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Okay, now that's just cool...

2003-12-10, 9:47 AM #1

kyle90

Laser Lover

Posts: 8,450

http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994473

Big nuclear spaceship, going to Jupiter. It's about time they gave up on chemical propulsion...

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2003-12-10, 9:50 AM #2

MadQuack

Just watch out for molting season.

Posts: 649

[http://www.gamespy.com/legacy/top10/movievillains/hal9000.jpg]

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2003-12-10, 9:55 AM #3

ECHOMAN

"Has it won yet?"

Posts: 17,215

Ha. Let's watch it accidently turn around and nuke the earth.

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2003-12-10, 10:51 AM #4

genk

doot!

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and then we'll find out the aliens are not from Mars, but Jupiter

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2003-12-10, 11:09 AM #5

Correction

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Quote:

Originally posted by MadQuack:

Hahahahahha! That's great... that was exactly my first thought when I read the post [http://forums.massassi.net/html/tongue.gif]

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2003-12-10, 11:13 AM #6

CygnusX

Gettin' Cyggy With It

Posts: 288

Quote:

Originally posted by Genki:
and then we'll find out the aliens are not from Mars, but Jupiter

That's what I've been telling people for years, they just don't listen! It even says Jupiter on their license plates!

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2003-12-10, 11:14 AM #7

Roach

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Posts: 5,275

It's a ploy, they're going to blow up the Sun!

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2003-12-10, 1:41 PM #8

Bobbert

The Super-Spy That Wasn't

Posts: 3,248

Well, its good to know that if we do find life on the moons we'll be ready to nuke it. [http://forums.massassi.net/html/tongue.gif]

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2003-12-10, 3:51 PM #9

phoenix_9286

This is what sane looks like.

Posts: 4,794

I think you know that as well as I do, Dave. This mission is much too important for you to jeopardize it.

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2003-12-10, 4:03 PM #10

Grismath

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Posts: 5,177

Quick, Klarg, prepare the death-ray, the Earthlings are coming!

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2003-12-10, 8:32 PM #11

Daeron the Nerfherder

"Down, boy!"

Posts: 1,275

Quote:

Originally posted by CygnusX:
That's what I've been telling people for years, they just don't listen! It even says Jupiter on their license plates!

That's odd, seeing as Jupiter supposedly has no solid surface, only a massive liquid-metal core [http://forums.massassi.net/html/tongue.gif]

My GOD, it's full of stars!

If it breaks, you get to keep both pieces.

2003-12-11, 7:18 AM #12

Zit

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Posts: 80

The picture that was posted was priceless...

2003-12-11, 8:07 AM #13

Jon`C

Admiral of Awesome

Posts: 18,626

Too bad it's just another probe. Now, a fission-powered starship... that'd get my attention pretty fast.

2003-12-11, 9:26 AM #14

clan ruthervain

Not The Man He Once Was

Posts: 7,638

you mean fusion ? fission is for suckers. Ugh. Dodged a bullet there!

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