Life on Mars?

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  1. LowWaterMark

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    Cool, a Smiley-friendly planet! [​IMG]
     
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    Wow, so that's where they came from? o_O ;)
     
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    Just as long as the mars rover watches out where it is going.
     

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    In regard to the Bussard Ramjet, Nasa played around with the idea of a bussard type engine but instead of a magnetic scoop they were thinking about a really huge sail like a reverse parachute to scoop up hydrogen. Unfortunatlly the downside to the bussard engine is that the exaust would be highly radioactive. A little detrimental to any life forms that might be found :(
     
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  5. beetlejuice

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    really hugh=1 mile in diameter. :eek:
     
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  6. bigc73542

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    If memory serves me right I believe it was 3000 feet across. The thing about that kind of engine is that the faster you go, the faster you go. And spewing radioactive waste for millions of miles isn't very cool either :mad:
     
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  7. Uguel707

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    Hey Beetlejuice!

    Right! That's where they all originated!
    And now that the internet users are in short supply of smilies NASA is in charge of harvesting new ones from Mars....

    ...and all for the very good price of just a few billion $$$ :p


    To bigc,

    Also...

    Jules Verne, a French author in the 1860s, wrote a fictional account of travelling to the moon.
    "De la Terre à la Lune" 1865.

    That link has texts in the original French as well as in English translation.


    http://jv.gilead.org.il/works.html


    Uguel :)
     

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  8. bigc73542

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    Is that the one where they shot a giant cannon shell with people in it to the moon and hit it in the eye.
     
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    Yes! You've hit the bull's eye (or rather moon's eye)!


    Uguel :D
     
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    http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/OCEAN_PLANET/HTML/ps_vents.html

    So don't tell me that Mars is inhospitable -- it's just a walk in the desert compared to a hydrothermal vent ;)
     
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    I have watched a few shows that featured exploration of under water thermal vents. There are some really tough creatures that live in that heat and poison gases.
     
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    hmm... is thr life on mars?? .. may b...
     

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  14. Uguel707

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    Hey Wayne,

    This is the first time I've heard about these hardy creatures ....
    Its amazing how they can survive so deep in the ocean, away from the light and under extreme conditions. :eek:


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    Hi Spydespiser,

    long time no see! :)

    Hope you have solved your problems by now!

    Yes, I saw about your link, it's "en route" :D

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    Hey, nice gif Subratam! :D




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    thx uguel,
    :) i think i have a breathtaking proof of life on mars..... maybe the people concerned will get some help... and help in gettin... steps forward
     

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    Hi uguel, thx,like ur new gifs u doin by the way, hi to all the others also,Bj,Peaches,Acadia,snap,LWM,Pieter,Blaze,paul (Ooh the list endless,u all great people) :)

    yeah it been a while, what with refereeing the "children"(some behave that way anyhow lol) :D at online gaming,security issues of my own,illness,Yahoo probs :blink:

    i lurked now n then just to try keep abreast of things but just couldnt keep up with u guys sometimes(always about 50 posts out trying to remember everything :D)Hope u all had a good chrimbo/new year

    Anyhow,enough hogging thread :rolleyes:

    cya all soon

    SpyD :cool:

    P.s Belated Congrats to Snowbound,if i remember rightly he joined us about the same time i disappeared into the twiglet zone,but i seen all the help/info finding he been doing for peeps, Job well done SnowB ;)
     
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  17. Cochise

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    Don't talk to me about "MARS", they are why I weigh 13 Stone 3 Lbs.......my wife is now talking about buying me a Training Bra.....What's all this about a Planet thingy?.....is that where Mars are made?

    Cochise, :cool: :rolleyes:
     
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  18. beetlejuice

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    Sounds like you should join CA..Chocoholics Anonymous. Bet you thought I was going to say Cochice Anonymous didn't you? o_O

    That's way too much information. :eek: Man, to get over that I think I'm going to have to indluge in some Mars bars. Ummmmm Chocolate. Burrrrppppp! :p
     
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  19. Uguel707

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    Cochise,

    Sorry I'm late, I was attacked by hordes of viruses (of the biological variety) :(

    There's no reason to make your tribe pals embarassed anymore....

    There's a nice place I know up there where you can lose as many
    pounds as you want... Put a tracksuit on and start jogging on the Milky
    Way, once you complete the full 360-degree circuit I can guarantee that you will never hear about the training-bra any more.
    Not sure if we would be able to see you again but all the "extra-pounds" will be gone for sure.

    Take my word.



    Uguel :cool:
     
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  20. beetlejuice

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    Yes Cochise. Start jogging to Canada so you can shovel Uguels driveway. You're guarenteed to lose as many pounds as you want. Dress warm though. I've heard the temp's about -45F. No, and don't wimp out and go hiding in Detox's nice warm bunker either.
    Oh Uguel. Please take care of yourself. Don't freeze on us. We'd miss you terribly. :'(
     
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  21. Uguel707

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    Hello BJ,
    Always nice to talk to you! ;)

    We have many many driveways around here that need to be cleared... ;)
    It is cold. And now we have very stong winds...so he'd better hold tight to his raven feather if he doesn't want it to fly to Newfoundland.....


    Uguel :D
     
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  22. snowbound

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    We got a few over here too Uguel! :D

    Gonna be a bitter night here in Toronto, predicting -30C! :eek:


    Stay warm over there in La Belle Province, Uguel :cool:





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  23. Uguel707

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    I bet you do have driveways to clear! :D

    I know Toronto a bit, I lived there (long ago) for 6 months... ;)
    In Willowdale to be precise...I noticed that the winters overthere are milder!

    La Belle province?
    They should say "La Froide Province"
    (froide=cold) ;)

    BBFN,

    Uguel
     
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    It sounds like you better stock up on hot choclate and thermal underwear. ;)
     
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    I guess u don't see much of this type of weather down in Oklahoma eh bigc ;) :D







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