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RE: I wonder
May 10, 2016 at 9:30 pm
(May 10, 2016 at 9:09 pm)ignoramus Wrote: Does anybody here think that one planet has ever visited another with a generational ship?

How do the mormons get back and forth from Kolob?
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RE: I wonder
May 10, 2016 at 10:38 pm
(May 10, 2016 at 7:50 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Yup, a breathable atmosphere would be nice.  Now, if we could come up with a way to measure withering background radiation or the presence of corrosive sand or armour-plated predators or brain-melting viruses, we'd be all set.

You know what would set me laughing? A planet that appears completely Earth-like in all respects, except that it has an undetectable anomalous property that explodes carbonaceous life-forms on contact:

'Command ship, this is Harrison.  Landing boat successfully grounded.  I'm about to be the first human being to set foot on *WHOMP*...'

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RE: I wonder
May 10, 2016 at 10:43 pm
(May 10, 2016 at 9:30 pm)Minimalist Wrote:
(May 10, 2016 at 9:09 pm)ignoramus Wrote: Does anybody here think that one planet has ever visited another with a generational ship?

How do the mormons get back and forth from Kolob?

They bury their face in a hat after tossing in a couple rocks and are magically teleported.
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RE: I wonder
May 10, 2016 at 10:56 pm
This awesome!
I don't have time to join the conversation now. I'll be back after the munchkin is in bed. Because this is seriously exciting!
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RE: I wonder
May 10, 2016 at 11:15 pm
(May 10, 2016 at 9:09 pm)ignoramus Wrote: Does anybody here think that one planet has ever visited another with a generational ship?

Are there any two that seem earth like that are relatively close-ish?
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RE: I wonder
May 10, 2016 at 11:38 pm
Not to us! Maybe somewhere in a galaxy far, far away? I still don't think so, but the odds are extremely stacked against me.
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RE: I wonder
May 10, 2016 at 11:40 pm
I meant close to each other not close to us.
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RE: I wonder
May 11, 2016 at 6:02 pm
I really, deeply, seriously wish the media would stop using the term 'Earth like'. Because a planet is roughly Earth-sized, rocky, and in the 'Goldilocks Zone' in no way implies that it is Earth-like. A planet could meet all of those conditions and 1) have no atmosphere 2) have a poisonous atmosphere 3) have a partially molten crust or 4) volcanoes belching millions of cubic miles of sulfur dioxide on a weekly basis.

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