Time Machine
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
- Because they run on nuclear fuel, meaning they can run for 5 years without refueling (or even surfacing).
You are assuming radioactive decay wont be accelerated in the time machine.
John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
- Nobody would notice arrivals or departures as long as the submarine was submerged.
And hope there were no seismic movements of the earth's crust, and risk landing up in a mountain.
John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
- The ability to reach out and touch someone without being detected.
Submarines don't have hands! ;P
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((λ (x) `(,x ',x)) '(λ (x) `(,x ',x)))leppie wrote:
Submarines don't have hands!
Of course they do, have you never heard "All Hands on Deck"?
------------------------------------ "When Belly Full, Chin Hit Chest" Confucius 502BC
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Just got the Back To The Future Trilogy and watched them today, just wondering out of all of you here, what sort of vehicle would you love to transform into a Time Machine to go adventuring through time?
A Huffy Green Machine!
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The most practical vehicle would be a nuclear submarine (preferably a boomer). Why? 0) Because they run on nuclear fuel, meaning they can run for 5 years without refueling (or even surfacing). 1) Nobody would notice arrivals or departures as long as the submarine was submerged. 2) The ability to reach out and touch someone without being detected.
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001You've been reading John Ringo again.....
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
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Just got the Back To The Future Trilogy and watched them today, just wondering out of all of you here, what sort of vehicle would you love to transform into a Time Machine to go adventuring through time?
I re-watched the first last week :) , but couldn't get the kid to watch with me :( . My SUV already has a license plate frame that says, "Where we're going we don't need roads", so I'll pick that.
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leppie wrote:
Submarines don't have hands!
Of course they do, have you never heard "All Hands on Deck"?
------------------------------------ "When Belly Full, Chin Hit Chest" Confucius 502BC
Arf! :)
You can't turn lead into gold, unless you've built yourself a nuclear plant.
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Just got the Back To The Future Trilogy and watched them today, just wondering out of all of you here, what sort of vehicle would you love to transform into a Time Machine to go adventuring through time?
I think I would pick an SUV[^] too. Remember, with fueled vehicles fuel is a concern of access in the past or future so you really need a diesel so you can burn vegetable oil.
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leppie wrote:
Submarines don't have hands!
Of course they do, have you never heard "All Hands on Deck"?
------------------------------------ "When Belly Full, Chin Hit Chest" Confucius 502BC
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I think I would pick an SUV[^] too. Remember, with fueled vehicles fuel is a concern of access in the past or future so you really need a diesel so you can burn vegetable oil.
Need custom software developed? I do C# development and consulting all over the United States. A man said to the universe: "Sir I exist!" "However," replied the universe, "The fact has not created in me A sense of obligation." --Stephen Crane
Though one would suggest a Landcruiser Ute would make a better time travel vehicle...I mean, how many Abrams can winch themselves up a cliff?
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The most practical vehicle would be a nuclear submarine (preferably a boomer). Why? 0) Because they run on nuclear fuel, meaning they can run for 5 years without refueling (or even surfacing). 1) Nobody would notice arrivals or departures as long as the submarine was submerged. 2) The ability to reach out and touch someone without being detected.
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
The ability to reach out and touch someone without being detected.
Seems some folks didn't understand this part...most don't unless they're 50+miles away when the momentarily see (followed by loss of sight) that bright flash of light suddenly vaporizing...
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Penny-farthing
------------------------------------ "When Belly Full, Chin Hit Chest" Confucius 502BC
No - a proper two-wheels-of-the-same-size bike, but with a huge revolving reflector behind it.
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Just got the Back To The Future Trilogy and watched them today, just wondering out of all of you here, what sort of vehicle would you love to transform into a Time Machine to go adventuring through time?
Wasn't it Douglas Adams who said something like "designing a time machine is easy; the difficult part is arranging to be within sight of a milliners shop so you can see how the fashions change as you travel through time"
