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TheCroutonFuton
- Mr. Setlists -
USA
1728 Posts |
 Posted - 01/08/2004 : 12:14:15
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pretty.
I think this is all quite amazing. Did any of you see how the marks from the air-bags like folded the ground? It's pretty weird. It's really cool, though
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Steak n Sabre
* Dog in the Sand *
Uzbekistan
1013 Posts |
Posted - 01/08/2004 : 12:18:55
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Looks like the perfect site for that Pixies gig. =P
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GoddessTheory
= Cult of Ray =
USA
675 Posts |
Posted - 01/08/2004 : 16:23:23
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Silly Moi...I thought this was a topic on the candy bar.
I love the chocolate...however the planet looks barren without a hint of nougat or almonds. |
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El Barto
= Song DB Master =
USA
4020 Posts |
Posted - 01/08/2004 : 16:36:11
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I think it's rather amazing, but not really that spectacular. We all know what Mars looks like...I mean, you know, who hasn't seen Total Recall?
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glacial906
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1738 Posts |
Posted - 01/08/2004 : 18:34:16
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There's still a huge difference in seeing Mars in a movie (where the shots are all spectacular) and seeing REAL photos. I think it's amazing.
If you want to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe.
Carl Sagan
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SpudBoy
= Cult of Ray =
Equatorial Guinea
649 Posts |
Posted - 01/08/2004 : 19:34:31
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I'm homesick now.
 I looked for a cult to join, then decided to just play "Sink". Hey! I sank the LaBrea Tar Pits! |
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El Barto
= Song DB Master =
USA
4020 Posts |
Posted - 01/08/2004 : 21:23:12
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I was being a little sarcastic. I think it's amazing to see these photos. How long does it take to get to Mars again?
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glacial906
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1738 Posts |
Posted - 01/08/2004 : 21:52:08
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Well, Jim, your sarcasm is either too dry or it's just way over my head.
If you want to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe.
Carl Sagan
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GypsyDeath
Zapped Profile
3575 Posts |
Posted - 01/08/2004 : 22:03:34
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I was hoping it wouldnt be how i imagined it.,
but it is amazing what they have done
hoorah for scientists!!
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Dave Noisy
Minister of Chaos
Canada
4496 Posts |
Posted - 01/08/2004 : 23:28:59
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How do we know these are real....?
If i'm correct, it's only NASA's probes that have made it, the Japanese and other(??) probe died on the way...
Am i the only one a little suspicious?
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bedrock_barney
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
871 Posts |
Posted - 01/09/2004 : 02:03:46
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I reckon that the NASA probe was programmed to give Beagle 2 a little nudge at the crucial moment. Probably shot straight past and will land on Pluto in 2012.
I agree that the photos are amazing. Landing a spaceship on Mars is an insanely difficult exercise. I guess NASA would have felt a bit uncomfortable if Beagle 2 had been a success at a tenth of the cost.
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Scarla O
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
947 Posts |
Posted - 01/09/2004 : 04:27:29
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I'm sorry to be a killjoy theCroutonFouton but the colours in that image are pre-NASA colour correction and give a much more romantic image of Mars than is apparently the case. The same image after NASA corrected the colours looks much less alien :(
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TheCroutonFuton
- Mr. Setlists -
USA
1728 Posts |
Posted - 01/09/2004 : 05:18:29
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haha, that's fine, I had posted the picture at the beginning when it had just been released to press. It wasn't color corrected until about 2 hours after it.
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bumblebeeboy2
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
2638 Posts |
Posted - 01/09/2004 : 06:11:25
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Originally posted by Steak n Sabre
Looks like the perfect site for that Pixies gig. =P
The Cult of Frank: More Than You Think, For Less Than You Thought.
surely it'd be olympus mons? :)
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Atheist4Catholics
= Cult of Ray =
USA
925 Posts |
Posted - 01/09/2004 : 14:52:19
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What's that scrawny, hump-back creature in the bottom right? Is that the beagle?
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El Barto
= Song DB Master =
USA
4020 Posts |
Posted - 01/09/2004 : 16:34:29
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That looks like fuckin Tatooine man...sweet.
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Dave Noisy
Minister of Chaos
Canada
4496 Posts |
Posted - 01/09/2004 : 17:12:38
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PsychicTwin
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1772 Posts |
Posted - 01/09/2004 : 18:32:21
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Amazing. God I love this shit!!! I would love to see a surface shot of every single planet in the solar system
Shit like this gives me goose bumps. Onward fucking ho, I say....let's try to photograph every single extraterrestrial locale that we can.
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apl4eris
~ Abstract Brain ~
USA
4800 Posts |
Posted - 01/09/2004 : 19:24:43
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Damn straight, Psychic Twin!
lets go to pluto the atmosphere's clear
we'll be really cool there with nothing to fear
let's go to pluto it's cold and it's damp
where children are heroes death is high camp
i want to see pluto i want to have fun
i want to turn blue under an alien sun
oh let me see pluto it seems such a gas
with oceans of methane and petrified grass
let's go to pluto
let's live on the dot
see the bad moon rising
in a lunacy knot
come on let's do pluto it's really not far
an unleaded dream drive to the prettiest star
i want to see pluto but maybe i'll wait
til the world turns to meet its plutonium fate
the days will be long there the years will be more
let's go to pluto like we did before
let's go to pluto
let's live on the dot
see the bad moon rising
in a lunacy knot
"pluto" - from Glass Moon, the creatures
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PsychicTwin
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1772 Posts |
Posted - 01/09/2004 : 19:47:22
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i've often wondered what it would look like to be standing on the UTTER desolation of Pluto, looking at the Sun that is basically just another star in the sky. And just how god damn COLD it is there. like, a few degrees above absolute zero. That is just insane
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Coldheartofstone
* Dog in the Sand *
Canada
2025 Posts |
Posted - 01/10/2004 : 00:43:17
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Originally posted by GoddessTheory
Silly Moi...I thought this was a topic on the candy bar.
I love the chocolate...however the planet looks barren without a hint of nougat or almonds.
we are on the same page.... hhuuuuuhuhhhhh...chocolate....*drool*
that's my best text homer imitation....I know it needs work
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Valhalla
- FB Fan -
Germany
80 Posts |
Posted - 01/10/2004 : 01:09:01
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I hope FB and the C's will record a new Mars song soon - or a song about total solar eclipses. I wonder if Frank has ever seen it ?
It makes you feel like "doomsday" :-)
 "You take the moon / I'll take the sun..."
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TheCroutonFuton
- Mr. Setlists -
USA
1728 Posts |
Posted - 01/10/2004 : 07:24:59
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I was impressed like everyone when man began to fly
out of earthly regions to planets in the sky
with total media coverage we watched the heroes land
as ceremoniously they disturbed the cosmic sand
I awe with admiration we listened to them talk
such pride felt they, such joy to be upon the moon to walk
my romantic vision shattered when it was explained to me
spacemen wear old diapers in which they shit and pee
chorus:
oh the intergalactic laxative will get you from here to there
relieve you and believe me without a worry or care
if shitting is your problem when you're out there in the stars
the intergalactic laxative will get you from here to mars
they don't partake like you and I of beefy burger mush
their food is specially prepared to dissolve into slush
absorbed my multi-fibres in the super diaper suit
otherwise the slush would trickle down inside the boot
you may well ask now what becomes of liquid they consume
a pipe is led from penis head to a unit in the room
the water is recirculated, filtered for re-use
in case of anti-gravity, pee gets on the loose
wherever man has conquered on the quest for frontiers new
I'm glad he's always had to do the no. one and two
it makes it all so ordinary just like you and me
to know the greatest heroes, they had to shit and pee!
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bumblebeeboy2
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
2638 Posts |
Posted - 01/10/2004 : 08:19:14
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quote:
Originally posted by PsychicTwin
i've often wondered what it would look like to be standing on the UTTER desolation of Pluto, looking at the Sun that is basically just another star in the sky. And just how god damn COLD it is there. like, a few degrees above absolute zero. That is just insane
http://psychictwin.tripod.com
i think i'd quite like to see europa, up close, see if there really is moving oceans under the frozen surface... and io would be a 'blast'... also, if one could survive, would be great to travel into jupiter, that would be wild... does it really have a solid diamond at it's core? hmmmmmmmm.... but indeed, more probes, more photos, i want to see these kind of shots from all the planets... which brings me to, is pluto actually a planet? surely by definition it's actually a comet or large asteroid... but i guess as it was classified as a planet already, it's likely to remain...
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PsychicTwin
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1772 Posts |
Posted - 01/10/2004 : 09:55:07
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Yeah, there is much controversy (from what I hear) over Pluto's planet status. Many scientists today seem to think that it is little more than a relativly huge Kuiper Belt object. But I think it's classification as a planet is staying the same...kind of like a tradition thing, I guess.
Yeah, Europa seems like it would be AWESOME to see. That layer of ice on top looks like it has so much contour and character from being bombarded by stellar objects for so long. Io would be insane to see, because of its extreme environs. On that note, so would the surface of Venus...isn't it almost impossible to send a probe to Venus, because of the acidic gases and heat that are in its atmosphere? I think I remember reading that the Sun's heat is magnified through these atmospheric gases, and essentially make the surface of Venus even hotter than the surface of Mercury.
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Cult_Of_Frank
= Black Noise Maker =
Canada
11687 Posts |
Posted - 01/10/2004 : 10:08:34
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If only the moon were habitable...
Imagine if it were and it had a completely different ecosystem than Earth and maybe an indigineous population.
How much more would space travel have taken off? Maybe in our lifetime people would actually be making honeymoon/vacation trips to the moon. Instead, just a select elite of scientists and astronauts. My only hope for space is probably the x-plane developing into something viable and cost-effective.
I wish Canada would put more money into space exploration too, though with ESA and China and various other groups finally starting to develop, perhaps things will get competitive again (hopefully without a coinciding arms race). We need things like space stations and lunar/planetary manned outposts just to keep space technology moving.
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TheCroutonFuton
- Mr. Setlists -
USA
1728 Posts |
Posted - 01/10/2004 : 10:28:14
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mmm...surface of Europa...
It seems to be quite a chaotic moon...
Natural and Enhanced pictures of Europa. Side 1
Natural and Enhanced pictures of Europa. Side 2
Crazy...beautiful...stuff.
There's a nice ancient impact for you.
Whoa. Oh my god. Io looks really fucking cool.
Holy crap that is cool looking. Wow.
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apl4eris
~ Abstract Brain ~
USA
4800 Posts |
Posted - 01/10/2004 : 11:17:50
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Originally posted by Cult_Of_Frank
.I wish Canada would put more money into space exploration too...
Canada did do a right good job with that Arm though..and the Canadian biotech company, Nexia (http://nexiabiotech.com/), developed and is about to sell a ton of incredibly strong fabric for space-exploration uses (remember that spider-goat gene-splice they were doin a while back? Now they have spliced spider genes with plants, to priduce super-strong filament for mass-production...
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El Barto
= Song DB Master =
USA
4020 Posts |
Posted - 01/10/2004 : 18:18:48
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Did you write that Crouton? That's actually pretty good.
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TheCroutonFuton
- Mr. Setlists -
USA
1728 Posts |
Posted - 01/10/2004 : 21:21:14
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haha, I wish. Donovan wrote it. It's on the "Cosmic Wheels" vinyl that I just converted to a cd a couple of days ago. Great song.
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franktaper
- FB Fan -
USA
158 Posts |
Posted - 01/13/2004 : 16:02:15
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Mars has been discussed quite frequently as of late on the radio show coast to coast AM. Their webiste is www.coasttocoastam.com They've mentioned that they're trying to get Robert Zubrin as one of their upcoming guests so I've suggested to them that they use Robert Onion for some music when or if he's on their show. Maybe a little free exposure for Frank and the guys?! |
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apl4eris
~ Abstract Brain ~
USA
4800 Posts |
Posted - 01/13/2004 : 18:50:04
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Hey! Nice one franktaper. I listen whenever I can. Nice to know I'm not the only one. Robert Zubrin was also interviewed for quite a while on NPR this last weekend - you can find an archive of the show - which includes quite alot of other segments about Mars and space travel - at
http://www.wpr.org/book/
Just click on the "The Red Planet" link!
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bedrock_barney
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
871 Posts |
Posted - 01/14/2004 : 02:49:26
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There was an interesting documentary on Channel 5 last week about Mars and the possibilities regarding terraforming. It's a fascinating concept and I suspect a lot of scientists get weak-kneed at the thought of being able to play God on that kind of scale.
They've probably nicked most of the ideas from Kim Stanley Robinson and he probably nicked a few of someone else. The science seems to be achievable though.
I am fairly sure that Mars will be colonised in some manner during the next millennium. Now that would bring a whole new meaning to relocating with your job.
The golf courses would have to be bloody big though. At 33% earth's gravity Tiger Woods would be driving 1000 yards!!
Skiing on Olympus Mons would also be pretty cool!!
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franktaper
- FB Fan -
USA
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Posted - 01/14/2004 : 10:05:24
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Originally posted by apl4eris
Hey! Nice one franktaper. I listen whenever I can. Nice to know I'm not the only one. Robert Zubrin was also interviewed for quite a while on NPR this last weekend - you can find an archive of the show - which includes quite alot of other segments about Mars and space travel - at
http://www.wpr.org/book/
Just click on the "The Red Planet" link!
Ok, I just looked at the coasttocoastam.com website and Robert Zubrin is scheduled to be on their program TONIGHT (1/14/04). Apparently Mr. Zubrin's webpage is at:
http://www.marssociety.org/
I know I'll be listening...
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