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Posted by LegWarmers on December 15, 2005, at 23:26:08
I wonder why no one has come up with this idea yet.. to place over top of cities when it snows?
Posted by LegWarmers on December 15, 2005, at 23:26:08
In reply to A colossal sized umbrella, posted by LegWarmers on December 15, 2005, at 18:28:33
I was on the social board! I was! Really.
Posted by Phillipa on December 15, 2005, at 23:26:08
In reply to redirect, posted by LegWarmers on December 15, 2005, at 18:30:17
Maybe gg can redirect the Thread. No one is here today or any where else. Fondly, Phillipa
Posted by Damos on December 15, 2005, at 23:34:11
In reply to A colossal sized umbrella, posted by LegWarmers on December 15, 2005, at 18:28:33
> I wonder why no one has come up with this idea yet.. to place over top of cities when it snows?
Maybe because they still can't make person sized ones that don't flip inside out in the least bit of wind. Either that or there just aint no-one smart as you :-)
Posted by alexandra_k2 on December 16, 2005, at 2:19:57
In reply to Re: A colossal sized umbrella » LegWarmers, posted by Damos on December 15, 2005, at 23:34:11
i think they need a really big fan and then they could just turn it on and blow those clouds away :-)
i wonder what will happen in the future...
when we can't live outside anymore (cause of the ozone layer and stuff)
whether we will build big tall buildings
whether we will start building them under the ground.i wonder if people will figure out a way to survive when the sun goes out.
could we make enough energy to keep us warm?
(without harvesting poeple / animals matrix like???)????
ah...
maybe i do have a little too much time on my hands ;-)
Posted by Gabbix2 on December 16, 2005, at 14:16:25
In reply to Re: A colossal sized umbrella » LegWarmers, posted by Damos on December 15, 2005, at 23:34:11
Posted by Deneb on December 16, 2005, at 15:40:34
In reply to Re: A colossal sized umbrella, posted by alexandra_k2 on December 16, 2005, at 2:19:57
> i wonder if people will figure out a way to survive when the sun goes out.
I'm rather pessimistic in that I think that humans will be long gone before the Sun ever goes out. I don't think humans will last very long. Humans have to obey the laws of nature just like all the other animals. We are living way beyond our means.
I think a colossal umbrella is a great idea! It'll be nice and cosy inside. :-)
Deneb
Posted by Phillipa on December 16, 2005, at 22:03:07
In reply to Re: A colossal sized umbrella, posted by alexandra_k2 on December 16, 2005, at 2:19:57
You sure do. But I thought you needed sleep maybe that's still the problem. Fondly, Phillipa
Posted by LegWarmers on December 17, 2005, at 0:36:43
In reply to Re: A colossal sized umbrella » LegWarmers, posted by Damos on December 15, 2005, at 23:34:11
> Maybe because they still can't make person sized ones that don't flip inside out in the least bit of wind.
lol dont you hate that! I sometimes hope that my umbrella will fly like Mary poppins' did...maybe>Either that or there just aint no-one smart as you :-)
lol, thats it!!
Posted by LegWarmers on December 17, 2005, at 0:39:40
In reply to Re: A colossal sized umbrella, posted by alexandra_k2 on December 16, 2005, at 2:19:57
> i think they need a really big fan and then they could just turn it on and blow those clouds away :-)
yeah, why havent they thought that up yet??
>
> i wonder what will happen in the future...
> when we can't live outside anymore (cause of the ozone layer and stuff)
> whether we will build big tall buildings
> whether we will start building them under the ground.
>
> i wonder if people will figure out a way to survive when the sun goes out.
>
> could we make enough energy to keep us warm?
> (without harvesting poeple / animals matrix like???)
>
> ????
>yes, I wonder the same things, i think we will outsmart nature, we will figure out something.
> ah...
>
> maybe i do have a little too much time on my hands ;-):) thats a good thing sometimes
Posted by Larry Hoover on December 17, 2005, at 10:52:31
In reply to Re: A colossal sized umbrella, posted by alexandra_k2 on December 16, 2005, at 2:19:57
About the umbrella....I'd sure hate to live where the stuff what was on the umbrella came sliding off to. You ever had someone give you a soaking with their umbrella runoff? Imagine a city's worth of snow.
TV announcer: "New York's snow umbrella worked perfectly during the last winter storm, but avalanches have interrupted communication with 2/3 of the communities on Long Island. Rescuers expect it will be August before they reach some of the more isolated regions. Stay tuned for further updates."
> i think they need a really big fan and then they could just turn it on and blow those clouds away :-)
Except mass increases as the cube of size, so to increase length by some increment, width and depth must go too. Or, be compensated for by increased strength from other factors. Frankly, that's why dinosaurs are so amazing. They broke the size rule. I guess they were too stupid to notice. A whale on land is crushed by the bulk of his own mass, having lost the buoyancy of water. But dinosaurs....I dunno.
> i wonder what will happen in the future...
> when we can't live outside anymore (cause of the ozone layer and stuff)The ozone layer thing seems to be fixing itself, as these things tend to do. Eliminating fluorocarbon production altogether would really speed things up, but there's still a black market for it.
> whether we will build big tall buildings
> whether we will start building them under the ground.That's the most reasonable thing to do, given the temperature stabilizing qualities of soil. And rock, for that matter. But from a practical perspective, underground is totally out of the question. What would you do with the stuff you dug up making the holes you'd need?
I think we'll be humbled by the tiniest of God's creation, the virus. Population won't continue to increase exponentially.
> i wonder if people will figure out a way to survive when the sun goes out.Well, that's a ways off, you know. If all time since the big bang was condensed to a 24 hour period, I think mammals (they came around with the dinosaurs) are in the last four minutes. Modern man, the last 4 seconds? Something like that.
Continuing with that same clock, the sun goes out, I'm really not sure if it's 20 hours or 30 hours from now. Dinosaurs four minutes ago. Sun dies 20 hours from now.
I think you're giving new meaning to worrying about future events. ;-)
> could we make enough energy to keep us warm?
No problem there. E = mc˛
And besides, before the sun goes out, it will expand. We'll be inside the sun long before it gets too cool for our liking.
> (without harvesting poeple / animals matrix like???)
They've actually almost got synthetic meat figured out. Cell culture from muscle cells. No need to slice it. It forms in sheets. I can hardly wait to try some. <sarcasm>
> ????
>
> ah...
>
> maybe i do have a little too much time on my hands ;-)You think with your hands? How, uhhhh, unuuuusual.
Lar
Posted by 10derHeart on December 17, 2005, at 17:53:09
In reply to Re: A colossal sized umbrella » alexandra_k2, posted by Larry Hoover on December 17, 2005, at 10:52:31
Lar,
I never tire of the way you put words together. It's just so.....so...??(now *I* can't come up with a proper word)
Don't know exactly what that says about me, but I know what it says about you, and it's all good ;-)
{*runs away, leaving a gaping opening for any number or type of responses*}
Posted by alexandra_k2 on December 17, 2005, at 19:21:45
In reply to Re: A colossal sized umbrella » alexandra_k2, posted by Larry Hoover on December 17, 2005, at 10:52:31
> About the umbrella....I'd sure hate to live where the stuff what was on the umbrella came sliding off to. You ever had someone give you a soaking with their umbrella runoff? Imagine a city's worth of snow.
well you could put one around NZ and the run off could run off into the ocean. i guess they would need to be continent sized umbrellas :-)
> > i think they need a really big fan and then they could just turn it on and blow those clouds away :-)
> Except mass increases as the cube of size, so to increase length by some increment, width and depth must go too.Eh? Do you mean to say you would need a great jolly big one?
> The ozone layer thing seems to be fixing itself, as these things tend to do.
Hmm... Well... Tell it to the peoples living (almost) under the hole (thats me) we have the lowest burn times and the radiation is pretty fierce :-( highest skin cancer rates in the world :-( (cough, hack)
> > whether we will build big tall buildings
> > whether we will start building them under the ground.
> That's the most reasonable thing to do, given the temperature stabilizing qualities of soil. And rock, for that matter.Ah, I didn't know that :-)
Other peoples think its a bad idea 'cause of earthquakes. But up in the air ain't so grand for earthquakes either ;-)> What would you do with the stuff you dug up making the holes you'd need?
Why you would make yourself a mountain or a small island :-)
:-P
> I think we'll be humbled by the tiniest of God's creation, the virus. Population won't continue to increase exponentially.Hmm. I reckon we will probably nuke each other...
> > i wonder if people will figure out a way to survive when the sun goes out.
> Well, that's a ways off, you know. If all time since the big bang was condensed to a 24 hour period, I think mammals (they came around with the dinosaurs) are in the last four minutes. Modern man, the last 4 seconds? Something like that.
> Continuing with that same clock, the sun goes out, I'm really not sure if it's 20 hours or 30 hours from now. Dinosaurs four minutes ago. Sun dies 20 hours from now.
> I think you're giving new meaning to worrying about future events. ;-):-)
I'm good at worrying :-)
> > could we make enough energy to keep us warm?
> No problem there. E = mc˛Hmm. That looks familiar... energy = mass... something about acceleration???
> And besides, before the sun goes out, it will expand. We'll be inside the sun long before it gets too cool for our liking.Oh.
Well then... So we need to find a planet thats a bit further away?
Which planet do you think we should live on Larry Hoover?> They've actually almost got synthetic meat figured out. Cell culture from muscle cells. No need to slice it. It forms in sheets. I can hardly wait to try some. <sarcasm>
mmm.
well... no animals were harmed in the growing of this meat... i suppose... it would sorta count as vegetarian?!> You think with your hands? How, uhhhh, unuuuusual.
You watch out or I'll show you what else these hands are good for ;-)
<grumble grumble>
Posted by 10derHeart on December 17, 2005, at 20:00:23
In reply to Re: A colossal sized umbrella » Larry Hoover, posted by alexandra_k2 on December 17, 2005, at 19:21:45
>>You watch out or I'll show you what else these hands are good for ;-)<<
{clears throat} Uh...reeeeeeally?? Oh, do I want tickets to that!!
will it be a family event?
will it scare me?
will there be police involved?
shall we have a doctor standing by?
...or...??
<giggle>
Posted by Larry Hoover on December 18, 2005, at 12:14:54
In reply to Re: A colossal sized umbrella » Larry Hoover, posted by 10derHeart on December 17, 2005, at 17:53:09
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