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WCDT: 2286-90 (1-5 October 2012) Weekly Comics Discussion Thread
LordVaughn:
At least with calculations
X*5(y) X being the threshold of cute kittens a person can take before becoming a writhing mess of temporary diabetes, y being the aww factor of each cat.
Mr_Rose:
--- Quote from: akronnick on 01 Oct 2012, 03:49 ---It's possible that the station is higher than LEO. Maybe it was constructed in situ from raw materials mined on the Moon and asteroids. If it was high enough, it would have less atmospheric drag to deal with, which could be done with some kind of ion drive. It could even be at Earth-Moon L1 and use the orbital resonance to keep it in place.
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Unless the windows were giant viewscreens, L1 doesn't match the depiction. Nor does GEO for that matter. And "a little bit higher than LEO" is smack in the middle of the VABs, a very bad place to put a tank full of squishies. Plus Spaceship apparently got them there in a time comparable to a transatlantic flight even with his "miss" of the station on the first orbit so a very great deal further than LEO seems ruled out by that too, unless Spaceship has a) magic rockets with super-high thrust and near-infinite specific impulse and b) inertial dampers to stop a splatting the cargo.
In which case, Station should be able to park wherever he damn well pleases because he wouldn't have to worry about petty things like "gravity" and "drag" at all.
But why would anyone think going to space was special then?
Pilchard123:
--- Quote from: Mr_Rose on 01 Oct 2012, 05:07 ---Unless the windows were giant viewscreens, L1 doesn't match the depiction. Nor does GEO for that matter. And "a little bit higher than LEO" is smack in the middle of the VABs, a very bad place to put a tank full of squishies. Plus Spaceship apparently got them there in a time comparable to a transatlantic flight even with his "miss" of the station on the first orbit so a very great deal further than LEO seems ruled out by that too, unless Spaceship has a) magic rockets with super-high thrust and near-infinite specific impulse and b) inertial dampers to stop a splatting the cargo.
In which case, Station should be able to park wherever he damn well pleases because he wouldn't have to worry about petty things like "gravity" and "drag" at all.
But why would anyone think going to space was special then?
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J E-C could well have developed magic rockets with super-high thrust and near-infinite specific impulse and intertial dampeners. After all, he did invent the robot hamster.
SleeperCylon:
How do you spoil a video game? 19 out of 20 are 100% predictable from the first thirty minutes.
jwhouk:
What would be the creepiest thing to think about with an AnthroPC?
The AI inside finds it relaxing to not be bombarded with billions of inputs at once. 1 (3.4%)
The AI inside is using some of its subroutines to count down to a certain date and time... 5 (17.2%)
In its spare time, it's not only running the SETI screensaver, it's scanning the internet for anime pron. 2 (6.9%)
They don't "own" their own chassis. 7 (24.1%)
They don't really NEED their own chassis, as they're actually an AI personality. 3 (10.3%)
Momo and Winslow are the exceptions; Pintsize is the RULE. 7 (24.1%)
Pintsize actually LIKES it when Faye throws him against the wall. 3 (10.3%)
Memes like Waffles and Spathe Ham annoy the crap out of them. 1 (3.4%)
Station is actually considering "downsizing" to an AnthroPC chassis. 0 (0%)
Total Members Voted: 29
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