Posted on 01/19/2007 6:05:32 AM PST by Rb ver. 2.0
Bye!
Sigh...
That is a fine monkey face.
After we departed from there, it filled in to become Lake Fate, a curiously circular lake.
We landed in Loch Ness, where we did a little touring and made a beer run.
Then we decided to do some real sight-seeing, in Outer Space!
So we started our modifications, including picking up a Thrust Ring, and travelling to Kauai to "recharge our batteries", and then we finished up the changes at Eniwetok Atoll.
We tested our system on a small scale by going to the Moon.
After everyuthing checked out for that, we took off from the Pacific with our Flying Castle, Thrust Ring, and Habitats A and B.
We took the Flying Castle down to Mars, and now, we're heading out to the asteroids for some peace and quiet.
Couldn't ask for a more appropriate thread to hijack, Chinese missiles and satellites and stuff....
A spa would feel good about now.
Math and alcohol don't mix. Don't drink and derive...
We've got a bunch of mylar sheeting that we can crank out easily enough. Wicker baskets can be woven together from reeds along the moat and the pond in the forest. Even some of the vines should be able to help hold things together.
WE could do the old "bon fire" heating for the ballons, or rig a methane or hydrogen burner for them. Or, I guess I could whip up a way to fill the balloons with something "lighter" than air like helium and just put a fairly tight sealing valve on them. Maybe even rig up an electromagnet for the bottom of the basket that would have enough pull to provide meaningful "ballast" to allow you to go all the way to the canopy, or bring you back to ground.
As for air currents, we get some interesting currents going in here due to temp variants, the O2 recirculation, and the vegetation. Gotta be more careful out towards the edges than right over the castle environs. Get's an almost Coriolis effect going where the canopy slopes towards the ground.
I wouldn't worry too much about it. To do enough damgae, they'd have to launch thousands of missiles.
I can't help but think we'd tend to interpret that in a negative fashion.
Oh ok, I won't worry bout it then. Anyway, I'm sposed to be on the net to buy a snore pillow so my wife don't kick me out of bed no more. I agree with you on them damgaes, Can't do enough of them. Gnight.
True. I think standard burners would be the right course. There's a certain mystique about a hot air balloon.
I'm suggesting a requirement that each balloon going up should have at least one certified dome technician, in case the balloon rises too high and gets tangled in superstructure or something.
It would be best if all pilots or fliers were trained in the dome maintenance safety procedures, but I won't insist on it.
The real challenge will be accuracy in navigation. We'll have to set up landing targets, and figure out some prizes to give.
References
IRS website -
http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/international/article/0,,id=106194,00.html
"Prizes and Awards
"Prizes and awards are amounts received primarily in recognition of religious, charitable, scientific, educational, artistic, literary, or civic achievement, or are received as the result of entering a contest. A prize or award is taxable to the recipient unless all of the following conditions are met:
1. The recipient was selected without any action on his or her part to enter the contest or proceeding,
2. The recipient is not required to render substantial future services as a condition to receive the prize or award, and
3. The prize or award is transferred by the payer to a governmental unit or tax-exempt charitable organization as designated by the recipient."
IRS Publication 525, p. 31 - http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p525.pdf
Yeah, I did the bread/milk thing this afternoon. The store was packed, I felt like an idiot for being there will all the rest of 'em.
And now, for the truth.
The Red Chinese sent up a staged ballistic missile to destroy an aging satellite that was going to re-enter Earth's atmosphere, and what ever was left of it would not be landing in China.
They did not want to chance anyone else finding any remnants of the satellite or it's contents.
So, they had to blow it up. Everything else you heard is a lie to cover for having to tell the truth.
Thank-you Thank-you!
Ask and you shall receive.
Of course, now the question is how much is a ride on the Flying Castle worth? What do you charge these days, Bob?
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