Yep, forgot I even had that :/

Oh yeah, I see. We discuss this in my astro classes and I show the scenes from the episode. Cool idea, won't work is my opinion

Actually the inverse square law does not mean there is less energy, just that it spreads over a larger area for a given distance. If you are building a sphere around a sun, at any distance, you will still gather all of it's energy. Conservation of energy.

Exactly! Let's go to other solar systems, strip them of all their natural resources, bring them back to our star and build this stupid sphere thing around it to get all the energy we need to go to other stars.

I agree. The 1800 is a much much better car. I just love that the Swedes decided they needed to get in on fiberglass. Again, if they hadn't tried, may no P1800 would exist?

Volvo P1900 FTW!

Jesus, I think you got a little confused by terms. This is a star in the beginning stages of becoming a "planetary Nebula". This has nothing to do with the formation of planets, but it is the death throws of a medium sized star a lot like our sun. Your line "...meaning that there are no planets forming yet." is at the…

"Caution blocks"? Theres no caution blocks! You wouldn't mark a freakin sink hole with a block, you'd put a GD cage around it and block off the freakin street!

People! Water carries momentum, it has mass. Water will and does go uphill, not for long, but it does. Have you ever seen water go over boulders in a river? It goes up, and over. After that 20 foot plunge, the water would be carrying some pretty good speed and would go around the loop, especially a larger volume of…

All I want is GPS... Maybe 3g connectivity would be nice also. So yeah, like a small iPad, but really, GPS is what it needs. And a toaster, a portable toaster for making sweet, beautiful toast.

Yes, it worked great. My beef is, people paid $15 for $30, but it looks like I'll have to honor a %50 discount because people couldn't be bothered to use their Groupon in the 4 months I allotted. Under the old rules, I would honor the $15 they paid towards $15 at my place, but now I have to honor $30, or am I reading…

The Groupon I did for my business expired March 25th, for my ski area. So, if someone want's a lesson this July I have to honor it? There is a clause on mine that says it is always honored for the value paid. So if they bout $30 for $15, I have to honor the $15. I am willing to do that, but why should I have to honor…

But it still is not really in the spirit of the argument.

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My wife's aunt is in Night of the Lepus. Francesca Jarvis, she plays the switchboard operator, in 1972? She tells the story of being in full gore makeup and using the pay phone out by the highway to call her husband to tell him when she would be done with filming. A car comes to a screeching halt, the driver jumps out…

Um, excuse me...

All part of the plan...

Yep, Orrery.

NOW THAT'S A DESERT ISLAND!

Why do people always say "desert island"? If it's a desert island all it has is effing sand! You'll need to be able to eat and drink sand if you get lost on a desert island. It is deserted island, not desert. This would be a great tool on one of them jobbers. Now I suppose you could have a deserted desert island, and…