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| From | Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | rec.arts.sf.written, alt.books.arthur-clarke, alt.fan.heinlein |
| Subject | Re: OT proposed - Want to Breathe on Mars? - Bacteria - from ScientificAmerican |
| Date | 2018-06-22 21:26 -0700 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <pgki5g$2a2$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | (4 earlier) <pALJHw.K8t@kithrup.com> <pgcbq9$1j8$1@dont-email.me> <pgce0n$ae6$2@dont-email.me> <pgcea7$bhm$1@dont-email.me> <df6riddfrhj21rhpck3jpbvkfvl921u188@4ax.com> |
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On 6/22/2018 5:58 PM, Chris Zakes wrote: > On Tue, 19 Jun 2018 21:31:30 -0500, an orbital mind-control laser > caused Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> to write: > >> On 6/19/2018 9:26 PM, Dimensional Traveler wrote: >>> On 6/19/2018 6:48 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote: >>>> On 6/19/2018 7:46 PM, Dorothy J Heydt wrote: >>>>> In article <pgc6jb$b36$1@dont-email.me>, > > (snip) > >>>>> An asteroid crashing into Mars is credited (?) with turning the >>>>> planet's magnetic field off in the first place. Whether doing it >>>>> again would reboot the field is something I don't know. >>>> >>>> That is very tough to simulate. Therefore, try it. What could go >>>> wrong ? >>>> >>> "Cockroach astronomers would call the period 'The Recent Heavy >>> Bombardment'." >> >> Uh, we are talking about Mars. Not Earth. Please not Earth. >> >> Lynn > > I saw a headline this morning: > > "America Isn't Ready to Handle a Catastrophic Asteroid Impact, New > Report Warns" > > To which my immediate response was "Really? What was your first clue? > And do you actually know the meaning of the word 'catastrophic'?" > > The article itself isn't too bad, just a dumb headline. > https://gizmodo.com/america-isnt-ready-to-handle-a-catastrophic-asteroid-im-1827014709 > Hell, my first thought after hearing that headline was "DUH! NO ONE is!" -- Inquiring minds want to know while minds with a self-preservation instinct are running screaming.
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Re: OT proposed - Want to Breathe on Mars? - Bacteria - from ScientificAmerican a425couple <a425couple@hotmail.com> - 2018-06-18 10:15 -0700
Re: OT proposed - Want to Breathe on Mars? - Bacteria - from ScientificAmerican J. Clarke <jclarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2018-06-19 19:10 -0400
Re: OT proposed - Want to Breathe on Mars? - Bacteria - from ScientificAmerican Robert Carnegie <rja.carnegie@excite.com> - 2018-06-19 16:17 -0700
Re: OT proposed - Want to Breathe on Mars? - Bacteria - from ScientificAmerican Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2018-06-19 19:19 -0500
Re: OT proposed - Want to Breathe on Mars? - Bacteria - from ScientificAmerican djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2018-06-20 00:46 +0000
Re: OT proposed - Want to Breathe on Mars? - Bacteria - from ScientificAmerican Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2018-06-19 20:48 -0500
Re: OT proposed - Want to Breathe on Mars? - Bacteria - from ScientificAmerican Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> - 2018-06-19 19:26 -0700
Re: OT proposed - Want to Breathe on Mars? - Bacteria - from ScientificAmerican Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2018-06-19 21:31 -0500
Re: OT proposed - Want to Breathe on Mars? - Bacteria - from ScientificAmerican Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> - 2018-06-19 20:37 -0700
Re: OT proposed - Want to Breathe on Mars? - Bacteria - from ScientificAmerican Juho Julkunen <giaotanj@hotmail.com> - 2018-06-20 13:34 +0300
Re: OT proposed - Want to Breathe on Mars? - Bacteria - from ScientificAmerican Chris Zakes <dontivar@gmail.com> - 2018-06-22 19:58 -0500
Re: OT proposed - Want to Breathe on Mars? - Bacteria - from ScientificAmerican Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2018-06-22 20:00 -0500
Re: OT proposed - Want to Breathe on Mars? - Bacteria - from ScientificAmerican Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> - 2018-06-22 21:26 -0700
Re: OT proposed - Want to Breathe on Mars? - Bacteria - from ScientificAmerican Robert Carnegie <rja.carnegie@excite.com> - 2018-06-19 20:00 -0700
Re: OT proposed - Want to Breathe on Mars? - Bacteria - from ScientificAmerican J. Clarke <jclarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2018-06-19 23:31 -0400
Re: OT proposed - Want to Breathe on Mars? - Bacteria - from ScientificAmerican hamish.laws@gmail.com - 2018-06-19 21:22 -0700
Re: OT proposed - Want to Breathe on Mars? - Bacteria - from ScientificAmerican djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2018-06-20 00:03 +0000
Re: OT proposed - Want to Breathe on Mars? - Bacteria - from ScientificAmerican a425couple <a425couple@hotmail.com> - 2018-06-20 11:50 -0700
Re: OT proposed - Want to Breathe on Mars? - Bacteria - from Scientific American D B Davis <g@crcomp.net> - 2018-06-20 20:33 +0000
Re: OT proposed - Want to Breathe on Mars? - Bacteria - from Scientific American Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> - 2018-06-20 13:48 -0700
Re: OT proposed - Want to Breathe on Mars? - Bacteria - from Scientific American D B Davis <g@crcomp.net> - 2018-06-20 23:00 +0000
Re: OT proposed - Want to Breathe on Mars? - Bacteria - from Scientific American Peter Trei <petertrei@gmail.com> - 2018-06-21 12:14 -0700
Re: OT proposed - Want to Breathe on Mars? - Bacteria - from Scientific American D B Davis <g@crcomp.net> - 2018-06-21 20:05 +0000
Re: OT proposed - Want to Breathe on Mars? - Bacteria - from Scientific American Greg Goss <gossg@gossg.org> - 2018-06-22 08:51 -0600
Re: OT proposed - Want to Breathe on Mars? - Bacteria - from Scientific American Greg Goss <gossg@gossg.org> - 2018-06-22 08:50 -0600
Re: OT proposed - Want to Breathe on Mars? - Bacteria - from Scientific American Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> - 2018-06-22 12:14 -0700
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