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Re: How would you move a planet?
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Tue, 18 Feb 2003 16:02:26 GMT
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Well, Khan attested the the destruction of one planetary body in a system
can shift the orbit of the remaining planets. Of course, Ceti Alpha 5 was
laid wasted and infested with disgusting, space ear roaches that turn you
into a helpless minion of genetically engineered despots bent on world
domination.
Then again, so does the Fox network.
:)
-Gil
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.
>
> Ideas?
>
> [ j o n ]
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