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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 23:32:18 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 ]
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Decide upon the trajectory you wish the planet to take (preferably along
the plane of the planet's orbit). Right as the planet reaches the correct
position in it's orbit, deploy an immense graviton shield around the planet
(or along the side of the sun, perhaps very close the sun blocking a cone of
space, if you want it to be a relatively small ship). Gravitational pull of
sun ceases. Inertia does the rest. Utilize gravitational shields around
other massive objects in-system to create more varied trajectories.
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