FrostyAcanthocephala
FrostyAcanthocephala t1_je8lekq wrote
Reply to comment by evilgm in ‘The Mandalorian’ Gets a Special ‘SNL’ Guest Star and Veers Off-Course by verissimoallan
Yeah, but the machines are clunky. No one EVER goes outside in space?
FrostyAcanthocephala t1_je7lg1l wrote
Reply to comment by MulciberTenebras in ‘The Mandalorian’ Gets a Special ‘SNL’ Guest Star and Veers Off-Course by verissimoallan
Extra-vehicular activity - a space walk.
FrostyAcanthocephala t1_je7as9i wrote
Anyone notice that no one ever goes EVA in the Star Wars universe?
FrostyAcanthocephala t1_jcwhzna wrote
Reply to The Fermi Paradox and the Possibility of Intelligent Extraterrestrial Life by Beginning-Court1946
Maybe the equation is wrong, and doesn't take other variables into account. Maybe the numbers plugged into it are wrong.
FrostyAcanthocephala t1_j66e0oa wrote
No, but I like the performances in Taboo (1980).
FrostyAcanthocephala t1_j5tkjqp wrote
Reply to comment by Adeldor in NASA to test nuclear thermal rocket engine for the first time in 50 years | CNN by dem676
Yeah, that photo doesn't tell me much about the relative dangers. I get that it's fairly safe in a puck as an alpha emitter, but that's not really the danger we are discussing, is it?
FrostyAcanthocephala t1_j5sy41g wrote
Reply to Hey, can someone explain to me why we are not stending nuclear waste into space having a reliable rocket that can carry a decent amounts of cargo? I'm thinking about Falcon Heavy. One start a year would mean that US doesn't need to store anymore waste underground. by William0fBaskerville
Would be cheaper to reprocess it like the industry said they would.
FrostyAcanthocephala t1_j5solke wrote
Well, the mathematics for this are way beyond me, but isn't the existence of higher dimensions pure theory anyway?
FrostyAcanthocephala t1_j5sm9xt wrote
Reply to comment by Shrike99 in NASA to test nuclear thermal rocket engine for the first time in 50 years | CNN by dem676
Right. Fresh fuel isn't dangerous. /s
FrostyAcanthocephala t1_j5rxlwr wrote
Well, why not just join a religion? I mean, they don't have any rational backing for their ideas, either.
FrostyAcanthocephala t1_j537rg6 wrote
Reply to Does it bother you that you won't be alive when we discover aliens & start to colonise other worlds by [deleted]
No, because it's so far off that it's basically science fiction.
FrostyAcanthocephala t1_j3e0dqh wrote
Space is big. Really big. You just won't believe how vastly hugely mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist, but that's just peanuts to space.
FrostyAcanthocephala t1_j307wdf wrote
Reply to Helium-3 by fangedrandy
It's not currently useful, there's no way to harvest it, and if it's produced by the Sun it will be nearly ubiquitous.
FrostyAcanthocephala t1_j2cinm0 wrote
Yes, and there's a scantily clad Na'Vi girl waiting for you there.
FrostyAcanthocephala t1_j2bfqmi wrote
Reply to comment by predict_irrational in I don’t believe in the black hole. by Rabbitlooker
And if you figure that out, let us all know. There's money and a prize in it.
FrostyAcanthocephala t1_j2begkz wrote
Reply to comment by WittyUnwittingly in What is our current "best guess" about how to observers that entered a black hole on opposite sides would look to each other once they crossed the event horizon? by WittyUnwittingly
What amazes me is that people like Hawking and Einstein did a lot of this just by making thought experiments.
FrostyAcanthocephala t1_j2b1tdc wrote
Reply to comment by WittyUnwittingly in What is our current "best guess" about how to observers that entered a black hole on opposite sides would look to each other once they crossed the event horizon? by WittyUnwittingly
I had never seen that expression before. I suppose it would be. Thanks for pointing me to that.
FrostyAcanthocephala t1_j2ak7xf wrote
Reply to What is our current "best guess" about how to observers that entered a black hole on opposite sides would look to each other once they crossed the event horizon? by WittyUnwittingly
Hawking had an idea about infalling objects being smeared on the event horizon. https://qz.com/487418/stephen-hawking-explains-how-to-escape-a-black-hole
FrostyAcanthocephala t1_j26ztw7 wrote
He was one of the greats. Especially later in his career.
FrostyAcanthocephala t1_j2514z1 wrote
Reply to Lunar Gateway for Dummies? by Significant_Youth_73
Judging from the press releases, the station will support experiments as well as pre-positioning exploration supplies. Does it make sense,? Dunno. Isn't that part of the plan for Mars? Sending supplies ahead?
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FrostyAcanthocephala t1_j1ximih wrote
Reply to Favorite series score? by coldjoggings
I like Bear McCreary, especially in BSG, but not the theme song. James Horner was great in the movies.
FrostyAcanthocephala t1_j1xi86q wrote
Reply to Space Society by Delta_Hammer
"The Moon is a Harsh Mistress" by Heinlein might be of interest.
FrostyAcanthocephala t1_j1v0df4 wrote
Reply to comment by crashtestpilot in why are modern fantasy series so bad? by Hafeesco
I like Piers Anthony. He's still alive, and responds to emails via an aide.
FrostyAcanthocephala t1_jebliob wrote
Reply to comment by polkjamespolk in ‘The Mandalorian’ Gets a Special ‘SNL’ Guest Star and Veers Off-Course by verissimoallan
Probably just a way to save money. They don't have to build spacesuit costumes or simulate microgravity.