tkdguy Posted October 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2014 New Hubble Discovery Space Plane Conspiracy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueCloud2k2 Posted October 19, 2014 Report Share Posted October 19, 2014 That wasn't something that I'd thought of before, but it makes sense. Just because something is necessary doesn't mean that there's no such thing as too much. It reminds me that things like climates and ecosystems are complex, and we should pay attention to the people who study them for a living. I can't say that I'm surprised. I seem to recall in Sphere they talked about Oxygen being toxic at high pressure. Not to mention, organic matter doesn't really breakdown unless you have free Oxygen in the environment. Thus, Oxidizing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted October 19, 2014 Report Share Posted October 19, 2014 ... You saw Sphere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueCloud2k2 Posted October 20, 2014 Report Share Posted October 20, 2014 Actually it was in the book, by Micheal Crichton. I saw the movie a few months afterwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted October 20, 2014 Report Share Posted October 20, 2014 And you admit this on a public forum? How's that for a set of brass bells! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted October 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 Comet will soon come very close to Mars Photos of the event Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueCloud2k2 Posted October 22, 2014 Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 And you admit this on a public forum? How's that for a set of brass bells! Hey! I liked the book! The movie was okay. *shrug* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted October 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 I haven't read the book or watched the movie. What was wrong with them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted October 23, 2014 Report Share Posted October 23, 2014 I haven't either, but since it's Crichton I reckon the book has two-dimensional characters and an anti-science theme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted October 23, 2014 Report Share Posted October 23, 2014 You mean "cautionary". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted October 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2014 This comet stinks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted October 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2014 There was a partial solar eclipse today visible across the USA, weather permitting. I caught part of it. In other news: China launches first lunar mission Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted October 24, 2014 Report Share Posted October 24, 2014 BlueCloud2k2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueCloud2k2 Posted October 25, 2014 Report Share Posted October 25, 2014 I haven't either, but since it's Crichton I reckon the book has two-dimensional characters and an anti-science theme. It's more psychological thriller than science fiction. Long story short: The US Navy found something metallic under about 300 years worth of coral. They build an underwater habitat near the anomally and tunneled through the coral to find a space ship. Investigating the spaceship reveals it was built by humans some decades/centuries into the future. On board is a large golden sphere. One of the scientists finds a way to get inside the sphere. Then strange things start happening. As it turns out, the Sphere grants god-like omnipotence to humans. But this is all happening subconsciously so the people have no control over it and one by one the scientists start dying. Book ends when the three survivors (who all had gone into the sphere) consciously decided to forget about the sphere and the omnipotence. After they make the decision, the sphere blasts its way into space and leaves the solar system. It is alluded to the sphere being a test of sorts for humanity. I found the characters to be anything but 3-d (they all have psychological problems and fears and such). My summary doesn't really do it any justice. Go. Read. The. Book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted October 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2014 Spacecraft returns with lots of results of experiments Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 I guess it's no news to anyone here that the Antares that was to launch the next Cygnus capsule to the ISS exploded spectacularly six seconds after lift-off ... ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted October 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 I heard about it. I feel especially bad for the kids whose experiments were lost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted October 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 China's lunar spacecraft takes photos of earth and moon How North America would look like on Jupiter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawnmower Boy Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 How North America would look like on Jupiter tkdguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted October 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 That reminded me of a "radio program" my cousin and I made as a joke way back in the 80's: This is Radio KGB. We know where you are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 In Mother Russia, KGB wiretaps YOU! I'm not sure I've got the handle on that meme yet ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueCloud2k2 Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 Should go more like: In Soviet Russia, You do not Drink the Vodka: the Vodka drinks you! In Soviet Russia, You do not Pee on the Floor; The Floor pees on you! In Soviet Russia, You do not make Jokes About Soviet Russia; Soviet Russia Makes Jokes About You! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeropoint Posted October 31, 2014 Report Share Posted October 31, 2014 In America, you can always find a party. In Soviet Russia, the Party can always find YOU! In America, you explore space. In mother Russia, space explores YOU! (see Tunguska and Chelyabinsk) BlueCloud2k2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted November 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 Some sad news: Virgin Galactic Spacecraft Crashes, Killing One Pilot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted November 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 The Moon is a Laboratory What would a collision between black holes look like? L. Marcus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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