Hmm.

Genecatlow · Post by **Genecatlow** » Mon Mar 26, 2001 12:55 pm

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by UncleMonty:
 (Thunderous applause)
You saw right through my punchline, Gene!
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>I did? Heh.. small world. (And a slower
spinning one?)

Genecatlow · Post by **Genecatlow** » Tue Mar 27, 2001 2:07 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Shad:
This seemed as good a place as any to say this... Gene, I was wondering, I wanted to do a guest strip but my drawing skills are really not up to a comic strip yet, I do have the story though. Shad is on shore leave and goes to Furriston for a vacation, he notices the human roaring past in his car. Shad lifts the car with telekineses while he uses telepathy to find out why the human was going so fast. He figures out and decides to take the human in custody.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Well, I can't really let you do that in the
middle of the story, since I have it mapped out
already. But an individual picture would be
okay. <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/smile.gif">

Genecatlow · Post by **Genecatlow** » Tue Mar 27, 2001 2:20 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Battle FltCmdr. PLTemple:
I think in about 25-44 years the Moon could sustain life, once an ecosystem could be established... Wouldn't that be something, Gene! a whole planet of Furries..All the Earth Furries move to their new home on the now-fertile Moon...with all those lovely untapped natural resources that Earth conglomerates would be absolutlely salivating over..And where Greed and Profit hold the reins, can the Dogs of War be far behind? Your comments, please, Tim, Gene, all.. (remember Gene, if you write from this premise, The 75th Interdimensional TransWarp
Battle Fleet will keep the peace...or pieces, as the case may be; That would be under Cmdr.Griff's discretion, though.)<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
The time factor in retrofitting the Moon for
an atmosphere isn't the sticking point - the
technology and the effect on Earth would be.
If you're going to manipulate all the factors
necessary to turn the Moon into an atmosphere-
bearing body in space (and believe me, you'd
have a TON of them) then one could ask why
such technology could not just as easily be
directed toward making our own Earth more
habitable. If nothing else, it's a lot closer
and already has an working ecosystem!
But of course, Greed and Profit are two of the
commonest elements in the known Universe (and
might just exist in some of the unknown ones
as well) so whatever happens, there will very
likely be the need for the peacekeepers... <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/smile.gif">

Acheron · Post by **Acheron** » Tue Mar 27, 2001 5:55 am

Tim:From my experience, if you have a pair of related qualities that obey a single equation, and change one of them but nothing else in the equation, it doesn't matter WHICH you change, the other will follow suit or adjust to compensate... ne?Of course, this only applies if the Earth's revolution actually IS slowing down, as opposed to its rotation.------------------
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Battle FltCmdr. PLTemple · Tue Mar 27, 2001 10:41 am

Tim:
A suitable application of thrust-producing sub-atomic detonations of sufficent size would also produce a slowing effect..or a accelerating effect..heh heh..
But here's a question, Tim..Why does not our Moon have an atmosphere? It seems to me that the Moon is of enough mass to hold an atmosphere; all that would be needed would be enough water to vaporize into water vapor, with all the attendant gases needed to support life...In about 25-44 years the Moon could sustain life, once an ecosystem could be established...Your comments, please, Tim, Gene, all..

Battle FltCmdr. PLTemple · Tue Mar 27, 2001 10:53 am

Tim:
A suitable application of thrust-producing sub-atomic detonations of sufficent size would also produce a slowing effect..or a accelerating effect..heh heh..But here's a question, Tim..Why does not our Moon have an atmosphere? It seems to me that the Moon is of enough mass to hold an atmosphere; all that would be needed would be enough water to vaporize into water vapor, with all the attendant gases needed to support life... If there is insuffient mass, nearby asteroids could be pressed into service to increase the Moon's mass..But how would an increase in the Moon's mass affect/effect its grav pull on Earth? Could an increase in grav pull be solved by extending the Moon's orbit of the Earth?

I think in about 25-44 years the Moon could sustain life, once an ecosystem could be established... Wouldn't that be something, Gene! a whole planet of Furries..All the Earth Furries move to their new home on the now-fertile Moon...with all those lovely untapped natural resources that Earth conglomerates would be absolutlely salivating over..And where Greed and Profit hold the reins, can the Dogs of War be far behind? Your comments, please, Tim, Gene, all.. (remember Gene, if you write from this premise, The 75th Interdimensional TransWarp
Battle Fleet will keep the peace...or pieces, as the case may be; That would be under Cmdr.Griff's discretion, though.)Battle FltCmdr.PLTemple/COMMANDCTRSQC/ES

Battle FltCmdr. PLTemple · Tue Mar 27, 2001 10:57 am

Tim:
A suitable application of thrust-producing sub-atomic detonations of sufficent size would also produce a slowing effect..or a accelerating effect..heh heh..But here's a question, Tim..Why does not our Moon have an atmosphere? It seems to me that the Moon is of enough mass to hold an atmosphere; all that would be needed would be enough water to vaporize into water vapor, with all the attendant gases needed to support life... If there is insuffient mass, nearby asteroids could be pressed into service to increase the Moon's mass..But how would an increase in the Moon's mass affect/effect its grav pull on Earth? Could an increase in grav pull be solved by extending the Moon's orbit of the Earth?

I think in about 25-44 years the Moon could sustain life, once an ecosystem could be established... Wouldn't that be something, Gene! a whole planet of Furries..All the Earth Furries move to their new home on the now-fertile Moon...with all those lovely untapped natural resources that Earth conglomerates would be absolutlely salivating over..And where Greed and Profit hold the reins, can the Dogs of War be far behind? Your comments, please, Tim, Gene, all.. (remember Gene, if you write from this premise, The 75th Interdimensional TransWarp
Battle Fleet will keep the peace...or pieces, as the case may be; That would be under Cmdr.Griff's discretion, though.)Battle FltCmdr.PLTemple/COMMANDCTRSQC/ES

Shad · Post by **Shad** » Tue Mar 27, 2001 11:06 am

Wow, for a fleet commander you don't know that much about astrological bodies, even mars is too small to hold a suitable atmosphere, and mars is a lot bigger than Luna. (I like calling them by their proper names, all hail the sol system)

Shad · Post by **Shad** » Tue Mar 27, 2001 11:11 am

This seemed as good a place as any to say this... Gene, I was wondering, I wanted to do a guest strip but my drawing skills are really not up to a comic strip yet, I do have the story though. Shad is on shore leave and goes to Furriston for a vacation, he notices the human roaring past in his car. Shad lifts the car with telekineses while he uses telepathy to find out why the human was going so fast. He figures out and decides to take the human in custody.

TimberBram · Post by **TimberBram** » Tue Mar 27, 2001 12:31 pm

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Acheron:
UM: According to one of Kepler's Laws(second?), an orbiting body sweeps out equal areas in equal times...<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Acheron:
You're correct about Kepler's law (don't remember which number either), but it's irrelevant to the question. Kepler's Laws apply to a constant orbit only. What it's saying is that when a planet is close to its primary it must move more quickly to sweep out the same area as when it is far from its primary.The whole lengthening day thing is also true. What's happening is that Luna's tidal forces on Earth are transfering energy from Earth's rotation to the Earth-Luna system. That slows Earth's rotation while Luna gets farther from the barycenter.Note that it's Luna which will slow Earth not Sol. Luna may be much smaller, but it's also much closer. The tidal forces it exerts are greater than those of Sol. <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Jen Aside:
Wait... if the Earth is slowing down... will it eventually start turning the other direction?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Jen:
No. Tidal braking slows things down until the co-rotating bodies also show the same face to each other. Currently, Earth has stopped Luna's rotation with respect to Earth. (There is no typo in the previous sentence.) That's why Luna's light-dark cycle is the same length as the orbital period (about 29.5 Earth-days).Sorry. Memory dump of orbital mechanics. Hope it made sense.Peace,
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UncleMonty · Post by **UncleMonty** » Tue Mar 27, 2001 12:54 pm

At the current state of technology, I'd put my bets on underground dwellings, as far as the moon is concerned. Surface life would be plagued with annoyances like micrometeorites, radiation, and suchlike. Perhaps these problems will be solved in the future.
At least power won't be a problem, once the production of solar cells gets under way.

Genecatlow · Post by **Genecatlow** » Wed Mar 28, 2001 1:56 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by BillBrd1:
 I thought Douglas Adams said we'd be fine as long as we had towels.
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Towels, I think, are the necessary article if
one plans to do any galactic hitchhiking. For
life on just one planet they may or may not be
essential. <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/smile.gif">

BillBrd1 · Post by **BillBrd1** » Wed Mar 28, 2001 8:08 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by genecatlow:
 *chuckle* If we need them just to be on the
planet, I haven't had mine on for quite a
while!<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>I thought Douglas Adams said we'd be fine as long as we had towels.

BillBrd1 · Post by **BillBrd1** » Wed Mar 28, 2001 8:12 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Jen Aside:
Wait... if the Earth is slowing down... will it eventually start turning the other direction? <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/confuse ... ?sdrawkcab gniog trats gnihtyreve lliw dnA

Genecatlow · Post by **Genecatlow** » Mon Apr 02, 2001 12:43 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Jen Aside:
I still have all of MY towels. <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/biggrin ... P>...oddly enough, my JEANS slowly decrease in number... <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/confuse ... E>Weird. I have the same trouble with my socks...
O_O

Digoraccoon · Post by **Digoraccoon** » Mon Apr 02, 2001 3:50 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by genecatlow:
 Weird. I have the same trouble with my socks...
O_O<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Polo Shirts for me... Seems every time I do laundry there's a 33% chance the dryer opens a vortex to a Null Dimension where some alien existance takes one of my shirts... ------------------
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Jen Aside · Post by **Jen Aside** » Mon Apr 02, 2001 8:36 am

I still have all of MY towels. <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/biggrin ... P>...oddly enough, my JEANS slowly decrease in number... <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/confused.gif">

Jen Aside · Post by **Jen Aside** » Tue Apr 03, 2001 1:01 am

I have the feeling Mom's been stealing my clothes... there was this one shirt I made in high school Art once that I was really proud of, a tye-dyed shirt that used to be Dad's. I went through all this trouble to find "sea foam green" and fuchsia, but it only sort of took. So I added in on the front only, a big blue K.It disappeared, tho... <IMG SRC="http://www.mpz.co.uk/cwm/kao/chika/chirol_kyoto.gif">