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#126 Re: Not So Free Chat » God, Creation, and the Universe Explained! - Life, the Universe, and Everything. » 2002-12-31 15:42:37
It was the Pope who decided to have the holiday at this time of year, for the simple point of enticing the Pagans to join
No it was'nt. The first Roman Caesar who became a Christian (his name has just slipped me) changed it to that date to reduce the publicity for the pagan holiday. So therefore, your comment about the Pope is completely derogatory and un-necessary.
#127 Re: Not So Free Chat » President Bush - about bush » 2002-12-31 15:32:11
Maybe the government actually does know something we dont.
They know much more than they care to tell us.
#129 Re: Planetary transportation » maglev - long distance travel » 2002-12-31 15:11:34
maglev doesnt touch the ground, i believe. its suspended between two rails magnetically...or i could be wrong.
Maglev = Magnetic Levitation
#130 Re: Interplanetary transportation » Nuclear Propulsion - The best way for space travel » 2002-12-31 14:38:21
So, by using new nuclear technology, we can:
A) Switch to a much larger supply of fissile fuel, in Thorium.
B) Have a much safer power source in the Energy Amplifier.
C) Provide high temperatures to create hydrogen, so we stop burning gasoline in our SUV's.
D) Make huge amounts of electricity, which the world is already hungry for.
E) Make huge amounts of freash water for crops and drinking.
F) Do all this while getting rid of 99 percent of our current nuclear waste.
Sounds too good to be true, doesn't it?
Well, it's all based on solid science and all of these projects are being worked on my teams of scientists right now. If you don't believe me, I will be happy to post links.
Nuclear is Good!
I gotta tell this to my enviromentalist friends. 
The idea is a nuclear plant is placed right next to a river or lake so that it can easily get rid of excess heat, and the temperature increase above the normal level changes the ecology negatively. I don't know any details.
It kills off the fish and stuff when the heat in the water rises. There is like a limit thing where they have to shut the power-plant down if the water gets too hot. At least thats what they do in New Zealand anyway.
#131 Re: Not So Free Chat » President Bush - about bush » 2002-12-30 15:07:15
Hmm, the US should've finished Iraq off after the Gulf War, but they pulled out after public pressure. The original Mr. Bush said something like pulling out of Iraq was the biggest mistake of his life.
If they did'nt pull out of Iraq last time we would'nt have to worry about it, but then again, maybe if Hussien had been finished off and a new regime set-up, it might have been just as bad as is now or maybe worse.
#132 Re: Planetary transportation » Revolutionary way to explore other worlds - A wind riding rover » 2002-12-30 14:25:15
We have done some preliminary calculations on what it will take to make it work on Mars. We are confidence in our calculations however we are supplying them for peer review to verify our numbers. We are more than confidant this would work on Titan and Venus. Again thanks for your input.
Sweet, yeah, you could use it to explore a number of planets.
I would like to post some pictures on here but what Im doing isnt working. Any ideas?
I haven't posted pictures before but I think I could help you.
When you go into the "post reply" screen there is a button called Image, click on it and it comes up with a screen saying "Enter the complete URL for the picture".
Open a seperate web-browser and find the picture you want. Right-click on it and click on Properties. Copy the URL that is there and paste it into the box thing that came up when you press Image.
Thats how it works in theory, but I haven't done it before so I don't know if it works or not.
For the hell of it, I'll post an image.
#133 Re: Martian Politics and Economy » A Few Insulting Remarks About NovaMarsollia - The latest fruitcake around here » 2002-12-29 17:23:01
I completely agree with what you've said.. This whole thing about Mars and other celestial bodies being owned by everyone is a bunch of B.S. In my opinion, Mars is owned by whoever gets there first and stays there. Others have compared this to 1500's exploration and that relates to my point...
Yes, but we don't live in the 1500's.
Now, if America goes and lands on Mars first and claims it pretty much for its own, quite alot of countries that have the misfortune to be small or not as rich as America will be quite angry. Most of that anger will probably just be jelousy though, but we can't be selfish about it and say this planet is ours and ours only.
In India and places like that, when we start settling on Mars, will be more way over-crowded than they are now while we all have a nice, new, empty planet all to ourselves. That will provoke alot of violence towards the western countries with settlers.
But maybe its their own fault for not becoming 'civilized' at the same time the western cultures did.
Anyway, they will be so over crowded that migrating people over to Mars won't make a noticable difference. So maybe we should just claim Mars for ourselves to save the planet from being over-run by poor-people who will probably do the same as they did on Earth and over-populate Mars.
#134 Re: Space Policy » Chinese Space Program? - What if they get there first » 2002-12-29 16:26:52
In May, official Chinese media said a longer-term aim of China's fiercely ambitious space program was to establish a base on the moon in order to exploit its mineral resources.
That should get NASA a bit worried, but then again, the Chinese are way behiend in space technology.
#135 Re: Science, Technology, and Astronomy » Dark Matter - ??? » 2002-12-29 16:18:24
Dark Matter, does any body have a clue to what it might be?
#136 Re: Planetary transportation » Air Transportation on Mars - Gravity's affect on Air travel on Mars » 2002-12-29 15:50:11
Well cos of the lower gravity, it means you could have heavier planes, but I don't know how the low air pressure would effect them though.
The low amount of gas in the atmosphere, I think, would mean things like jets or areo-props could'nt work very well. Thats why Dirigibles and blimps and stuff would be better.
#137 Re: Human missions » why we can't get public and political support » 2002-12-28 16:46:57
using current technology, i doubt that. the space elevator would be more likely to cause a moon base than vice versa.
Really?
Semi OT: todays New York Times had an article about a huge study that says that "high stakes" tests (ex. a high school graduation test), are bad for the educational process...they cause the curriculum to degenerate and focus on that test, and academic achievement goes down.
Hehe, thats true
#138 Re: Human missions » why we can't get public and political support » 2002-12-28 15:19:25
i think if we get that elevator up, orbital development will be enough to spur space development. we dont need the moon to get to mars.
Thats sorta true I suppose, but a base on the Moon will come a hell of alot faster than an elevator would.
#139 Re: Not So Free Chat » Science Fair Ideas - Impart your Wisdom... » 2002-12-27 21:38:27
Cheers Robert, your a legend! 
#140 Re: Interplanetary transportation » Gravito-magnetic effect - "Breakthrough propulsion" » 2002-12-27 21:10:36
Yeah, I thought that, the programme said something about the use of EMP in the first Gulf War in '91.
#141 Re: Planetary transportation » Revolutionary way to explore other worlds - A wind riding rover » 2002-12-27 21:08:09
The wind is there and it's free.
I suppose thats true,
It would be more effiecent in terms of not having to transport the extra fuel/fuel making equipment to Mars,
and then have to set it up on the surface and use the Sabatier reaction to create fuel.
The Windrover works on earth, right, but can you be certain that it would work on Mars with the reduced energy behiend the winds?
By the way, I reckon that windsurfing idea is quite cool. 
#142 Re: Planetary transportation » maglev - long distance travel » 2002-12-27 20:48:02
Maglevs are those monorail type trains right?
They could be quite useful, especially over short distances were its ineffiecent to fly.
#143 Re: Human missions » why we can't get public and political support » 2002-12-27 20:12:42
What do you mean "cost again"? There should be free schools for people who can't afford to pay for schools.
Oh yeah,
I think I meant make the majority of schools private, like very high fees but the schools are very well equipt. Unlike my school which is public and gets government funding which isn't very much, so it isn't as well equipt as it could be.
#144 Re: Interplanetary transportation » Gravito-magnetic effect - "Breakthrough propulsion" » 2002-12-27 19:59:37
Depends on how much of a conspiracist you are. Chances are good that the military is way ahead of everyone on this stuff, and if some other country makes some announcments, you would probably see the air force unveil a craft that uses it, or some sort of impressive demo at least.
I would agree with you there,
I was watching a documentary on Discovery about the 'latest' American military. All the latest un-classified stuff like smart bullets that follow a laser to the target, 6 inch helicopters that are totally invisible to radar that can fly into buildings and then exploded. Also all this stuff like Electro-magnetic pulse weapons and guns that are connected to fibre-obtic cameras so you can hide round a corner, poke the gun out and line up your target on the LCD screen.
I reckon it's propaganda to try and scare Iraqies or something.
#145 Re: Not So Free Chat » Leaglize drugs - say what u want » 2002-12-26 14:36:13
In New Zealand we have an elected politician named Nandor Tanchos or something like that. He is Rastafarian and has long dread-locks and smokes pot.
Argh, I can't remember the rest I was going to say. Damn memory...
#146 Re: Not So Free Chat » Science Fair Ideas - Impart your Wisdom... » 2002-12-26 13:38:55
Hmm, got to hate that. 
#147 Re: Science, Technology, and Astronomy » Top Ten mysteries for 2003! - The Countdown » 2002-12-26 13:26:08
#148 Re: Water on Mars » Water in Mars's VERY recent past - sip » 2002-12-25 21:17:05
Another article on those 'Dark Streaks' and water and stuff on Mars.
#149 Re: Interplanetary transportation » Solar Wind » 2002-12-25 20:55:54
The Planetary Society are building and going to send a solar-sail ship into space.
Look at this:
http://www.planetary.org/solarsail/]htt … solarsail/
#150 Re: Interplanetary transportation » orbital facilities » 2002-12-25 20:52:34
ok, I really have to get some of Zubrin's books...