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Re: How would you move a planet?
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lugnet.space
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Tue, 18 Feb 2003 07:12:31 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Jon Palmer writes:
> 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.
hmmm.
I am shocked no one mentioned the Planet Jackers. I mean, they do this sort
of thing all the time to doomed little sad planets like this earthan earth
Orb you call Earth. Hk.jk 9 _ fY` ~
Gir! Get off the keyboard!
Its easy really you pink fleshblob, use a huge hollow sphere and engulf the
planet you want to move! DUH! Huge hollow spheres can be found abandoned
all over space, so just take one... then you just need a rope and a can of
aerosol for propulsion... and that's the hard part. Good luck with that.
DOOOOOOM!
Invader Jol
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| 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. Now moving a giant body from one place to another is obviously a sci fi (...) (22 years ago, 14-Feb-03, to lugnet.space)
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