Nuking Europa, Nukes and other 'futuristic' ideas for exploring Europa |
Nuking Europa, Nukes and other 'futuristic' ideas for exploring Europa |
Apr 7 2006, 04:12 PM
Post
#46
|
|
Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2454 Joined: 8-July 05 From: NGC 5907 Member No.: 430 |
I found this quote and I just had to add it here, if nothing else perhaps
to help further explain the old Communist "grand" view of existence. This is from Mao regarding nuclear war on Earth: "...this might be a big thing for the solar system, but it would still be an insignificant matter as far as the universe as a whole is concerned." Taken from the New York Times book review of his biography Mao by Jung Chang and Jon Halliday: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/23/books/re...html?8bu&emc=bu -------------------- "After having some business dealings with men, I am occasionally chagrined,
and feel as if I had done some wrong, and it is hard to forget the ugly circumstance. I see that such intercourse long continued would make one thoroughly prosaic, hard, and coarse. But the longest intercourse with Nature, though in her rudest moods, does not thus harden and make coarse. A hard, sensible man whom we liken to a rock is indeed much harder than a rock. From hard, coarse, insensible men with whom I have no sympathy, I go to commune with the rocks, whose hearts are comparatively soft." - Henry David Thoreau, November 15, 1853 |
|
|
Apr 7 2006, 06:09 PM
Post
#47
|
|
Member Group: Members Posts: 540 Joined: 25-October 05 From: California Member No.: 535 |
I skimmed through it. Wow. Simply...wow. -------------------- 2011 JPL Tweetup photos: http://www.rich-parno.com/aa_jpltweetup.html
http://human-spaceflight.blogspot.com |
|
|
Apr 7 2006, 06:17 PM
Post
#48
|
|
Member Group: Members Posts: 123 Joined: 21-February 05 Member No.: 175 |
.
|
|
|
Apr 7 2006, 08:49 PM
Post
#49
|
|
Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2488 Joined: 17-April 05 From: Glasgow, Scotland, UK Member No.: 239 |
GregM:
You'd not want to pollute the precious bodily fluids of the Europans, oh no. Although I have to admit that your images of Mr Pickens did make me want to emit a loud whoop! Hehe. Bob Shaw -------------------- Remember: Time Flies like the wind - but Fruit Flies like bananas!
|
|
|
Apr 8 2006, 01:56 AM
Post
#50
|
|
Member Group: Members Posts: 599 Joined: 26-August 05 Member No.: 476 |
GregM
That doesn't look like La Puta! |
|
|
Apr 8 2006, 10:12 AM
Post
#51
|
|
Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1870 Joined: 20-February 05 Member No.: 174 |
Peace on Europa, Purity of Essence.
|
|
|
Apr 8 2006, 05:44 PM
Post
#52
|
|
Member Group: Members Posts: 599 Joined: 26-August 05 Member No.: 476 |
Hmm, I wonder what the fluoride levels in Europa's oceans are.
|
|
|
Guest_Richard Trigaux_* |
Apr 8 2006, 08:28 PM
Post
#53
|
Guests |
MAKE OBS, NOT WAR
|
|
|
Apr 10 2006, 02:57 AM
Post
#54
|
|
Member Group: Members Posts: 124 Joined: 23-March 06 Member No.: 723 |
Let me also say I find the idea of exploring Europa with Nuke bombs completely ridiculous, I'm actually a fan of nuclear power but some of the fanatic nuclear-nuts clearly have a few screws loose. Not only are some of us now considering to perhaps put life on Earth in danger through foreign xenobilogy and failing to adequetely secure our sample return missions from Space ( Genesis going smash ) we also have people proposing we use thermonuclear bombs to eradicate life on Europa before we find it
|
|
|
Lo-Fi Version | Time is now: 5th June 2024 - 07:31 AM |
RULES AND GUIDELINES Please read the Forum Rules and Guidelines before posting. IMAGE COPYRIGHT |
OPINIONS AND MODERATION Opinions expressed on UnmannedSpaceflight.com are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of UnmannedSpaceflight.com or The Planetary Society. The all-volunteer UnmannedSpaceflight.com moderation team is wholly independent of The Planetary Society. The Planetary Society has no influence over decisions made by the UnmannedSpaceflight.com moderators. |
SUPPORT THE FORUM Unmannedspaceflight.com is funded by the Planetary Society. Please consider supporting our work and many other projects by donating to the Society or becoming a member. |