03 Jul 05
I wonder if you have any views on this news story i read this morning,do you think we are going to far with needing to know all this information...about comets,investing $333 million on blasting into a comet and recovering the debris to analyse t o use for what?
http://breakingnews.iol.ie/news/story.asp?j=148131508&p=y48y3zzy4
03 Jul 05
Originally posted by fiestaTo check and see if there are viable resources obtainable from a commercially viable viewpoint, to replace those that we will have one day ravagd from this planet.
I wonder if you have any views on this news story i read this morning,do you think we are going to far with needing to know all this information...about comets,investing $333 million on blasting into a comet and recovering the debris to analyse t o use for what?
http://breakingnews.iol.ie/news/story.asp?j=148131508&p=y48y3zzy4
03 Jul 05
Originally posted by fiestaActually, this could help save it.
I just feel that we are not content with knackering up this planet we are lucky enough to live on, we seem hell bent on causing as much destruction to as much as possible outside of it... very sad
Try to read up on a topic more before you ejaculate an opinion.
03 Jul 05
Originally posted by fiestaDo you think they loaded $333 million onto the space craft and it's going to burn up on impact ? That money was spent here , and goes back into the economy . Furthermore , all that money that's been spent in the various space programs has fostered great advances in areas like refractories , metalergy , computers , etc , etc . The computer tech advances made in the space program are alive and well in your pc . Weather satelites and computer models of weather systems like hurricanes , tornados , and monsoons save thousands of lives each year . The research on flame retardant materials to keep astronauts alive is being used daily to protect firefighters . The advances in refractories since the 60's and 70's has argueably caused the greatest advances in modern foundry techniques than Bessimer Steel .
I wonder if you have any views on this news story i read this morning,do you think we are going to far with needing to know all this information...about comets,investing $333 million on blasting into a comet and recovering the debris to analyse t o use for what?
http://breakingnews.iol.ie/news/story.asp?j=148131508&p=y48y3zzy4
I don't doubt that every $ spent will return 10 fold to the real advancement of the quality of life for everyone .
03 Jul 05
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Originally posted by Moldy CrowBesides, the only thing hitting the comet is an 800 pound sledge
Do you think they loaded $333 million onto the space craft and it's going to burn up on impact ? That money was spent here , and goes back into the economy . Furthermore , all that money that's been spent in the various space programs ...[text shortened]... old to the real advancement of the quality of life for everyone .
hammer, the rest of the craft stays behind and takes in data.
This is an important probe because right now there is an asteroid
coming at earth which passes by shortly and they know it will miss
but it swings by again in the year 2024. Right now it is up in the air
whether it will hit then. It is vital to figure out what we can do if
push comes to shove on this issue. The dinosaurs sure didn't have
a chance to stop the Chixulub asteroid 65 million years ago but we
have a real chance to stop one. We want to know if we can simply
shove a 10 megatonner up its butt or do you have to take a giant
tennis net and sling it away with a rocket, we just don't know yet.
If the asteroid is a big sandpile just cramming a bomb inside could
just spread it out a bit and it still kills life on earth so thats why we
need to know what these things are made of inside.
BTW speaking of tennis, Federer just won his third wimbleton.
He is one of the great ones in tennis.
03 Jul 05
Originally posted by Bowmannthanks for your views on this subject,moldy crow,nyxie and sonhouse,its always nice to get a different perspective on things,thats why i asked for views,as for you Bowmann shut up you silly silly man and go back to your stone from where you last crawled.
Actually, this could help save it.
Try to read up on a topic more before you ejaculate an opinion.
03 Jul 05
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Originally posted by fiestaOh, I see. Sorry.
its always nice to get a different perspective on things,thats why i asked for views...
Obviously then, you wanted public sentiments rather than facts or clearer understanding.
OK. Well, I'll try to assume the role of a typically uninformed individual:
"I must say, banging rocks together in the sky is just not on! What on earth do they think they're doing now? Isn't it bad enough that we have to defend our animals from those cosmetics experiments (though my hair does look nice) without having to worry about nuclear explosions in space which could blow up the world without even telling us first? And what about that new girl in Coronation Street? What a cow! If you ask me, she deserves everything that's coming to her. Bitch."
03 Jul 05
Originally posted by Bowmannoh Bowmann,when will you ever learn.... dont take the bait that's thrown your way,all you do is infuriate yourself by making silly comments,and i dont think you are typically uninformed...even if you do!
Oh, I see. Sorry.
Obviously then, you wanted public sentiments rather than facts or clearer understanding.
OK. Well, I'll try to assume the role of a typically uninformed individual:
"I must say, banging rocks together in the sky is just not on! What on earth do they think they're doing now? Isn't it bad enough that we have to defend our anima ...[text shortened]... ation Street? What a cow! If you ask me, she deserves everything that's coming to her. Bitch."
03 Jul 05
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Originally posted by fiestaWhat a silly, silly attitude you have. Did it ever occur to you that knowledge of how to deflect or break-apart a comet is just knowledge that may be wasted or not. Your attitude is typical of people who see no use of acquiring knowledge that doesn't affect your village immediately and to your benefit. What a silly, small attitude. By the very nature of reality, one never knows which knowledge is priceless and which is silly and worthless. But... Bowman is right and you are dead wrong. Better to have "too much" of it than "none of it".
oh Bowmann,when will you ever learn.... dont take the bait that's thrown your way,all you do is infuriate yourself by making silly comments,and i dont think you are typically uninformed...even if you do!
Bowman gets a rec from me for seeing the obvious. Ignorance kills. Total ignorance makes silly people "popular".
04 Jul 05
Originally posted by fiestai just wish that they would send all bombs to space to keep the war mongers happy and we could get on here ....
I just feel that we are not content with knackering up this planet we are lucky enough to live on, we seem hell bent on causing as much destruction to as much as possible outside of it... very sad