"This planet is juuuuust right."

Post by **Gawdzilla Sama** » Thu Sep 30, 2010 12:52 pm

The planet should be called "Bob".

Post by **Horwood Beer-Master** » Thu Sep 30, 2010 4:40 pm

devogue wrote:I'm bored of all these new planets now. I want to see aliens.

I doubt the feeling's mutual.

Post by **Gawdzilla Sama** » Thu Sep 30, 2010 9:55 pm

Planet Hunters Discover a World That Could Harbor Life

Post by **tattuchu** » Thu Sep 30, 2010 10:00 pm

It must be named Bruce. Anything else would create a little confusion, wouldn't it?

Post by **Santa_Claus** » Thu Sep 30, 2010 10:08 pm

I think the Earth should declare war on it.

Just in case.

Post by **Ian** » Thu Sep 30, 2010 10:17 pm

Xamonas Chegwé wrote:I heard this on the news - it certainly boosts one of the factors in the Drake Equation.

Yep! I'm on pins and needles to find out what the Kepler Mission has to say after 2012. They could find dozens or hundreds like this one, or maybe ones even more Earth-like.

And I agree that we should conquer them all. :twisted:

Post by **Gawdzilla Sama** » Thu Sep 30, 2010 10:24 pm

Ian wrote:
Xamonas Chegwé wrote:I heard this on the news - it certainly boosts one of the factors in the Drake Equation.
Yep! I'm on pins and needles to find out what the Kepler Mission has to say after 2012.

Won't be nobody to hear that there sciencey stuff, ya'll know that don't ya?

Post by **Ian** » Thu Sep 30, 2010 10:30 pm

Gawdzilla wrote:
Ian wrote:
Xamonas Chegwé wrote:I heard this on the news - it certainly boosts one of the factors in the Drake Equation.
Yep! I'm on pins and needles to find out what the Kepler Mission has to say after 2012.
Won't be nobody to hear that there sciencey stuff, ya'll know that don't ya?

I don't worry about 12/21/2012. Jesus is returning on May 21, 2011, remember?

Post by **mistermack** » Thu Sep 30, 2010 11:34 pm

Ian wrote:
Gawdzilla wrote:
Ian wrote:
Xamonas Chegwé wrote:I heard this on the news - it certainly boosts one of the factors in the Drake Equation.
Yep! I'm on pins and needles to find out what the Kepler Mission has to say after 2012.
Won't be nobody to hear that there sciencey stuff, ya'll know that don't ya?
I don't worry about 12/21/2012. Jesus is returning on May 21, 2011, remember?

Yeh, but he's not staying. He's only dropping in to pick up his foreskin.
.

Post by **Tero** » Thu Sep 30, 2010 11:51 pm

wow, and I have evolved just right to breathe the air and stuff, how did I know to do that?

Post by **electricwhiteboy** » Fri Oct 01, 2010 12:01 pm

Rum wrote:20 light years. At half the speed of light (massively ambitious today - 10% light speed would be a huge achievement) it would take 40 years to get there.

The point is well made though.

Say it with me. "Generation Ship".

Post by **Gawdzilla Sama** » Fri Oct 01, 2010 12:10 pm

electricwhiteboy wrote:
Rum wrote:20 light years. At half the speed of light (massively ambitious today - 10% light speed would be a huge achievement) it would take 40 years to get there.

The point is well made though.
Say it with me. "Generation Ship".

Never having raised kids I would not be interested in spending decades in space so somebody else could play under an alien sky.

Post by **electricwhiteboy** » Fri Oct 01, 2010 12:41 pm

Gawdzilla wrote:
electricwhiteboy wrote:
Rum wrote:20 light years. At half the speed of light (massively ambitious today - 10% light speed would be a huge achievement) it would take 40 years to get there.

The point is well made though.
Say it with me. "Generation Ship".
Never having raised kids I would not be interested in spending decades in space so somebody else could play under an alien sky.

And therein lies the rub, wonderful idea in theory but only the first generation gets a choice in the matter. The latter generations are tied into a pretty grim and limited society.

“What do you want to do young man?”
“I want to be a soldier.”
“Sorry, it’s waste reclamation for you. NEXT!”
“I want to be an artist.”
“Sorry, waste reclamation for you, NEXT!” ETC…

Post by **Pappa** » Fri Oct 01, 2010 12:59 pm

electricwhiteboy wrote:And therein lies the rub, wonderful idea in theory but only the first generation gets a choice in the matter. The latter generations are tied into a pretty grim and limited society.

“What do you want to do young man?”
“I want to be a soldier.”
“Sorry, it’s waste reclamation for you. NEXT!”
“I want to be an artist.”
“Sorry, waste reclamation for you, NEXT!” ETC…

Now.... if we could genetically modify them to want to work in as Epsilon Semi-Moron waste reclaimers.

Post by **Gawdzilla Sama** » Fri Oct 01, 2010 1:11 pm

Pappa wrote:
electricwhiteboy wrote:And therein lies the rub, wonderful idea in theory but only the first generation gets a choice in the matter. The latter generations are tied into a pretty grim and limited society.

“What do you want to do young man?”
“I want to be a soldier.”
“Sorry, it’s waste reclamation for you. NEXT!”
“I want to be an artist.”
“Sorry, waste reclamation for you, NEXT!” ETC…
Now.... if we could genetically modify them to want to work in as Epsilon Semi-Moron waste reclaimers.

Just program the Gammas to like doing that work.

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