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Re: How would you move a planet?
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lugnet.space
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Sun, 16 Feb 2003 05:39:25 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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Raise property taxes, then offer the Earth a better real estate deal @ a low
mortgage rate somewhere else. Seriously, I'd use a controlled mobil
singularity in 'front' of the planet to lead it where you want to go.
Jeff
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