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Re: How would you move a planet?
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lugnet.space
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Fri, 14 Feb 2003 19:37:02 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Jon Palmer writes:
> Unlike my earlier post about the cables and reels, this does not directly
> have anything to do with an upcoming MOC, but I thought it would be a fun
> discussion nonetheless.
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> Now moving a giant body from one place to another is obviously a sci fi
> staple, so I expect a lot of references to various books, but it would also
> be cool to hear some random ideas out of the blue.
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> For visual impact I keep imagining city sized thrusters spaced out evenly
> over one side of the planet. Or maybe a massive super thin/strong net
> covering the whole planet, pulled on the other side by some space tugs.
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> Ideas?
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> [ j o n ]
hmmmm...
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hmmmmm...but would such a think lead to the cracking of the planetary crust
and a possible collapse of the planet's upper mantle?
What about the fuel source of the engines?
I think you would have to some silly Trek thing, like in the first episode
of DS9, and create a field around the planet that changes the effect of the
mass relative to the outside gravitational sources, thereby allowing a
bowling ball to be pushed by an ant.
What happens when the bowling ball rocks backward onto the ant? ;]
~Trev
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