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Real and speculative aspects of SF science.
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OH, SH*T! DON'T TELL ME HE'S STILL ALIVE
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It has been brought to our attention here at Google
that the message about Ed Conrad's funeral -- and
the stoppage of all traffic in Pennsylvania while
his lifeless body is being lowered to his grave --
is TOTAL FICTION.
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First of all, Conrad -- aka The Ultimate Troll --is still
alive and not-too-well and currently a resident of the... more »
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Ringworld Torus...
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I've been playing with a vague concept, and going back over old
threads looking for information bearing on it, but I have not found
anything that quite fits it.
Imagine a Niven Ring, i.e. a ringworld around a star, but instead of
the flat ribbon Niven suggests, imagine a torus, a cylinder of rock... more »
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NASA gets two military spy telescopes for astronomy - The Washington Post.
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Excellent news:
NASA May Launch Donated Spy Satellite Telescope to Mars.
by Mike Wall, SPACE.com Senior WriterDate: 15 May 2013 Time: 04:30 AM
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The NRO's gift to NASA of unused spy satellites could enable a new
project termed MOST, or Mars-Orbiting Space Telescope.
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As it's currently envisioned, MOST would have three main science... more »
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Sunlight, kids, and future cities
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Lots of predictions are that near future humanity will be largely city-dwellers (e.g. [link]) - pretty much whether we like it or not, but there are some benefits, such as lower transport costs.
For a while I have been looking at possible causes of short-sightedness,... more »
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IF YOU'RE VERMIN, YOU'RE PROBABLY SQUIRMIN'
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MAHANOY CITY, Pa. (Rueters) -- Ed
Conrad, now fit as a fiddle despite four
Large bullet holes in his head after his
horrible gunning accident, already is back
to his old tricks..
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You'll soon see what I mean.
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[link]... more »
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Total Theoretical Maximum Efficiency of Laser and Rocket Engine
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Is it possible to calculate them????...
I know theat question may be stupid so let me explain -I've read that in some cases THERE IS a possibility to asses the absolute maximum efficiency of some devices e.g. some equations of Carnot make it such that solar cells cannot have efficiency greater than 86% or so...... more »
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Symptoms of Sci-Fi Salmonella?
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Hi:
Let's say an equal amount of all serotypes of all subspecies of all the species of non-typhoid, non-Reiters* bacteria of the Salmonella genus were to somehow teleport themselves into the liquid of my bloodstream. Each of their cells are then evenly distributed in my bloodstream. What symptoms would I experience?... more »
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FIRST RESURRECTION SINCE 33 A.D.
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MAHANOY CITY, Pa (Rueters) -- Yes,
Virginia, miracles DO HAPPEN every
now and then.
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Ed Conrad actually was unconscious,
-- certainly not dead -- lying lay bare-ass
naked on the table in the chilly mortuary... more »
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