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Re: [OT] Micicles.
What if, on a long space journey, you never woke up? The computers controlling the mixture forgot to turn that hydrogen sulfide off. Eventually, it returns to normal, but you're floating somewhere near Alpha Centari...
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April 22nd, 2005, 09:33 AM
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Re: [OT] Micicles.
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What if, on a long space journey, you never woke up? The computers controlling the mixture forgot to turn that hydrogen sulfide off. Eventually, it returns to normal, but you're floating somewhere near Alpha Centari...
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Visions of Buck Rogers spring to mind...
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April 22nd, 2005, 10:08 AM
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Re: [OT] Micicles.
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What if, on a long space journey, you never woke up? The computers controlling the mixture forgot to turn that hydrogen sulfide off. Eventually, it returns to normal, but you're floating somewhere near Alpha Centari...
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Simple, have the hibernation unit's hydrogen sulfide tank be manually changed. Each tank only holds enough for one leg of the trip. So even if the computer forgets to turn it off, the tank would simply run out and they astronaunts would wake up. For the trip home simply change the tank and be ready to go. It'd run once again, shortly before reaching earth. |
April 23rd, 2005, 06:16 PM
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Re: [OT] Micicles.
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Simple, have the hibernation unit's hydrogen sulfide tank be manually changed. Each tank only holds enough for one leg of the trip. So even if the computer forgets to turn it off, the tank would simply run out and they astronaunts would wake up. For the trip home simply change the tank and be ready to go. It'd run once again, shortly before reaching earth.
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That works if the Hydrogen Sulfide gets decays while it is in use. It doesn't work if it is required to actually be removed from the environment.
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April 24th, 2005, 02:27 AM
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Re: [OT] Micicles.
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Simple, have the hibernation unit's hydrogen sulfide tank be manually changed. Each tank only holds enough for one leg of the trip. So even if the computer forgets to turn it off, the tank would simply run out and they astronaunts would wake up. For the trip home simply change the tank and be ready to go. It'd run once again, shortly before reaching earth.
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That works if the Hydrogen Sulfide gets decays while it is in use. It doesn't work if it is required to actually be removed from the environment.
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April 24th, 2005, 02:32 AM
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Re: [OT] Micicles.
Just make the system leaky?
So the tank gets used up to replace the stuff in your capsule as it leaks out and gets absorbed by the ship's filters.
When the tank runs out, the remaining gas leaks away, and you're left with the a nice nitrogen/oxy atmosphere.
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April 25th, 2005, 04:07 AM
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Hey why not make it a pure oxygen so when they light a cigarrete or make fire they have a hot party:-p.....hehe wouldn't that be smart of NASA. Well that happened and they learned from their mistake.
here ill be the one to test and makeup centuries later to find EArth with apes:-d
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Re: [OT] Micicles.
Cows. Didn't you listen to the guy who did Far Side? The Earth will be taken over by cows!
http://ohcarolina.arikla.com/oc3.htm
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