This, and also I think it's probably a good thing that we look back every 20 years and think "Holy crap, why did we think that was ever okay." It means we are slowly, gradually, painfully, moving vaguely forward?
Yes, thank you!
Lorne ,'Why We Fight'
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This, and also I think it's probably a good thing that we look back every 20 years and think "Holy crap, why did we think that was ever okay." It means we are slowly, gradually, painfully, moving vaguely forward?
Yes, thank you!
FFS, why don't they build a people mover pneumatic tube system already!
Pros/cons of buying Aeryn a personal jetpack, GO.
Don't be ridiculous, Jessica.
There are no cons.
Jet pack!! Jet pack!!
Awesome, thanks. *add to cart*
I used to work for an association for engineers. The problem with a people mover pneumatic tube is that, given a sufficient distance, the people would arrive completely squished (the comparison I heard was "strawberry jelly").
Pros/cons of buying Aeryn a personal jetpack, GO.
She's already Aeryndynamic.
I used to work for an association for engineers. The problem with a people mover pneumatic tube is that, given a sufficient distance, the people would arrive completely squished (the comparison I heard was "strawberry jelly").
Boo! Stop giving me bad news, Science!
I can't remember which story I read it in, but I have a vague memory of a spaceship where the computer calculates a maneuver, and the dialog goes something like:
Crewman1: "Wait, that requires 50 gees acceleration!"
Crewman2: "We'd end up like strawberry jam!"
Computer: "Yes?"
Crewman1: "And the radiation flux would be [some very high amount]!"
Crewman2: "Strawberry jam on toast!"
Computer: "Shall I proceed?"
eta: I think it was one of John M. Ford's Star Trek novels, How Much For Just the Planet?
Definitely How Much for Just the Planet?