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Good idea! (was Re: Can't we all just get along?)
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lugnet.space, lugnet.trains
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Sat, 8 Feb 2003 23:12:48 GMT
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Tony Hafner writes:
> I've been wanting to build something along these lines since the late 70's.
> Perhaps I should have just grown up instead.
I've been thinking, in reality, this would not be a bad idea at all. Suppose
one day we Earthlings would set aside our silly endless disagreements, work
together and start space explaration. Why on Earth...eh ...Moon would we
allow cars to ruin the beatifull Moon surface with tracks randomly fanning
out from moonbases in all directions. Remind that when you leave a trail on
the moon, it's bound to stay there forever! *) Therefore, I would vote for
public transport for all base to base surface transfers on the moon.
In my view, the sharp edged blocky appearence of the train would be totally
practical also. Why bother to streamline, when there is no atmosphere to
drag you down! The concession made with the somewhat crudely shaped, sloped
nose, clearly has been made on estethical grounds only, manly to give the
tourists visiting from Earth a minimal feel of the Sci-Fi modernism that
they expect to find here.
*) Funny side story in this context:
In 1971 astronaut Alan Shepard on the Apollo 14 mission made an attempt to
break the record for longest golf drive by hitting a golfball on the surface
of the Moon. Despite the ball flying very far helped by low gravity and
absence of drag, his attempt has been disqualified by both USGA and Royal
and Ancient, because of severe violation of golf etiquette: Shepard failed
to rake the bunker before leaving the course.
With this I conclude my small essay.
Friendly greetings, M. Moolhuysen.
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