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Ninja's_RGR'us SSC Guru Points: 294069 More actions · Answer 1

GSquared (10/13/2011)
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GSquared (10/13/2011)
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GSquared (10/13/2011)
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BrainDonor (10/13/2011)
I know a few users I'd like to send into space.
Yup but the thing is they'll come back. Not really the best option for that.
I'd go with the death ray or something similar.
Re-entry could take care of that pretty easily!
I tought of that. But since I'd love to take that fly some day. I'd rather the company stay viable :-D.
Well, yeah. And given your avatar, an affinity for large-scale death rays is sort of a given, isn't it?
Obviously :w00t:.
Now keep in mind that I'm at least 4-5 episodes away from that. But then again, don't tempt me! 😛
Well, if we're sticking to that, then it's not about death rays, it's about being one of the whiniest little annoyances to ever live. My chief thought when I see the pod race is, "too bad he didn't die a firey death in that thing, it would have saved that galaxy from a lot of whining and pouting!"

Thanx for the good words! :hehe:

SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 2

BrainDonor (10/13/2011)
I know a few users I'd like to send into space.

Hmmm...That would be a really good contest

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SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 3

GSquared (10/13/2011)
Ninja's_RGR'us (10/13/2011)
BrainDonor (10/13/2011)
I know a few users I'd like to send into space.
Yup but the thing is they'll come back. Not really the best option for that.
I'd go with the death ray or something similar.
Re-entry could take care of that pretty easily!

Who said we'd send the users into space in a projectile that could re-enter? I'm thinking Star Wars system or Cruise missile or something.;-)

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TomThomson SSC Guru Points: 104773 More actions · Answer 4

SQLRNNR (10/13/2011)
GSquared (10/13/2011)
Ninja's_RGR'us (10/13/2011)
BrainDonor (10/13/2011)
I know a few users I'd like to send into space.
Yup but the thing is they'll come back. Not really the best option for that.
I'd go with the death ray or something similar.
Re-entry could take care of that pretty easily!
Who said we'd send the users into space in a projectile that could re-enter? I'm thinking Star Wars system or Cruise missile or something.;-)

A better way to do it would be to forget about putting them in a projectile, instead use each selected user as an individual projectile. Just fire them into space from a gun with a high enough muzzle velocity (I guess the escape velocity for a bullet-like object, about mach 34, wouldn't do to get them into space, since the starting point would be in atmosphere and the air drag on a user would be much more than that on a bullet, but as the heating caused by air drag would probably have a similar effect to cremation anyway it wouldn't really matter if they didn't quite reach space; the launch acceleration would have some useful effects too).

Tom

Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004365 More actions · Answer 5

L' Eomot Inversé (10/13/2011)
SQLRNNR (10/13/2011)
GSquared (10/13/2011)
Ninja's_RGR'us (10/13/2011)
BrainDonor (10/13/2011)
I know a few users I'd like to send into space.
Yup but the thing is they'll come back. Not really the best option for that.
I'd go with the death ray or something similar.
Re-entry could take care of that pretty easily!
Who said we'd send the users into space in a projectile that could re-enter? I'm thinking Star Wars system or Cruise missile or something.;-)
A better way to do it would be to forget about putting them in a projectile, instead use each selected user as an individual projectile. Just fire them into space from a gun with a high enough muzzle velocity (I guess the escape velocity for a bullet-like object, about mach 34, wouldn't do to get them into space, since the starting point would be in atmosphere and the air drag on a user would be much more than that on a bullet, but as the heating caused by air drag would probably have a similar effect to cremation anyway it wouldn't really matter if they didn't quite reach space; the launch acceleration would have some useful effects too).

Maybe it wouldn't be enough to achieve orbital velocity... but what a heck of a Porkchop launcher that would make. 😀

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GSquared SSC Guru Points: 260824 More actions · Answer 6

Jeff Moden (10/13/2011)
L' Eomot Inversé (10/13/2011)
SQLRNNR (10/13/2011)
GSquared (10/13/2011)
Ninja's_RGR'us (10/13/2011)
BrainDonor (10/13/2011)
I know a few users I'd like to send into space.
Yup but the thing is they'll come back. Not really the best option for that.
I'd go with the death ray or something similar.
Re-entry could take care of that pretty easily!
Who said we'd send the users into space in a projectile that could re-enter? I'm thinking Star Wars system or Cruise missile or something.;-)
A better way to do it would be to forget about putting them in a projectile, instead use each selected user as an individual projectile. Just fire them into space from a gun with a high enough muzzle velocity (I guess the escape velocity for a bullet-like object, about mach 34, wouldn't do to get them into space, since the starting point would be in atmosphere and the air drag on a user would be much more than that on a bullet, but as the heating caused by air drag would probably have a similar effect to cremation anyway it wouldn't really matter if they didn't quite reach space; the launch acceleration would have some useful effects too).
Maybe it wouldn't be enough to achieve orbital velocity... but what a heck of a Porkchop launcher that would make. 😀

"Long pig" in this case, I guess.

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SteveBell SSCrazy Points: 2008 More actions · Answer 7

L' Eomot Inversé (10/13/2011)[hrA better way to do it would be to forget about putting them in a projectile, instead use each selected user as an individual projectile. Just fire them into space from a gun with a high enough muzzle velocity (I guess the escape velocity for a bullet-like object, about mach 34, wouldn't do to get them into space, since the starting point would be in atmosphere and the air drag on a user would be much more than that on a bullet, but as the heating caused by air drag would probably have a similar effect to cremation anyway it wouldn't really matter if they didn't quite reach space; the launch acceleration would have some useful effects too).

I like your thinking Tom. Perhaps a free "user-tour-of-Railgun" contest is an approach to consider?

Sioban Krzywicki One Orange Chip Points: 27770 More actions · Answer 8

L' Eomot Inversé (10/13/2011)
SQLRNNR (10/13/2011)
GSquared (10/13/2011)
Ninja's_RGR'us (10/13/2011)
BrainDonor (10/13/2011)
I know a few users I'd like to send into space.
Yup but the thing is they'll come back. Not really the best option for that.
I'd go with the death ray or something similar.
Re-entry could take care of that pretty easily!
Who said we'd send the users into space in a projectile that could re-enter? I'm thinking Star Wars system or Cruise missile or something.;-)
A better way to do it would be to forget about putting them in a projectile, instead use each selected user as an individual projectile. Just fire them into space from a gun with a high enough muzzle velocity (I guess the escape velocity for a bullet-like object, about mach 34, wouldn't do to get them into space, since the starting point would be in atmosphere and the air drag on a user would be much more than that on a bullet, but as the heating caused by air drag would probably have a similar effect to cremation anyway it wouldn't really matter if they didn't quite reach space; the launch acceleration would have some useful effects too).

There's been serious consideration of a "space gun" or "space rail gun" for orbital insertions of packages that can stand that kind of g force. NASA is considering one.

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Lynn Pettis SSC Guru Points: 442467 More actions · Answer 9

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October 13, 2011 at 10:57 am

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OMG

Really??

Roy Ernest SSC-Dedicated Points: 38780 More actions · Answer 10

I am at the Presentation of Steve jones for the sql pass. MS supported event and guess what laptop Steve is using? An Apple.. 😀

-Roy

Ninja's_RGR'us SSC Guru Points: 294069 More actions · Answer 11

Lynn Pettis (10/13/2011)
OMG
Really??

Sounds about right for a new record.

Ninja's_RGR'us SSC Guru Points: 294069 More actions · Answer 12

Roy Ernest (10/13/2011)
I am at the Presentation of Steve jones for the sql pass. MS supported event and guess what laptop Steve is using? An Apple.. 😀

Just like Brent Ozar ! 😀

GSquared SSC Guru Points: 260824 More actions · Answer 13

Lynn Pettis (10/13/2011)
OMG
Really??

Yup.

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GSquared SSC Guru Points: 260824 More actions · Answer 14

Roy Ernest (10/13/2011)
I am at the Presentation of Steve jones for the sql pass. MS supported event and guess what laptop Steve is using? An Apple.. 😀

I like it!

Even better if it were something Linux, but I guess you can't have everything.

Maybe a presentation stored in the Amazon cloud and accessed via an Android tablet would be even better ...

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SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 15

Lynn Pettis (10/13/2011)
OMG
Really??

Quite literally yes

Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
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