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| Japan to Spend $21bn on a Power Plant in Space | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Sep 2 2009, 09:38 AM (334 Views) | |
| Pixellated | Sep 2 2009, 09:38 AM Post #1 |
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Being responsible
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http://gizmodo.com/5350511/japan-to-spend-...-in-fking-space Please let this be true. It's feasible from the country that brings us a lot of madness in general. |
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| Jeffk38uk | Sep 2 2009, 11:45 AM Post #2 |
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Everything's great at your Junes.
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Next step, those giant tower elevators to space Space agencies are always so fond of. Although we're a few decades away from Gundam 00 if that also came true. |
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| Sabre_Justice | Sep 2 2009, 12:31 PM Post #3 |
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Ask me about very angry cats
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In tangentially related Japanese news, they also voted out the party that's been in power for over 50 years. We might see some interesting news in the near future. It's just like Microwave power in SimCity! Who knows, this might actually work. If not, they could turn it into a death ray. |
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| Twinbladez | Sep 2 2009, 01:43 PM Post #4 |
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Freedom fighter
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Are we sure this isn't some giant weapon designed to Enact a "Destiny Plan?" |
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| Zakarius | Sep 2 2009, 02:17 PM Post #5 |
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Without the proper procedures, how can we hope to cause chaos?
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Any fule kno its for taking out Godzilla if he ever shows up again. |
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| HunteRS | Sep 2 2009, 04:09 PM Post #6 |
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Power is all that is needed.
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Nah-this is where they're experimenting with a power soource for the 60ft Gundam statue. Then we are all fucked. |
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| csadn | Sep 3 2009, 06:35 AM Post #7 |
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Sharkopathic
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'Fraid not -- most of the tech-folk I talk to about this have pointed out the epic lossage involved in getting the beam from the sat to the ground station; I'll ask them about exact numbers. |
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| Sabre_Justice | Sep 3 2009, 09:02 AM Post #8 |
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Ask me about very angry cats
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That figures, these things are always impractical in execution. I'm not sure if what we're doing to the ozone layer would make it better or worse. |
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| Jeffk38uk | Sep 3 2009, 12:33 PM Post #9 |
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Everything's great at your Junes.
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Oh you your damn facts and figures. Let us dream dammit!! |
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| Zakarius | Sep 3 2009, 02:35 PM Post #10 |
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Without the proper procedures, how can we hope to cause chaos?
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The one thing I can see this being useful for if they can get it operational and prove it works, is supplying power to the ISS and various other orbital facilities. If you dont have to have the powerplant attached to the rest of the structure, then its easier to replace when it finally goes tits-up. Coupled with the fact you could easily have an array powering a moonbase in this manner, and its starting to make more sense... |
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| The Virus | Sep 3 2009, 10:05 PM Post #11 |
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Keepin it odd like a motherfucking gastropod
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RTFA
Go for it, guys. Lots of groundwork technology to be invented/perfected first, so you'd better get started. Also, space elevator. Lots of material to be shuttled into orbit, so we're gonna need one a' those. |
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| Sabre_Justice | Sep 4 2009, 01:01 AM Post #12 |
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Ask me about very angry cats
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And if that doesn't work... Killsat! Your move, North Korea. |
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| csadn | Sep 4 2009, 06:20 AM Post #13 |
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Sharkopathic
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That is what my (aeronautical engineer) father kept telling me. I can't count the number of projects which ahev "looked good on paper", and failed epically when some fool tried to build it.... And folks wonder why I'm a Cynic.... :) |
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| flyboy254 | Sep 5 2009, 03:21 PM Post #14 |
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Hunter: The only thing standing between us and the monsters
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Wow. There aren't any plans for an AI sentience on this thing, are there? And only 294,000? Maybe I'm missing something again. |
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