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Awww snap! Newton vs deGrasse GO!

Kerbals to fuel? Green energy!

I think this is a window into the 1930's. And secondly, yes: many interesting ideas that I didn't expect anyone in early 20th century to even cross their mind. Incredible H.G Wells.

Happy halloween! On this day, I thought I would share a famous broadcast that is green-alien related that aired on halloween in 1938. War of The Worlds Broadcast I knew about this broadcast but did not listen to it in its entirety. It is very authentic and historic. I enjoyed listening to it very much and hope you will too. Cheers!

Whackjob's tombstone will include a short URL link to this forum

Whackjob... you are true to your name. We should do science on your brain. Hook you up to stimulant drugs and a simulation software. Oh, wait.. THEY are already doing it.

I thought it meant promoting your orbit in circulars so everyone knows how great it is

Circularize? I haven't known this word before now. I sounds like it could be related to orbits, though! It sure is fun but I doubt the skills we are learning will make us qualified to work for NASA anytime soon! I doubt aerobraking into a gas giant has any real-life potential. Correct me if I'm wrong. I still think it is food for our brains though.

All Hail! Good work ~

Thanks to all. I got it now! So basically, hit alt while setting time warp to allow physics and throttle.

Explain yourself, my friend!

It seems to me the inclination of every planet and moon in the game is always aligned 0º with the star's equator (not realistic). Thankfully their orbits can be inclined, but the equator is the same everywhere.

lol !! Absolutely not irrational. I can predict this will be a cliché for space movies in the next 50 years. You don't want to be an Indian in a space movie.

In my game, this works 30% of the time. 70% it deletes the node.

Who called the thread police? Sorry officer! We won't do it again, promised.

Speaking of toilets... Considering the many videos and documentaries we've seen about public toilets and how much splashing is involved (fluorescent liquid evidence) can someone explain these strange but very common behaviours I have noticed: A) Flushing one's urinal before urination. Making sure your pants and genitals are splashed with a thousand other men's urine. Flushing one's toilet before defecation. Making sure your full body, eyeballs included are splashed with a thousand other men's excrement. C) Using a public toilet for stand-up urination. Fantasising about other men sitting their bare buttocks on your urine. No, I'm not hypochondriac. I like to take easy steps for hygiene - and especially not taking additional steps that reduce hygiene.

Gladly. Can you provide the formula for adjustment? I suppose velocity is lower?

Kekekeke... oh, I still have not seen "Gravity" but yesterday I watched a documentary about Space Junk (featuring Dr Kessler). Imax Space Junk: http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/9434/space_junk_3d.html Beautiful images but it feels low-budget and too low-tech-level for most of you guys, but interesting nonetheless. Although I'm still skeptical about Kessler Syndrome, space programs definitely need to keep their shi* together. *ship

The Devil's bible is written in comic sans.

You don't see them eating because they're keeping room for desert.

I agree this is probably the best solution. But it is more expensive and therefore uncommon. It may amaze you, but I don't have control over what urinals are installed in my office building

It just feels strange.. crazy beliefs usually are associated with hatred or a pyramid scheme.

10 more innacuracies of Gravity: 1. NASA analysts would be able to predict a deadly debris field long before it hit their spacecraft. 2. When Ryan cries, her tears float away. However, even in space, surface tension would cause them to remain on her face. 3. Kowalski's subsequent claim that "space tears" contain mystical properties are unfounded. 4. You can't lift up your helmet and drink from a can of Sprite while in a vacuum. 5. Earth is approximately 90 million miles away from the sun. As such, Kowalski's suggestion they "swim on over there and get our bearings" is reckless. 6. "Second star to the right, and straight on 'til morning" is NOT how to locate the moon when adrift in deep space. 7. NASA-issued Emergency Escape Pods do not have external engines, much less one large enough for a goose to fly into upon re-entry. 8. At 1:07:54, a boom mic can be seen clearly in the reflection of Bullock's helmet, as can the boom operator, Sandy, who is not wearing a spacesuit. 9. Bucky, the hyper-intelligent NASA chimpanzee who attacks and kills George Clooney in the final scene, is referred to several times as a "monkey". She is in fact an ape. 10. Everyone didn't immediately die at the start of the movie. (source) http://www.collegehumor.com/article/6924570/10-more-scientific-inaccuracies-in-gravity

Are these guys for realsies? I mean... it could be a troll community. When I'm bored I like to say I'm a recruiter of the "Realist church" in Atheist forums and an anti-DiHydrogen MonOxide activist.

How DARE you question the movie! You just don't GET it man! I mean.. where do I begin?? The movie is not about space or physics or space stations or orbits or... wait I lost my train of thought...