[m1rr0r dash]

 

[!@#$%!]

Originally Posted by Cantankerous

i'm just waiting for the day when we start firing off compacted blocks of trash into outer space.

the sun is the perfect place to dump spent nuclear fuel

[m1rr0r dash]

Originally Posted by Cantankerous

except that they won't because space is a vaccuum, there's no gravity and blocks of trash don't have enough weight to fall back to earth

there is gravity in "space" or the earth would not orbit the sun, it would fly off in a straight line. also blocks of trash fired into space are essentially placed in orbit around the sun as well, meaning they will come back eventually.

[viewtiful_alan]

Originally Posted by Cantankerous

except that they won't because space is a vaccuum, there's no gravity and blocks of trash don't have enough weight to fall back to earth

Haha I was reciting the plot to a futurama episode : p

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Originally Posted by viewtiful_alan

Haha I was reciting the plot to a futurama episode : p

oh. that. you memorized?

i havent seen that in years. it used to be kinda funny.

[m1rr0r dash]

DOH!

[!@#$%!]

Originally Posted by m1rr0r dash

there is gravity in "space" or the earth would not orbit the sun, it would fly off in a straight line. also blocks of trash fired into space are essentially placed in orbit around the sun as well, meaning they will come back eventually.

again, did i hear someone say Giant Garbage Incinerator?

 

[Cantankerous]

Originally Posted by m1rr0r dash

there is gravity in "space" or the earth would not orbit the sun, it would fly off in a straight line. also blocks of trash fired into space are essentially placed in orbit around the sun also, meaning they will come back eventually.

there IS gravity but not nearly as much as on the earth. in simpleton terms there is none.
the sun's mass is greater than the earth's so everything in this solar system is pulled towards it (there's another gravity bit there)
so no, it won't come back to earth.



and i don't watch futurama because they always learn some kind of morally centered lesson at the end and i'm not into it.

[!@#$%!]

Originally Posted by Cantankerous

there IS gravity but not nearly as much as on the earth. in simpleton terms there is none.
the sun's mass is greater than the earth's so everything in this solar system is pulled towards it (there's another gravity bit there)
so no, it won't come back to earth.

well now there are exceptions sometimes

 

 

[viewtiful_alan]

Haha I just remembered a basic plot outline its not like I recited the script.

And to cantakerous: WEll its usually based on universal morals rather than some sort of agenda so it doesn't really bother me.
South park on the other hand...

[Cantankerous]

Originally Posted by !@#$%!

well now there are exceptions sometimes

 

 

hahaha
that was tasteless

people started selling bits of shrapnel from that one on ebay

[floatingslowly]

I hate it when smoke leaks from the joint.

[pokkeherrie]

Originally Posted by PAULYBEE2656

governments should eliviate the ridiculous tax on fuel for the moment... it may stop a disaster that is imminent.....

I hear/read that often, but I don't agree with it.... If governments reduce the tax on fuel then that only means that the oil-procucing countries in the Middle East can raise the price with a similar amount again, because the demand would stay the same.

You'd rather have your money end up at your own government or at the hands of these people who have so much of it that they don't even know anymore which kind of silly things to do with it next?

 

There's no going back anymore, especially not with the large economic growth (and therefore car use) in places like China and India. Instead of bitching about fuel prices people should see the opportunities the current situation provides to finally make alternatives (hybrid, public transport, blablabla etc, etc) economically viable. Alternatives that should've been there for a long time already if it wasn't for the low fuel prices we've had until now.

Transportation costs money, people! Natural resources aren't infinite!

Fine, call me a hippie. I don't care.

[Cantankerous]

dubai is fucking ridiculous

whosever idea it was to build all that shit ought to be shot.

[viewtiful_alan]

If the price NEEDS to be this high, then why are oil company profits going up..?
SHouldn't they be staying roughly the same if they are having to raise prices in order to stay afloat or whatnot?
Something fishy is and always has been afoot.. XD

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Originally Posted by pokkeherrie

I hear/read that often, but I don't agree with it.... If governments reduce the tax on fuel then that only means that the oil-procucing countries in the Middle East can raise the price with a similar amount again, because the demand would stay the same.

You'd rather have your money end up at your own government or at the hands of these people who have so much of it that they don't even know anymore what kind of silly things to do with it next:

 

There's no going back anymore, especially not with the large economic growth (and therefore car use) in places like China and India. Instead of bitching about fuel prices people should see the opportunities the current situation provides to finally make alternatives (hybrid, public transport, blablabla etc, etc) economically viable. Alternatives that should've been there for a long time already if it wasn't for the low fuel prices we've had until now.

Transportation costs money, people! Natural resources aren't infinite!

Fine, call me a hippie. I don't care.

HIPPIE.

you're right though.

[Cantankerous]

Originally Posted by viewtiful_alan

If the price NEEDS to be this high, then why are oil company profits going up..?
SHouldn't they be staying roughly the same if they are having to raise prices in order to stay afloat or whatnot?
Something fishy is and always has been afoot.. XD

because they're a bunch of greedy pigfucking liars.

[viewtiful_alan]

Indeed.

[floatingslowly]

Originally Posted by Cantankerous

people started selling bits of shrapnel from that one on ebay

I think you mean the shuttle that broke up over texas.

there was no e-bay when challenger blew up.

just sayin'.

[!@#$%!]

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