Futuron. That may not be the exact place Kyle was referencing, though. It DOES show a timeline and shows where Futuron fits in the scheme of (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jun-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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(...) Um, because he tried saying it with his toes and it didn't work out? I used to try typing with my toes and it made a big mess. My big toe was too big to work the backspace key right. (...) Because everyone knows that we are all going to be (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jun-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Actually, the problem is one of inertia. If you accelerate the ship with more force than the "gripping" force of the antenna, it will pop off. This happens even if there is no atmosphere. Also, minifigs need visors to protect against ultra-violet (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jun-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.loc.au)
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The Dark Side Developers Kit #9754 comes with four of the 4x4 technics brick-high 'square's. -gyug Lugnet Member 9 (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jun-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Wings [was: Re: Building big]
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(...) Why do you say with your words that ion engines will not be used on the Space Shuttle in 2003, Kyle. What you fail to realize is that ion drives were invented in society long ago. Do not argue with me on this, Kyle, because just last week I (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jun-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Wings [was: Re: Building big]
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(...) I've always envisioned an empire as a large, sprawling governmental body that tended to stay put, at least until the natives got restless. It must be stressful to return from a long range deep penetration preemptive "patrol" and find your home (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jun-01, to lugnet.space)
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(...) ...In the heat of battle, the captain presses the wrong button to engage the maxi*zappo ray gun, and out pops the intergalactic corkscrew and fish scaler. <duck and run> jk (24 years ago, 24-Jun-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Not if it's a small ship that can also fly in a planet's atmosphere. Someone else who replyed to this said you can overload the wings with weapons, but if you suddenly get near a planet's gravity, *snap* *snap*, and someones car gets hit by 89 (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jun-01, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Couldn't resist
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its for vaccum and sun. sun is lethal out in space without ozone to protect you from ulkmate sunburn and blindness. gonna need air up there too heh -- And they said 'Computers will never be in general use' "Richard Parsons" (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jun-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) THE .Loc.Au Manifesto 1. Australia is the best place on Earth 2. Australia is better that the UK at cricket 3. The sky is blue over Lugnet.town because the catalogue pictures show so. 4. Maps show the world upside down, Australia should be at (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jun-01, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.town, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.space, lugnet.technic, lugnet.trains)
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| | LEGO® Trademark usage (was: Wings )
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(...) I don't work for The LEGO® company, but I do read bits of what they say. In order to help you follow I've added a link to this message. I hope you have Acrobat® Reader or a similar program that allows you to read .PDF files. (URL) last page is (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jun-01, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.space, lugnet.general)
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| | I could resist but I won't (was: Couldn't resist)
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(...) You know, Like the one in some movie or other that nearly eats that spaceship after they've landed in a cave on an asteroid which isn't a cave but still has bat-things in it and an atmosphere of sorts and really squishy ground and when they (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jun-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Hahah nice one Larry, the only prob is that you have also added to it yourself :) (oh and me too :)... anyway I am sure quite a few of us are whinging poms anyway :P (...) The sky is for sure blue where I am right now... Yes, the lack of (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jun-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) LFB - Eat the fish? Don't be silly. It the glorious rib-tickling, funnybone-yanking explosion of the grenade that I'm interested in. Though I must admit that after I've picked the barrel splinters out of my skin, and hosed the slimy fish gunk (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jun-01, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.space)
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(...) Oh stop. You guys are just trying to drive the postcount of loc.au up because the whinging poms might stay ahead of you, or something. :-) Next you'll be asking why the sky is blue over in lugnet.town, then you can ask if you have to hold (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jun-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) No! Surely not! I had always thought all that space suit rubbish was about protecting soft and squidgy spacedudes from the howling radioactive solar wind, encountered near suns. So if its not to protect them from the wind, why do spacedudes (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jun-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Detail Black Robot Pix, Made from Blacktron sets
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Ha ha thanks, My Robots are non-violent, for me I belive that in a time when we will master these types of machines in the future, mans primitive violent instincts will be surpased by enlightnement thru technical know how. Still, I wouldn't mind (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jun-01, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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(...) what the flipping space monster burgers are you talking about? friction in space? NOT, noway, nohow wings are useless in space, dude. i'm an astrophysicist, i know whereof i speak. (i'm sure this has been said elsewhere but hey i don't have (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jun-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) you asked: The first question is why has Lugnet not put a section for Exploriens? and then requested an Exploriens area. direct this to the owner/operator of lugnet, plz. We don't control such issues. you also asked: The second question is if (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jun-01, to lugnet.space)
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(...) <nitpick> Actually, the larger visors were introduced first with Launch Command in the mid 1990s, Life on Mars is just reusing them. And I don't remember U.F.O. even having visored minfigs.. </nitpick> greg Disclaimer: It may seem like I am (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jun-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.loc.au)
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Whoa hoss, slooooowwww dooooowwwwwn. You're rambling a TON here. Why not take the time to think about a reply and write it into nice paragraphs, so we can all read it. Better yet, why not go do something more productive? (...) I'm sorry to be rude, (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jun-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.loc.au)
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Like Jon Palmer already kindly asked, could you please separate your LONG paragraphs. You do this by pressing a button on your keyboard called _ENTER_ or _RETURN_. Hope you understand and use this advice. (...) letter. (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jun-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: On to other news....
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(...) Dude, chill. You make ABSOLUTELY NO sense here, your 'arguments' are just rambling. LEGOLAND Space (ie. Classic Space [1]) ran 1978-1988 when they phased it out. Futuron is a separate sub-theme in the catalogs, with a different minifig design (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jun-01, to lugnet.space)
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heh nice one there. -- And they said 'Computers will never be in general use' "Steve Bliss" <steve.bliss@home.com> wrote in message news:GFD4qM.543@lugnet.com... (...) out (...) spaceships. (...) it's (...) could (...) it (...) crane-arms (...) (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jun-01, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: On to other news....
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(...) I answered your questions the first go 'round as politely as I could, but because you insist that I am wrong and you still believe something that has absolutley no basis to it, I have been getting a bit frustrated. Sorry if I have been (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jun-01, to lugnet.space)
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