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Re: Neptune's Moon Lagoon
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lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.space, lugnet.build
Date: 
Tue, 23 Mar 2004 19:40:31 GMT
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In lugnet.technic.bionicle, Ley Ward wrote:
   Oops! Um, wrong parallel universe. But, there would be some solar tidal pull, though not as strong.

Solar pull on the Earth’s tides is pretty weak compared to the lunar pull. It’d probably be even weaker compared to terran pull on the moon. Tides might fluctuate an inch or two throughout the lunar month, but not enough to get a good surf going.

   You mean, the fact that the water is ‘imported’ in barrels from the tanks downstairs; the very tanks used to replenish the pool?

Um, yeah, something like that. They’re, um, not just used to replenish the pool, though. Spillover (you know, I just realized that I never added any drainage sills), ends up getting processed through those tanks for return. And who here wasn’t slightly off-put by the opening scene of Waterworld (I never understood why that contraption wouldn’t work on ocean water just as easily)?

   Boy, if the Lunar Water Authority ever hears of this...

Shhh! Hmm, actually that gives me a funny idea. I could put a couple of Space Cops down there arresting the barrel-man. That might help get the joke across a little better.



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(...) Yeah, I should have included the word miniscule, but I defer to those in possession of the facts; I could easily have been off by an order of magnitude. (...) Ewwww! Actually, I always suspected as much, but I wasn't sure about your plumbing. (...) (21 years ago, 24-Mar-04, to lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.space, lugnet.build, FTX)

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(...) Oops! Um, wrong parallel universe. But, there would be some solar tidal pull, though not as strong. (...) You mean, the fact that the water is 'imported' in barrels from the tanks downstairs; the very tanks used to replenish the pool? Boy, if (...) (21 years ago, 23-Mar-04, to lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.space, lugnet.build, FTX)

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