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what would you request if you had to go off into space for a yr?
suppose they wanna send you out into space for 3 urs.
the spaceship is the size of large living room where you must eat, sleep, read, etc. there are separate compartments for showering and peeooing. it's gonna be a bummer, out in space and isolated from rest of mankind. however, you get to request 3 yr supply of anything you want plus one companion and two animals for the trip. after the trip is over, you have to give up whatever still remains, so no sense is asking for diamonds and gold. it's gotta be stuff you can use. by the way, the high-tech storage room can preserve fresh fruits and veggies and such. my choices: co-astronaut of choice: winona ryder pets of choice: a dog and pig 1000 sirloin steaks. 500 lbs of beef ribs(i prefer pork but i don't eat the noble hog) 400 lbs of 90% lean ground beef 10 legs of lamb 30 corned beef 50 skirt steaks 30 packs of vienna beef hotdogs 50 trouts 20 catfish 20 red snappers 50 giant crabs 100 lobsters 1000 shrimps 300 crawfish 50 chicken 300 fresh oysters 3 turkeys 10 cans of caviar(cuz i never tried em) 1000 lbs of potatoes 500 heads of lettuce 3000 tomatoes 5000 mushrooms 1000 cucumbers 20 jars of kosher pickles 50 jars of olives 500 lbs of flour 200 loaves of bread 200 bagels 200 croissants 200 italian bread 30 boxes of oatmeal 100 boxes of frosted shredded wheat 50 apple pies 20 pumpkin pies 10 cans of whipcream 6 birthday cakes 300 donuts 3 cans of coffee 1000 packs of green tea 20 lbs of salt 500 lbs of sugar 50 jars of honey 100 gallons of milk 2000 containers of yogurt 10,000 cans of hogfood 7000 cans of dogfood 50 bags of supersize dry hogfood 20 bags of supersize dry dogfood .... to continue... p.s. can you imagine a zero gravity shower? that'd be cool! the water would shoot out at you, float and splatter all over the place and be sucked thru vacuum holes in the wall. |
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cashier of cinema wrote:
> suppose they wanna send you out into space for 3 urs. > the spaceship is the size of large living room where you must eat, > sleep, read, etc. there are separate compartments for showering and > peeooing. > > it's gonna be a bummer, out in space and isolated from rest of > mankind. > however, you get to request 3 yr supply of anything you want plus one > companion and two animals for the trip. after the trip is over, you > have to give up whatever still remains, so no sense is asking for > diamonds and gold. it's gotta be stuff you can use. by the way, the > high-tech storage room can preserve fresh fruits and veggies and such. > > my choices: > > co-astronaut of choice: winona ryder Lessee; 3 years = 1000 days (close enough) X 2 for both people = 2K man-days. Figure 2000 cal/day/person > pets of choice: a dog and pig > > 1000 sirloin steaks. One per day. Assuming 8 ounces per, 500 pounds beef=455,868 calories. This is enough caloric content for 227 man-days. > 500 lbs of beef ribs(i prefer pork but i don't eat the noble hog) 442,260 calories is for 221 man-days. (448 so far) > 400 lbs of 90% lean ground beef 319,334 cal - good for 159 man-days (607 so far) > 10 legs of lamb 10 boneless legs @ 6 lb each = 37,558 cal or 18 man-days (625 so far) > 30 corned beef We're going for briskets here because I like them better. Figure 5 pounds each for whole briskets = 134,719 cal or 67 m-d (692) > 50 skirt steaks Assuming 8 ounces per = 23,134 cal or 11 m-d (703) We're six items into this list and already 1/3 of the way to all the calories needed for the entire journey. Given no gravity, that would reduce the caloric needs a good deal. Waaaaaay too much stuff to eat. Have you ever tried to housebreak a pig? I think you'd need several more passengers to consume what's here. Pastorio > 30 packs of vienna beef hotdogs > 50 trouts > 20 catfish > 20 red snappers > 50 giant crabs > 100 lobsters > 1000 shrimps > 300 crawfish > 50 chicken > 300 fresh oysters > 3 turkeys > 10 cans of caviar(cuz i never tried em) > > 1000 lbs of potatoes A pound a day? Every day? > 500 heads of lettuce > 3000 tomatoes > 5000 mushrooms > 1000 cucumbers > 20 jars of kosher pickles > 50 jars of olives > > > 500 lbs of flour > 200 loaves of bread > 200 bagels > 200 croissants > 200 italian bread > 30 boxes of oatmeal > 100 boxes of frosted shredded wheat > > 50 apple pies > 20 pumpkin pies > 10 cans of whipcream > 6 birthday cakes > 300 donuts > > 3 cans of coffee > 1000 packs of green tea > > 20 lbs of salt > 500 lbs of sugar > 50 jars of honey > > 100 gallons of milk > 2000 containers of yogurt > > 10,000 cans of hogfood > 7000 cans of dogfood > 50 bags of supersize dry hogfood > 20 bags of supersize dry dogfood > > ... to continue... > > p.s. can you imagine a zero gravity shower? that'd be cool! the water > would shoot out at you, float and splatter all over the place and be > sucked thru vacuum holes in the wall. Zero-grav showers as described would drown you in short order and/or foul all the machinery and electronics in the ship.. That's why astronauts "shower" in a bag that keeps the water from flying around. Zero-grav sex would be a problem, though. No gravity to hold you down to the bed; all Newtonian physics, all the time. Action (you) reaction (her flying across the room). Like Dolphins, you'd benefit from helping hands to keep you, er, connected. <http://www.rfreitas.com/Astro/SexxxInSpace.htm> <http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,39977,00.html?tw=wn_story_related> <http://www.cosmographica.com/gallery/portfolio/portfolio201/pages/209-NASASutra.htm> Pastorio |
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cashier of cinema wrote:
> suppose they wanna send you out into space for 3 urs. > the spaceship is the size of large living room where you must eat, > sleep, read, etc. there are separate compartments for showering and > peeooing. > > it's gonna be a bummer, out in space and isolated from rest of > mankind. > however, you get to request 3 yr supply of anything you want plus one > companion and two animals for the trip. after the trip is over, you > have to give up whatever still remains, so no sense is asking for > diamonds and gold. it's gotta be stuff you can use. by the way, the > high-tech storage room can preserve fresh fruits and veggies and such. > > my choices: > > co-astronaut of choice: winona ryder Lessee; 3 years = 1000 days (close enough) X 2 for both people = 2K man-days. Figure 2000 cal/day/person > pets of choice: a dog and pig > > 1000 sirloin steaks. One per day. Assuming 8 ounces per, 500 pounds beef=455,868 calories. This is enough caloric content for 227 man-days. > 500 lbs of beef ribs(i prefer pork but i don't eat the noble hog) 442,260 calories is for 221 man-days. (448 so far) > 400 lbs of 90% lean ground beef 319,334 cal - good for 159 man-days (607 so far) > 10 legs of lamb 10 boneless legs @ 6 lb each = 37,558 cal or 18 man-days (625 so far) > 30 corned beef We're going for briskets here because I like them better. Figure 5 pounds each for whole briskets = 134,719 cal or 67 m-d (692) > 50 skirt steaks Assuming 8 ounces per = 23,134 cal or 11 m-d (703) We're six items into this list and already 1/3 of the way to all the calories needed for the entire journey. Given no gravity, that would reduce the caloric needs a good deal. Waaaaaay too much stuff to eat. Have you ever tried to housebreak a pig? I think you'd need several more passengers to consume what's here. Pastorio > 30 packs of vienna beef hotdogs > 50 trouts > 20 catfish > 20 red snappers > 50 giant crabs > 100 lobsters > 1000 shrimps > 300 crawfish > 50 chicken > 300 fresh oysters > 3 turkeys > 10 cans of caviar(cuz i never tried em) > > 1000 lbs of potatoes A pound a day? Every day? > 500 heads of lettuce > 3000 tomatoes > 5000 mushrooms > 1000 cucumbers > 20 jars of kosher pickles > 50 jars of olives > > > 500 lbs of flour > 200 loaves of bread > 200 bagels > 200 croissants > 200 italian bread > 30 boxes of oatmeal > 100 boxes of frosted shredded wheat > > 50 apple pies > 20 pumpkin pies > 10 cans of whipcream > 6 birthday cakes > 300 donuts > > 3 cans of coffee > 1000 packs of green tea > > 20 lbs of salt > 500 lbs of sugar > 50 jars of honey > > 100 gallons of milk > 2000 containers of yogurt > > 10,000 cans of hogfood > 7000 cans of dogfood > 50 bags of supersize dry hogfood > 20 bags of supersize dry dogfood > > ... to continue... > > p.s. can you imagine a zero gravity shower? that'd be cool! the water > would shoot out at you, float and splatter all over the place and be > sucked thru vacuum holes in the wall. Zero-grav showers as described would drown you in short order and/or foul all the machinery and electronics in the ship.. That's why astronauts "shower" in a bag that keeps the water from flying around. Zero-grav sex would be a problem, though. No gravity to hold you down to the bed; all Newtonian physics, all the time. Action (you) reaction (her flying across the room). Like Dolphins, you'd benefit from helping hands to keep you, er, connected. <http://www.rfreitas.com/Astro/SexxxInSpace.htm> <http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,39977,00.html?tw=wn_story_related> <http://www.cosmographica.com/gallery/portfolio/portfolio201/pages/209-NASASutra.htm> Pastorio |
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cashier of cinema wrote:
> suppose they wanna send you out into space for 3 urs. > the spaceship is the size of large living room where you must eat, > sleep, read, etc. there are separate compartments for showering and > peeooing. > > it's gonna be a bummer, out in space and isolated from rest of > mankind. > however, you get to request 3 yr supply of anything you want plus one > companion and two animals for the trip. after the trip is over, you > have to give up whatever still remains, so no sense is asking for > diamonds and gold. it's gotta be stuff you can use. by the way, the > high-tech storage room can preserve fresh fruits and veggies and such. > > my choices: > > co-astronaut of choice: winona ryder ^^^^^^^^^^^^ Big mistake. She'd find a way to steal everything on the ship. JB |
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cashier of cinema wrote:
> suppose they wanna send you out into space for 3 urs. > the spaceship is the size of large living room where you must eat, > sleep, read, etc. there are separate compartments for showering and > peeooing. > > it's gonna be a bummer, out in space and isolated from rest of > mankind. > however, you get to request 3 yr supply of anything you want plus one > companion and two animals for the trip. after the trip is over, you > have to give up whatever still remains, so no sense is asking for > diamonds and gold. it's gotta be stuff you can use. by the way, the > high-tech storage room can preserve fresh fruits and veggies and such. > > my choices: What, no water other than for ****ing and showering? Whatcha going to use for the coffee and tea? Boiling? jim |
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cashier of cinema wrote:
> suppose they wanna send you out into space for 3 urs. > the spaceship is the size of large living room where you must eat, > sleep, read, etc. there are separate compartments for showering and > peeooing. > > it's gonna be a bummer, out in space and isolated from rest of > mankind. > however, you get to request 3 yr supply of anything you want plus one > companion and two animals for the trip. after the trip is over, you > have to give up whatever still remains, so no sense is asking for > diamonds and gold. it's gotta be stuff you can use. by the way, the > high-tech storage room can preserve fresh fruits and veggies and such. > > my choices: > > co-astronaut of choice: winona ryder > > pets of choice: a dog and pig > > 1000 sirloin steaks. > 500 lbs of beef ribs(i prefer pork but i don't eat the noble hog) > 400 lbs of 90% lean ground beef > 10 legs of lamb > 30 corned beef > 50 skirt steaks > 30 packs of vienna beef hotdogs > 50 trouts > 20 catfish > 20 red snappers > 50 giant crabs > 100 lobsters > 1000 shrimps > 300 crawfish > 50 chicken > 300 fresh oysters > 3 turkeys > 10 cans of caviar(cuz i never tried em) > > 1000 lbs of potatoes > 500 heads of lettuce > 3000 tomatoes > 5000 mushrooms > 1000 cucumbers > 20 jars of kosher pickles > 50 jars of olives > > > 500 lbs of flour > 200 loaves of bread > 200 bagels > 200 croissants > 200 italian bread > 30 boxes of oatmeal > 100 boxes of frosted shredded wheat > > 50 apple pies > 20 pumpkin pies > 10 cans of whipcream > 6 birthday cakes > 300 donuts > > 3 cans of coffee > 1000 packs of green tea > > 20 lbs of salt > 500 lbs of sugar > 50 jars of honey > > 100 gallons of milk > 2000 containers of yogurt > > 10,000 cans of hogfood > 7000 cans of dogfood > 50 bags of supersize dry hogfood > 20 bags of supersize dry dogfood > > ... to continue... > > > > > > p.s. can you imagine a zero gravity shower? that'd be cool! the water > would shoot out at you, float and splatter all over the place and be > sucked thru vacuum holes in the wall. What! No Miracle Whip? (have you considered how many cubic feet of storage space you'll need for all that, and how much space is left in your living room?) Bob |
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"cashier of cinema" > wrote in message om... > suppose they wanna send you out into space for 3 urs. > the spaceship is the size of large living room where you must eat, > sleep, read, etc. there are separate compartments for showering and > peeooing. > > it's gonna be a bummer, out in space and isolated from rest of > mankind. > however, you get to request 3 yr supply of anything you want plus one > companion and two animals for the trip. after the trip is over, you > have to give up whatever still remains, so no sense is asking for > diamonds and gold. it's gotta be stuff you can use. by the way, the > high-tech storage room can preserve fresh fruits and veggies and such. > > my choices: > > co-astronaut of choice: winona ryder > > pets of choice: a dog and pig > > 1000 sirloin steaks. > 500 lbs of beef ribs(i prefer pork but i don't eat the noble hog) > 400 lbs of 90% lean ground beef > 10 legs of lamb > 30 corned beef > 50 skirt steaks > 30 packs of vienna beef hotdogs > 50 trouts > 20 catfish > 20 red snappers > 50 giant crabs > 100 lobsters > 1000 shrimps > 300 crawfish > 50 chicken > 300 fresh oysters > 3 turkeys > 10 cans of caviar(cuz i never tried em) > > 1000 lbs of potatoes > 500 heads of lettuce > 3000 tomatoes > 5000 mushrooms > 1000 cucumbers > 20 jars of kosher pickles > 50 jars of olives > > > 500 lbs of flour > 200 loaves of bread > 200 bagels > 200 croissants > 200 italian bread > 30 boxes of oatmeal > 100 boxes of frosted shredded wheat > > 50 apple pies > 20 pumpkin pies > 10 cans of whipcream > 6 birthday cakes > 300 donuts > > 3 cans of coffee > 1000 packs of green tea > > 20 lbs of salt > 500 lbs of sugar > 50 jars of honey > > 100 gallons of milk > 2000 containers of yogurt > > 10,000 cans of hogfood > 7000 cans of dogfood > 50 bags of supersize dry hogfood > 20 bags of supersize dry dogfood > > ... to continue... > > > > > > p.s. can you imagine a zero gravity shower? that'd be cool! the water > would shoot out at you, float and splatter all over the place and be > sucked thru vacuum holes in the wall. 0. Ignoring a few of the rules you've set forth 1. Waiter's on Wheels three times a day with the tip taken care of. I don't care how much it costs for the ferry service from Earth. 2. Baklava, a lot of Baklava. 3. Chili, all types, and a beautiful bathroom and ventilation system too... 4. Absolute guarantee that the space aliens are NOT going to kidnap me for their zoo of pain. This may be more important than the catered meals from earth. 5. All the people I've ever met are cloned and visit from time to time all convinced that meeting me is the greatest honor of their lives and they are inconsolably sad when I send them away... You, you are not going to give this to my court appointed shrink are you? |
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Beer and wine, since the first request an alien might have could be, "Take
me to your litre." > "cashier of cinema" > wrote in message > om... >> suppose they wanna send you out into space for 3 urs. >> the spaceship is the size of large living room where you must eat, >> sleep, read, etc. there are separate compartments for showering and >> peeooing. >> >> it's gonna be a bummer, out in space and isolated from rest of >> mankind. >> however, you get to request 3 yr supply of anything you want plus one >> companion and two animals for the trip. after the trip is over, you >> have to give up whatever still remains, so no sense is asking for >> diamonds and gold. it's gotta be stuff you can use. by the way, the >> high-tech storage room can preserve fresh fruits and veggies and such. >> >> my choices: >> >> co-astronaut of choice: winona ryder >> >> pets of choice: a dog and pig >> >> 1000 sirloin steaks. >> 500 lbs of beef ribs(i prefer pork but i don't eat the noble hog) >> 400 lbs of 90% lean ground beef >> 10 legs of lamb >> 30 corned beef >> 50 skirt steaks >> 30 packs of vienna beef hotdogs >> 50 trouts >> 20 catfish >> 20 red snappers >> 50 giant crabs >> 100 lobsters >> 1000 shrimps >> 300 crawfish >> 50 chicken >> 300 fresh oysters >> 3 turkeys >> 10 cans of caviar(cuz i never tried em) >> >> 1000 lbs of potatoes >> 500 heads of lettuce >> 3000 tomatoes >> 5000 mushrooms >> 1000 cucumbers >> 20 jars of kosher pickles >> 50 jars of olives >> >> >> 500 lbs of flour >> 200 loaves of bread >> 200 bagels >> 200 croissants >> 200 italian bread >> 30 boxes of oatmeal >> 100 boxes of frosted shredded wheat >> >> 50 apple pies >> 20 pumpkin pies >> 10 cans of whipcream >> 6 birthday cakes >> 300 donuts >> >> 3 cans of coffee >> 1000 packs of green tea >> >> 20 lbs of salt >> 500 lbs of sugar >> 50 jars of honey >> >> 100 gallons of milk >> 2000 containers of yogurt >> >> 10,000 cans of hogfood >> 7000 cans of dogfood >> 50 bags of supersize dry hogfood >> 20 bags of supersize dry dogfood >> >> ... to continue... >> >> >> >> >> >> p.s. can you imagine a zero gravity shower? that'd be cool! the water >> would shoot out at you, float and splatter all over the place and be >> sucked thru vacuum holes in the wall. > > > 0. Ignoring a few of the rules you've set forth > 1. Waiter's on Wheels three times a day with the tip taken care of. I > don't care how much it costs for the ferry service from Earth. > 2. Baklava, a lot of Baklava. > 3. Chili, all types, and a beautiful bathroom and ventilation system > too... > 4. Absolute guarantee that the space aliens are NOT going to kidnap me for > their zoo of pain. This may be more important than the catered meals from > earth. > 5. All the people I've ever met are cloned and visit from time to time all > convinced that meeting me is the greatest honor of their lives and they > are inconsolably sad when I send them away... > > > You, you are not going to give this to my court appointed shrink are you? > |
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cashier of cinema wrote:
> suppose they wanna send you out into space for 3 urs. I don't know how long exactly an "ur" is, but I wouldn't mind if they send you out into space for any length of time. -- Nicolai Zwar http://www.nicolaizwar.com "Do not spare them; put to death men and women, children and infants, cattle and sheep, camels and donkeys." (Yahweh, apparently throwing one of his tantrums.) |
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cashier of cinema wrote:
> suppose they wanna send you out into space for 3 urs. I don't know how long exactly an "ur" is, but I wouldn't mind if they send you out into space for any length of time. -- Nicolai Zwar http://www.nicolaizwar.com "Do not spare them; put to death men and women, children and infants, cattle and sheep, camels and donkeys." (Yahweh, apparently throwing one of his tantrums.) |
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cashier of cinema wrote:
CLIP > > pets of choice: a dog and pig A spaceship full of pigshit - thanks for the image; I probably wouldn't have considered a pig sty in freefall without your remarkable input. CLIP > p.s. can you imagine a zero gravity shower? that'd be cool! the water > would shoot out at you, float and splatter all over the place and be > sucked thru vacuum holes in the wall. I gather you don't know that you don't HAVE to imagine this - you can just go over to the Smithsonian A&S and examine a actual functional zero gravity shower? And toilet? But no pigshit. Can't have everything - something must be left to the imagination. |
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cashier of cinema wrote:
CLIP > > pets of choice: a dog and pig A spaceship full of pigshit - thanks for the image; I probably wouldn't have considered a pig sty in freefall without your remarkable input. CLIP > p.s. can you imagine a zero gravity shower? that'd be cool! the water > would shoot out at you, float and splatter all over the place and be > sucked thru vacuum holes in the wall. I gather you don't know that you don't HAVE to imagine this - you can just go over to the Smithsonian A&S and examine a actual functional zero gravity shower? And toilet? But no pigshit. Can't have everything - something must be left to the imagination. |
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I'd ask for a very long postponement.... gloria p |
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On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 20:30:23 -0500, "Bob (this one)" >
wrote: >cashier of cinema wrote: > >> suppose they wanna send you out into space for 3 urs. >> the spaceship is the size of large living room where you must eat, >> sleep, read, etc. there are separate compartments for showering and >> peeooing. >> >> it's gonna be a bummer, out in space and isolated from rest of >> mankind. >> however, you get to request 3 yr supply of anything you want plus one >> companion and two animals for the trip. after the trip is over, you >> have to give up whatever still remains, so no sense is asking for >> diamonds and gold. it's gotta be stuff you can use. by the way, the >> high-tech storage room can preserve fresh fruits and veggies and such. >> >> my choices: >> >> co-astronaut of choice: winona ryder > >Lessee; 3 years = 1000 days (close enough) X 2 for both people = 2K >man-days. Figure 2000 cal/day/person > >> pets of choice: a dog and pig >> >> 1000 sirloin steaks. > >One per day. Assuming 8 ounces per, 500 pounds beef=455,868 calories. >This is enough caloric content for 227 man-days. > >> 500 lbs of beef ribs(i prefer pork but i don't eat the noble hog) > >442,260 calories is for 221 man-days. (448 so far) > >> 400 lbs of 90% lean ground beef > > 319,334 cal - good for 159 man-days (607 so far) > >> 10 legs of lamb > >10 boneless legs @ 6 lb each = 37,558 cal or 18 man-days (625 so far) > >> 30 corned beef > >We're going for briskets here because I like them better. Figure 5 >pounds each for whole briskets = 134,719 cal or 67 m-d (692) > >> 50 skirt steaks > >Assuming 8 ounces per = 23,134 cal or 11 m-d (703) > >We're six items into this list and already 1/3 of the way to all the >calories needed for the entire journey. Given no gravity, that would >reduce the caloric needs a good deal. Waaaaaay too much stuff to eat. > >Have you ever tried to housebreak a pig? > >I think you'd need several more passengers to consume what's here. > >Pastorio > >> 30 packs of vienna beef hotdogs >> 50 trouts >> 20 catfish >> 20 red snappers >> 50 giant crabs >> 100 lobsters >> 1000 shrimps >> 300 crawfish >> 50 chicken >> 300 fresh oysters >> 3 turkeys >> 10 cans of caviar(cuz i never tried em) >> >> 1000 lbs of potatoes > >A pound a day? Every day? > >> 500 heads of lettuce >> 3000 tomatoes >> 5000 mushrooms >> 1000 cucumbers >> 20 jars of kosher pickles >> 50 jars of olives >> >> >> 500 lbs of flour >> 200 loaves of bread >> 200 bagels >> 200 croissants >> 200 italian bread >> 30 boxes of oatmeal >> 100 boxes of frosted shredded wheat >> >> 50 apple pies >> 20 pumpkin pies >> 10 cans of whipcream >> 6 birthday cakes >> 300 donuts >> >> 3 cans of coffee >> 1000 packs of green tea >> >> 20 lbs of salt >> 500 lbs of sugar >> 50 jars of honey >> >> 100 gallons of milk >> 2000 containers of yogurt >> >> 10,000 cans of hogfood >> 7000 cans of dogfood >> 50 bags of supersize dry hogfood >> 20 bags of supersize dry dogfood >> >> ... to continue... >> >> p.s. can you imagine a zero gravity shower? that'd be cool! the water >> would shoot out at you, float and splatter all over the place and be >> sucked thru vacuum holes in the wall. > >Zero-grav showers as described would drown you in short order and/or >foul all the machinery and electronics in the ship.. That's why >astronauts "shower" in a bag that keeps the water from flying around. > >Zero-grav sex would be a problem, though. No gravity to hold you down >to the bed; all Newtonian physics, all the time. Action (you) reaction >(her flying across the room). Like Dolphins, you'd benefit from >helping hands to keep you, er, connected. That's what arms and legs are for. Have you never "done it" in a swimming pool??? > ><http://www.rfreitas.com/Astro/SexxxInSpace.htm> ><http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,39977,00.html?tw=wn_story_related> ><http://www.cosmographica.com/gallery/portfolio/portfolio201/pages/209-NASASutra.htm> > >Pastorio |
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On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 21:44:13 GMT, Puester >
wrote: > > >I'd ask for a very long postponement.... > >gloria p No question about it, 8 pallets of MREs (Meal Ready to Eat). Not only can you eat them, you can patch the hull using the crackers and peanut butter or lauch them at hostile alien spacecraft. Regards DarkSkies |
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On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 21:44:13 GMT, Puester >
wrote: > > >I'd ask for a very long postponement.... > >gloria p No question about it, 8 pallets of MREs (Meal Ready to Eat). Not only can you eat them, you can patch the hull using the crackers and peanut butter or lauch them at hostile alien spacecraft. Regards DarkSkies |
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Wendy of NJ wrote:
> On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 20:30:23 -0500, "Bob (this one)" > > wrote: >>>p.s. can you imagine a zero gravity shower? that'd be cool! the water >>>would shoot out at you, float and splatter all over the place and be >>>sucked thru vacuum holes in the wall. >> >>Zero-grav showers as described would drown you in short order and/or >>foul all the machinery and electronics in the ship.. That's why >>astronauts "shower" in a bag that keeps the water from flying around. >> >>Zero-grav sex would be a problem, though. No gravity to hold you down >>to the bed; all Newtonian physics, all the time. Action (you) reaction >>(her flying across the room). Like Dolphins, you'd benefit from >>helping hands to keep you, er, connected. > > > That's what arms and legs are for. Have you never "done it" in a > swimming pool??? Sure. But the pool isn't quite the Newtonian setting as free-fall. There's resistance in water that simply isn't there in orbit or interplanetary space. The water stops the folks from bouncing away from each other. Do check out the URL's below. That's why I posted them. Pastorio >><http://www.rfreitas.com/Astro/SexxxInSpace.htm> >><http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,39977,00.html?tw=wn_story_related> >><http://www.cosmographica.com/gallery/portfolio/portfolio201/pages/209-NASASutra.htm> >> >>Pastorio > > |
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Wendy of NJ wrote:
> On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 20:30:23 -0500, "Bob (this one)" > > wrote: >>>p.s. can you imagine a zero gravity shower? that'd be cool! the water >>>would shoot out at you, float and splatter all over the place and be >>>sucked thru vacuum holes in the wall. >> >>Zero-grav showers as described would drown you in short order and/or >>foul all the machinery and electronics in the ship.. That's why >>astronauts "shower" in a bag that keeps the water from flying around. >> >>Zero-grav sex would be a problem, though. No gravity to hold you down >>to the bed; all Newtonian physics, all the time. Action (you) reaction >>(her flying across the room). Like Dolphins, you'd benefit from >>helping hands to keep you, er, connected. > > > That's what arms and legs are for. Have you never "done it" in a > swimming pool??? Sure. But the pool isn't quite the Newtonian setting as free-fall. There's resistance in water that simply isn't there in orbit or interplanetary space. The water stops the folks from bouncing away from each other. Do check out the URL's below. That's why I posted them. Pastorio >><http://www.rfreitas.com/Astro/SexxxInSpace.htm> >><http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,39977,00.html?tw=wn_story_related> >><http://www.cosmographica.com/gallery/portfolio/portfolio201/pages/209-NASASutra.htm> >> >>Pastorio > > |
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cashier of cinema wrote:
> (Snipped list) suppose they wanna send you out into space for 3 urs. > p.s. can you imagine a zero gravity shower? that'd be cool! the water > would shoot out at you, float and splatter all over the place and be > sucked thru vacuum holes in the wall. I wouldn't go anywhere without my Charmin. And my moisturizer. Humph! Edrena |
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cashier of cinema wrote:
> (Snipped list) suppose they wanna send you out into space for 3 urs. > p.s. can you imagine a zero gravity shower? that'd be cool! the water > would shoot out at you, float and splatter all over the place and be > sucked thru vacuum holes in the wall. I wouldn't go anywhere without my Charmin. And my moisturizer. Humph! Edrena |
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On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 17:31:56 -0500, "Bob (this one)" >
wrote: >Wendy of NJ wrote: > >> On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 20:30:23 -0500, "Bob (this one)" > >> wrote: > >>>>p.s. can you imagine a zero gravity shower? that'd be cool! the water >>>>would shoot out at you, float and splatter all over the place and be >>>>sucked thru vacuum holes in the wall. >>> >>>Zero-grav showers as described would drown you in short order and/or >>>foul all the machinery and electronics in the ship.. That's why >>>astronauts "shower" in a bag that keeps the water from flying around. >>> >>>Zero-grav sex would be a problem, though. No gravity to hold you down >>>to the bed; all Newtonian physics, all the time. Action (you) reaction >>>(her flying across the room). Like Dolphins, you'd benefit from >>>helping hands to keep you, er, connected. >> >> >> That's what arms and legs are for. Have you never "done it" in a >> swimming pool??? > >Sure. But the pool isn't quite the Newtonian setting as free-fall. >There's resistance in water that simply isn't there in orbit or >interplanetary space. The water stops the folks from bouncing away >from each other. > >Do check out the URL's below. That's why I posted them. I think there's more danger of literally "bouncing off the walls" than not staying "docked". Of course, you'd have to alter your normal technique (i.e. the woman will likely need to always have at least one leg wrapped around the man). The mating pair would likely need to be more limber than the average American, and either a bag-like arrangement or very soft walls would also be required. I can also envision quite a high rotational velocity if the couple don't approach each other carefully. If one can dock a space ship with another ship or station, I can't see the big issue about docking genitalia. > >Pastorio > >>><http://www.rfreitas.com/Astro/SexxxInSpace.htm> >>><http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,39977,00.html?tw=wn_story_related> >>><http://www.cosmographica.com/gallery/portfolio/portfolio201/pages/209-NASASutra.htm> >>> >>>Pastorio >> >> |
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On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 17:31:56 -0500, "Bob (this one)" >
wrote: >Wendy of NJ wrote: > >> On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 20:30:23 -0500, "Bob (this one)" > >> wrote: > >>>>p.s. can you imagine a zero gravity shower? that'd be cool! the water >>>>would shoot out at you, float and splatter all over the place and be >>>>sucked thru vacuum holes in the wall. >>> >>>Zero-grav showers as described would drown you in short order and/or >>>foul all the machinery and electronics in the ship.. That's why >>>astronauts "shower" in a bag that keeps the water from flying around. >>> >>>Zero-grav sex would be a problem, though. No gravity to hold you down >>>to the bed; all Newtonian physics, all the time. Action (you) reaction >>>(her flying across the room). Like Dolphins, you'd benefit from >>>helping hands to keep you, er, connected. >> >> >> That's what arms and legs are for. Have you never "done it" in a >> swimming pool??? > >Sure. But the pool isn't quite the Newtonian setting as free-fall. >There's resistance in water that simply isn't there in orbit or >interplanetary space. The water stops the folks from bouncing away >from each other. > >Do check out the URL's below. That's why I posted them. I think there's more danger of literally "bouncing off the walls" than not staying "docked". Of course, you'd have to alter your normal technique (i.e. the woman will likely need to always have at least one leg wrapped around the man). The mating pair would likely need to be more limber than the average American, and either a bag-like arrangement or very soft walls would also be required. I can also envision quite a high rotational velocity if the couple don't approach each other carefully. If one can dock a space ship with another ship or station, I can't see the big issue about docking genitalia. > >Pastorio > >>><http://www.rfreitas.com/Astro/SexxxInSpace.htm> >>><http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,39977,00.html?tw=wn_story_related> >>><http://www.cosmographica.com/gallery/portfolio/portfolio201/pages/209-NASASutra.htm> >>> >>>Pastorio >> >> |
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Nicolai P. Zwar wrote: > cashier of cinema wrote: > >> suppose they wanna send you out into space for 3 urs. > > > I don't know how long exactly an "ur" is, but I wouldn't mind if they > send you out into space for any length of time. Indeed! I remember the headlines when the first Sputnik went up. I was CERTAIN, then, that we'd have colonies in space during my lifetime. (Now the private sector is beginning to show interest in space travel, I may yet live to witness the fact of colonies on Mars and the moons of Jupiter, but far too late for me to be an acceptable émigré, alas!) |
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Nicolai P. Zwar wrote: > cashier of cinema wrote: > >> suppose they wanna send you out into space for 3 urs. > > > I don't know how long exactly an "ur" is, but I wouldn't mind if they > send you out into space for any length of time. Indeed! I remember the headlines when the first Sputnik went up. I was CERTAIN, then, that we'd have colonies in space during my lifetime. (Now the private sector is beginning to show interest in space travel, I may yet live to witness the fact of colonies on Mars and the moons of Jupiter, but far too late for me to be an acceptable émigré, alas!) |
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Nicolai P. Zwar wrote: > cashier of cinema wrote: > >> suppose they wanna send you out into space for 3 urs. > > > I don't know how long exactly an "ur" is, but I wouldn't mind if they > send you out into space for any length of time. Indeed! I remember the headlines when the first Sputnik went up. I was CERTAIN, then, that we'd have colonies in space during my lifetime. (Now the private sector is beginning to show interest in space travel, I may yet live to witness the fact of colonies on Mars and the moons of Jupiter, but far too late for me to be an acceptable émigré, alas!) |
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lal_truckee wrote: > cashier of cinema wrote: > CLIP > >> >> pets of choice: a dog and pig > > > A spaceship full of pigshit - thanks for the image; I probably wouldn't > have considered a pig sty in freefall without your remarkable input. An effective product in lieu of Dramamine might be adviseable for would-be space travelers, too - weightlessness can have unfortunate effects on digestive systems evolved in Earth-gravity! (Not much to choose between that and pigshit.) |
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EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote:
> > > Nicolai P. Zwar wrote: > >> cashier of cinema wrote: >> >>> suppose they wanna send you out into space for 3 urs. >> >> >> >> I don't know how long exactly an "ur" is, but I wouldn't mind if they >> send you out into space for any length of time. > > > Indeed! I remember the headlines when the first Sputnik went up. I was > CERTAIN, then, that we'd have colonies in space during my lifetime. I had the same reaction watching STAR TREK as a kid. I was enthralled and convinced we'd have regular space travel by the time I had grown up. > (Now > the private sector is beginning to show interest in space travel, I may > yet live to witness the fact of colonies on Mars and the moons of > Jupiter, but far too late for me to be an acceptable émigré, alas!) I have never officially given up my plans on becoming an astronaut, but it just doesn't seem likely anymore.  -- Nicolai Zwar http://www.nicolaizwar.com "Do not spare them; put to death men and women, children and infants, cattle and sheep, camels and donkeys." (Yahweh, apparently throwing one of his tantrums.) |
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EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote:
> > > Nicolai P. Zwar wrote: > >> cashier of cinema wrote: >> >>> suppose they wanna send you out into space for 3 urs. >> >> >> >> I don't know how long exactly an "ur" is, but I wouldn't mind if they >> send you out into space for any length of time. > > > Indeed! I remember the headlines when the first Sputnik went up. I was > CERTAIN, then, that we'd have colonies in space during my lifetime. I had the same reaction watching STAR TREK as a kid. I was enthralled and convinced we'd have regular space travel by the time I had grown up. > (Now > the private sector is beginning to show interest in space travel, I may > yet live to witness the fact of colonies on Mars and the moons of > Jupiter, but far too late for me to be an acceptable émigré, alas!) I have never officially given up my plans on becoming an astronaut, but it just doesn't seem likely anymore. -- Nicolai Zwar http://www.nicolaizwar.com "Do not spare them; put to death men and women, children and infants, cattle and sheep, camels and donkeys." (Yahweh, apparently throwing one of his tantrums.) |
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EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) > wrote:
> lal_truckee wrote: > > > cashier of cinema wrote: > > CLIP > > > >> > >> pets of choice: a dog and pig > > > > > > A spaceship full of pigshit - thanks for the image; I probably wouldn't > > have considered a pig sty in freefall without your remarkable input. > > An effective product in lieu of Dramamine might be > adviseable for would-be space travelers, too - > weightlessness can have unfortunate effects on digestive > systems evolved in Earth-gravity! (Not much to choose > between that and pigshit.) Scopolamine patches seem to work well for the astronauts. -- Aaron Davies Opinions expressed are solely those of a random number generator. "I don't know if it's real or not but it is a myth." -Jami JoAnne of alt.folklore.urban, showing her grasp on reality. |
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EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) > wrote:
> lal_truckee wrote: > > > cashier of cinema wrote: > > CLIP > > > >> > >> pets of choice: a dog and pig > > > > > > A spaceship full of pigshit - thanks for the image; I probably wouldn't > > have considered a pig sty in freefall without your remarkable input. > > An effective product in lieu of Dramamine might be > adviseable for would-be space travelers, too - > weightlessness can have unfortunate effects on digestive > systems evolved in Earth-gravity! (Not much to choose > between that and pigshit.) Scopolamine patches seem to work well for the astronauts. -- Aaron Davies Opinions expressed are solely those of a random number generator. "I don't know if it's real or not but it is a myth." -Jami JoAnne of alt.folklore.urban, showing her grasp on reality. |
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Wendy of NJ wrote:
> On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 17:31:56 -0500, "Bob (this one)" > > wrote: > > >> Wendy of NJ wrote: >> >> >>> On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 20:30:23 -0500, "Bob (this one)" >>> > wrote: >> >>>> Zero-grav sex would be a problem, though. No gravity to hold >>>> you down to the bed; all Newtonian physics, all the time. >>>> Action (you) reaction (her flying across the room). Like >>>> Dolphins, you'd benefit from helping hands to keep you, er, >>>> connected. >>> >>> That's what arms and legs are for. Have you never "done it" in >>> a swimming pool??? >> >> Sure. But the pool isn't quite the Newtonian setting as >> free-fall. There's resistance in water that simply isn't there in >> orbit or interplanetary space. The water stops the folks from >> bouncing away from each other. > > > I think there's more danger of literally "bouncing off the walls" > than not staying "docked". Of course, you'd have to alter your > normal technique (i.e. the woman will likely need to always have at > least one leg wrapped around the man). Or vice versa. Think outside the, er, box. > The mating pair would likely need to be more limber than the > average American, and either a bag-like arrangement or very soft > walls would also be required. This is the sort of thing mentioned in that bogus NASA study. > I can also envision quite a high rotational velocity if the couple > don't approach each other carefully. > > If one can dock a space ship with another ship or station, I can't > see the big issue about docking genitalia. Well, *both* are big deals as a look at orbital mechanics will show. I was astonished at the criticality of the moves. Ships preparing to dock have to go through some complex and slowly deliberate movements. I don't know about you, but there are times when I don't *want* complex, slow and deliberate movements. That's called dancing; I'm talking about something else. Pastorio >>>> <http://www.rfreitas.com/Astro/SexxxInSpace.htm> >>>> <http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,39977,00.html?tw=wn_story_related> >>>> >>>> <http://www.cosmographica.com/gallery/portfolio/portfolio201/pages/209-NASASutra.htm> >>>> >>>> >>>> Pastorio >>> >>> > |
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Wendy of NJ wrote:
> On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 17:31:56 -0500, "Bob (this one)" > > wrote: > > >> Wendy of NJ wrote: >> >> >>> On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 20:30:23 -0500, "Bob (this one)" >>> > wrote: >> >>>> Zero-grav sex would be a problem, though. No gravity to hold >>>> you down to the bed; all Newtonian physics, all the time. >>>> Action (you) reaction (her flying across the room). Like >>>> Dolphins, you'd benefit from helping hands to keep you, er, >>>> connected. >>> >>> That's what arms and legs are for. Have you never "done it" in >>> a swimming pool??? >> >> Sure. But the pool isn't quite the Newtonian setting as >> free-fall. There's resistance in water that simply isn't there in >> orbit or interplanetary space. The water stops the folks from >> bouncing away from each other. > > > I think there's more danger of literally "bouncing off the walls" > than not staying "docked". Of course, you'd have to alter your > normal technique (i.e. the woman will likely need to always have at > least one leg wrapped around the man). Or vice versa. Think outside the, er, box. > The mating pair would likely need to be more limber than the > average American, and either a bag-like arrangement or very soft > walls would also be required. This is the sort of thing mentioned in that bogus NASA study. > I can also envision quite a high rotational velocity if the couple > don't approach each other carefully. > > If one can dock a space ship with another ship or station, I can't > see the big issue about docking genitalia. Well, *both* are big deals as a look at orbital mechanics will show. I was astonished at the criticality of the moves. Ships preparing to dock have to go through some complex and slowly deliberate movements. I don't know about you, but there are times when I don't *want* complex, slow and deliberate movements. That's called dancing; I'm talking about something else. Pastorio >>>> <http://www.rfreitas.com/Astro/SexxxInSpace.htm> >>>> <http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,39977,00.html?tw=wn_story_related> >>>> >>>> <http://www.cosmographica.com/gallery/portfolio/portfolio201/pages/209-NASASutra.htm> >>>> >>>> >>>> Pastorio >>> >>> > |
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Bob (this one) wrote:
> > If one can dock a space ship with another ship or station, I can't > > see the big issue about docking genitalia. > > Well, *both* are big deals as a look at orbital mechanics will show. I > was astonished at the criticality of the moves. Ships preparing to > dock have to go through some complex and slowly deliberate movements. > I don't know about you, but there are times when I don't *want* > complex, slow and deliberate movements. That's called dancing; I'm > talking about something else. Ships preparing to dock don't have limbs, feedback devices, or brains to control them. -- Peter T. Daniels |
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Peter T. Daniels > wrote: >Bob (this one) wrote: > >> > If one can dock a space ship with another ship or station, I can't >> > see the big issue about docking genitalia. >> >> Well, *both* are big deals as a look at orbital mechanics will show. I >> was astonished at the criticality of the moves. Ships preparing to >> dock have to go through some complex and slowly deliberate movements. >> I don't know about you, but there are times when I don't *want* >> complex, slow and deliberate movements. That's called dancing; I'm >> talking about something else. > >Ships preparing to dock don't have limbs, feedback devices, or brains to >control them. All the ones I've ever heard of have people... -- Matthew H. Fields http://personal.www.umich.edu/~fields Music: Splendor in Sound To be great, do things better and better. Don't wait for talent: no such thing. Brights have a naturalistic world-view. http://www.the-brights.net/ |
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Peter T. Daniels wrote:
> Bob (this one) wrote: > >>>If one can dock a space ship with another ship or station, I can't >>>see the big issue about docking genitalia. >> >>Well, *both* are big deals as a look at orbital mechanics will show. I >>was astonished at the criticality of the moves. Ships preparing to >>dock have to go through some complex and slowly deliberate movements. >>I don't know about you, but there are times when I don't *want* >>complex, slow and deliberate movements. That's called dancing; I'm >>talking about something else. > > Ships preparing to dock don't have limbs, feedback devices, or brains to > control them. Sure they do. They're called "the crews." And even with the crew actively monitoring and steering the ships, it's still a sweatingly complex thing to accomplish. Moving in free-fall is not much like moving in a gravity field. Simple things that we don't even think about are damnably hard. Something as simple as bending over to put on socks becomes a daunting task. A cough or sneeze will send you moving backwards or even into a tumble. There's a lot of farting in spacecraft because of what the lack of greater gravity does to our bodies. It's not easy to move in the ways we move down here. And it's correspondingly more difficult to move two bodies simultaneously, even with hands on each other. Pastorio |
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Peter T. Daniels wrote:
> Bob (this one) wrote: > >>>If one can dock a space ship with another ship or station, I can't >>>see the big issue about docking genitalia. >> >>Well, *both* are big deals as a look at orbital mechanics will show. I >>was astonished at the criticality of the moves. Ships preparing to >>dock have to go through some complex and slowly deliberate movements. >>I don't know about you, but there are times when I don't *want* >>complex, slow and deliberate movements. That's called dancing; I'm >>talking about something else. > > Ships preparing to dock don't have limbs, feedback devices, or brains to > control them. Sure they do. They're called "the crews." And even with the crew actively monitoring and steering the ships, it's still a sweatingly complex thing to accomplish. Moving in free-fall is not much like moving in a gravity field. Simple things that we don't even think about are damnably hard. Something as simple as bending over to put on socks becomes a daunting task. A cough or sneeze will send you moving backwards or even into a tumble. There's a lot of farting in spacecraft because of what the lack of greater gravity does to our bodies. It's not easy to move in the ways we move down here. And it's correspondingly more difficult to move two bodies simultaneously, even with hands on each other. Pastorio |
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