Da_bang80
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quote:Originally posted by Nim: Mark said:
quote:Hadn't thought of that. Mind you, the Goa'uld DID once try to smash an asteroid into the Earth.
My god, you're right. And before them, the Arachnids! And they succeeded, too. As far as I'm concerned, Buenos Aires is wiped off the map. It was like 9/11 times a thousand.
J/K
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quote:Originally posted by Cartman: [QUOTE]Slight problem with that: there's no atmosphere to produce any shockwaves in.
"Shockwave" may be incorrect terminology, but the energy from a detonation shoud be spherical and should have an effect on a nearby body (like said asteroid). The notion is not to blow it up, just to re-direct it slightly.
Remember, a course change of only 1 degree is probably more than we'd need if we intercepted a rock as far away as the one NEAR encountered.
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You cannot really move a rock with EM or neutron radiation alone, is the point.
(I guess if the detonation was close enough some of it would be vaporized, changing the dynamics somewhat, but... meh.)
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I remember on the Daily Show, some scientist saying that if the asteroid were painted white, solar rays reflecting off the asteroid's surface would push it out of the way. Of course, I don't know of any way to paint an asteroid in space.
Also "Outpost" had many bugs, one of which had the colony's population dying in droves for no reason.
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Yeah, Outpost was an awesome game in concept, that turned out to be really crappy. I still had some fun with it sometimes, though.
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Speaking of the Bugs, someone tell me why the hell that movie was never force-fed to its writer? ...I guess I did like it...I just...shouldn't have.
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Da_bang80
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The one chick had nice bodongadongs.
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Butler: Because it delivered. It had action and sci-fi and classic Verhoevian political satire, and really good visuals. The poster pretty much said it all. It's not Tarkovsky.
Speaking of Outpost (if we're going off-topic), "Spore" is something I'm looking out for. It's alluring to be able to shape the player creature yourself. I'm thinking about going for a bipedal triclops or some kind of arachnid. With poisonous ink sacs, if it's allowed.
Speaking of Tarkovsky, is anyone else looking forward to "Stalker"? I bought the movie for my brother's birthday last year and we're both curious about the game.
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That phaser from the front of the secondry hull is tough to swallow (and swallowing phasers is my hobby).
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You mean the orange thing? Isn't it the Es deflector beam?
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Still...it's pretty weird. ..not as weird as SHatner's performance this episode, but still very odd.
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