boiling oceans and water swept planet
Cats and dogs, living together...
I just think it's rather odd that a nation that prides itself on its virility should feel compelled to strap on forty pounds of protective gear just in order to play rugby.
Giles ,'Beneath You'
Boxed Set, Vol. 1: Smallville, Due South, Farscape
A topic for the discussion of Farscape, Smallville, and Due South. Beware possible invasions of Stargate, Highlander, or pretty much anything else that captures our fancy. Expect Adult Content and discussion of the Big Gay Sex.
Nutty - Aug 27, 2004 11:42:28 am PDT #7215 of 10000
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 27, 2004 12:36:35 pm PDT #7216 of 10000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Wait - if it stopped rotating wouldn't any given point get six months of sun exposure and six months of darkness? The one-face-toward-the-sun option objectively has a year-long day, but subjectively it's either day, night, or twillight forever.
§ ita § - Aug 27, 2004 12:41:49 pm PDT #7217 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I just did the famous lemon head/rubberband ball experiment.
Yes, we would get a year-long day, as we experience days.
The year=day scenario I mentioned upthread was an apparent sidereal day. Not a solar day.
If I have my esses right.
JenP - Aug 27, 2004 2:39:52 pm PDT #7218 of 10000
Boiling oceans came from this random unsubstaniated source (which, on closer inspection, is the year=day scenario of which you speak):
Or, you could stop it totally, and it would point always at the same place in space, but rotate round the sun with a day and night of 6 months each. Either way, under the sun the Oceans would boil again and on the night side the clouds would rain out ice into vast ice sheets. Probably the atmosphere would start to condense on the night side with CO2 ice and perhaps even liquid Nitrogen and Oxygen!
But I like this person better ... 'cause of the flying dog (but not in a mean way):
If the Earth stopped spinning suddenly, the atmosphere would still be in motion with the Earth's original 1100 mile per hour rotation speed at the equator. All of the land masses would be scoured clean of anything not attached to bedrock. This means rocks, topsoil, trees, buildings, your pet dog, and so on, would be swept away into the atmosphere.
Because, yeah, essentially we would all go flying off.
quester - Aug 27, 2004 5:01:44 pm PDT #7219 of 10000
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
That was a rather abrupt transition from Stargate:SG-1 and Atlantis.
DCJensen - Aug 27, 2004 5:49:56 pm PDT #7220 of 10000
All is well that ends in pizza.
the last couple of episodes they have been doing that.
DCJensen - Aug 27, 2004 5:52:46 pm PDT #7221 of 10000
All is well that ends in pizza.
So they were
once part of a vast federation alliance of planets...
quester - Aug 27, 2004 6:40:53 pm PDT #7222 of 10000
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
That guy is no Chief O'Brien! Shepard is such a little guy, maybe that's why he gets no respect.
§ ita § - Aug 27, 2004 6:44:36 pm PDT #7223 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
God, I love Cold Lazarus. I think I'm just a little Jack-shipper. Jack-ho. Whatever.
Theodosia - Aug 27, 2004 7:15:16 pm PDT #7224 of 10000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
They really wasted the use of Colm Meany, didn't they?