Commander
Join Date: Jul 2012
Posts: 321
Levers, or failing that a catapult.
Job, jobbed!
I have to admit, I sold out
"Disenchanted"
Survivor of Romulus
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 4,086
Impossible is a word used to save lives
"Hey I can Fly " " thats impossible" "oh right I won't jump off a cliff then"
But some things really are impossible (like perpetual motion)
Live long and Prosper
Career Officer
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 437
We can't even all get along on this planet, why are we contaminating another? lol
First things first people.
Like getting rid of our dependence of fossil fuels.
Captain
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 1,162
Quote:
Originally Posted by
vinru821
We can't even all get along on this planet, why are we contaminating another? lol
First things first people.
Like getting rid of our dependence of fossil fuels.
Accessing other planets would help with that.
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I WANT IT BACK!!!!
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Captain
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 2,351
Quote:
Originally Posted by
sollvax
Impossible is a word used to save lives
"Hey I can Fly " " thats impossible" "oh right I won't jump off a cliff then"
That's completely different from space travel.
Quote:
Originally Posted by
sollvax
But some things really are impossible (like perpetual motion)
Perpetual motion is possible in space.
Please hold off on posting spoilers for Star Trek Into Darkness, except in designated threads. Thank you.
Lieutenant
Join Date: Jul 2012
Posts: 35
Survivor of Romulus
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 4,086
Jumping off a cliff and space travel have a lot in common (A very high % of Astronaughts Die)
And no perpetual motion is NOT possible in space
Its not possible anywhere
the law of Entropy says that Energy is expended by movement and that it is a property of matter
Nothing is perpetual
indeed nothing moves without an energy source at some point
The chemical energy of the Sun provides most of the power in our solar system (including the solar winds) for example
But any system no matter how low in friction or gravity runs down eventually (unless there is an external energy source)
this is one major reason why interstellar travel is improbable
Live long and Prosper
Captain
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 975
Quote:
Originally Posted by
dalolorn
Accessing other planets would help with that.
Knowing humans I doubt it would be long before we start fighting each other planet to planet.
Survivor of Romulus
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 4,086
Hours probably
Live long and Prosper
Captain
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 1,162
Quote:
Originally Posted by
maxvitor
Knowing humans I doubt it would be long before we start fighting each other planet to planet.
I'm hoping it won't come to that. You are however right.
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I WANT IT BACK!!!!
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