Cancer Posted November 9, 2010 Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures Actually, the problem is the gravitational potential energy and angular momentum that you have to buy off to get within a solar radius of the center. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Celt Posted November 9, 2010 Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures What the heck do I know but I thought after getting mass up out of the gravity well of Earth, and other than maybe dodging Mercury, Venus and/or the Moon, it was pretty much pointing in the right direction and downhill coasting to the sun? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted November 9, 2010 Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures It's downhill, but anything launched from Earth has the Earth's 30 km/sec orbital velocity at right angles to the direction of the Sun. Getting rid of that so you can "drop straight down" is expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Celt Posted November 9, 2010 Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures That would be the 'pointing the right direction' part. The path doesn't have to be a straight one as long as it ends up in the right place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austenandrews Posted November 9, 2010 Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures Just chuck it out there. Eventually it'll fall into the sun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted November 9, 2010 Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures Actually, it's much more likely to fall into Earth. In our part of the Solar System, Earth is most effective at sweeping up the junk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoloOfEarth Posted November 9, 2010 Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures Actually' date=' it's much more likely to fall into Earth. In our part of the Solar System, Earth is most effective at sweeping up the junk.[/quote'] Witness out political choices. I wonder how much of it would burn up on re-entry. And if so, why not just give it a shove toward Earth and let our atmosphere do the work? Actually, if all that stuff was gathered and could be broken down into its component elements, I wonder whether you'd have enough to build a decent space station... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattingly Posted November 9, 2010 Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narf the Mouse Posted November 10, 2010 Report Share Posted November 10, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures ...Obviously, Ms. Piggy is a mind-controlling Sith. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveZilla Posted November 10, 2010 Report Share Posted November 10, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures ...Obviously' date=' Ms. Piggy is a mind-controlling Sith.[/quote'] Really? I thought she was one of those guards that Jabba had. [ATTACH=CONFIG]37422[/ATTACH] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narf the Mouse Posted November 10, 2010 Report Share Posted November 10, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures Really? I thought she was one of those guards that Jabba had. [ATTACH=CONFIG]37422[/ATTACH] It's an orc! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted November 10, 2010 Report Share Posted November 10, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures Really? I thought she was one of those guards that Jabba had. [ATTACH=CONFIG]37422[/ATTACH] No, that's her brother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted November 10, 2010 Report Share Posted November 10, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures It's an orc! A lot of AD&D players made that connection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted November 10, 2010 Report Share Posted November 10, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures Feel free to start picking it up. I won't stop you. I could use a ride up there. Can you help me out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Obvious Posted November 10, 2010 Report Share Posted November 10, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures I could use a ride up there. Can you help me out? I'll give you a call the next time I'm headed that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FenrisUlf Posted November 10, 2010 Report Share Posted November 10, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures Really? I thought she was one of those guards that Jabba had. [ATTACH=CONFIG]37422[/ATTACH] It's an orc! Actually, the Gamorreans used to be "space orcs" but they got developed a bit and turned out to have some decent qualities (even if they say "I love you" to their mates with a roundhouse punch; that's okay, the women return the favor). And since they're not very popular, no one has to wonder when Lucas will retcon it all away! Heck, there are even Gamorrean opera singers in the Star Wars EU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveZilla Posted November 10, 2010 Report Share Posted November 10, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures Actually' date=' the Gamorreans used to be "space orcs" but they got developed a bit and turned out to have some decent qualities (even if they say "I love you" to their mates with a roundhouse punch; that's okay, the women return the favor). And since they're not very popular, no one has to wonder when Lucas will retcon it all away![/quote'] Spoilered for rough stand-up comedy language Heck' date=' there are even Gamorrean opera singers in the Star Wars EU.[/quote'] So in the SW EU its "It's not over until the Fat Pig Oinks"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveZilla Posted November 10, 2010 Report Share Posted November 10, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures And don't worry, Lucas is going to come out with an "Ultimate Edition" in 2019! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Obvious Posted November 10, 2010 Report Share Posted November 10, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures Sadly, I could totally see Lucas doing that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FenrisUlf Posted November 10, 2010 Report Share Posted November 10, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures So in the SW EU its "It's not over until the Fat Pig Oinks"? It gets worse. The Gammorrean opera singer is presented as a sex symbol. Yes, a 400-pound, green-skinned pig woman. And don't worry, Lucas is going to come out with an "Ultimate Edition" in 2019! Why would I not even be surprised to actually see that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Mackinder Posted November 11, 2010 Report Share Posted November 11, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures And don't worry, Lucas is going to come out with an "Ultimate Edition" in 2019! Works for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted November 11, 2010 Report Share Posted November 11, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures I'll give you a call the next time I'm headed that way. Much aprreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted November 11, 2010 Report Share Posted November 11, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures And don't worry, Lucas is going to come out with an "Ultimate Edition" in 2019! It would make Han's "sorry about the mess" even more appropriate. I don't have a problem with either Han or Greedo shooting first. But changing the music in Episode 6, both the number at Jabba's palace and the Ewok song at the end, didn't sit well with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teh bunneh Posted November 11, 2010 Report Share Posted November 11, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures It gets worse. The Gammorrean opera singer is presented as a sex symbol. Yes' date=' a 400-pound, green-skinned pig woman. [/quote'] Hey now. Some people like their green-skinned spacepig ladies with a little thickness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoloOfEarth Posted November 11, 2010 Report Share Posted November 11, 2010 Re: "Neat" Pictures It gets worse. The Gammorrean opera singer is presented as a sex symbol. Yes' date=' a 400-pound, green-skinned pig woman. [/quote'] You know Captain Kirk wouldn't hesitate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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