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dogscoff
April 8th, 2005, 08:53 AM
Ringworlds? Ha! Sphereworlds? Mere marbles!

You want to build yourself a 20 light-year diameter particle accelerator (or I suppose you could just use the one nature has kindly provided...)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4423975.stm
Ron_Lugge
April 8th, 2005, 12:44 PM
That is *big*.

Holy **** big!
Frederick_d_Ohlmann
April 8th, 2005, 01:05 PM
It would be fun to implemente in SEV...
narf poit chez BOOM
April 8th, 2005, 05:58 PM
I wouldn't beleive that till I saw pictures.
Puke
April 8th, 2005, 07:32 PM
wouldn't it be an odd thing, to see proof-positive of advanced alien life (sphereworlds, quasars that blinked in morse code, whatever) but being only able to observe from afar, and not contact?
Strategia_In_Ultima
April 9th, 2005, 11:21 AM
Ever seen the movie "Contact"? It's a crappy movie, but it has quite some significance regarding what you said, Puke.....
Raging Deadstar
April 9th, 2005, 12:28 PM
Strategia_In_Ultima said:
Ever seen the movie "Contact"? It's a crappy movie, but it has quite some significance regarding what you said, Puke.....



I was thinking the same. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

Puke: As for not contacting them, I think that's probably a good thing http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/smirk.gif