Renton 17783 Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 You're the naive one wolfy. We already know that there hasn't been enough time for intelligent life to evolve on mars; the window was far too short. Even finding prokaryote type life would be an outstanding achievement which would guarantee our full commitment to reach mars with manned flight; the implication would be beyond profound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfy 12 Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 You're the naive one wolfy. We already know that there hasn't been enough time for intelligent life to evolve on mars; the window was far too short. Even finding prokaryote type life would be an outstanding achievement which would guarantee our full commitment to reach mars with manned flight; the implication would be beyond profound. Well I could be naive on a lot of things, I don't dispute that but I'm 100% certain in my own mind that I'm not naive where manned space missions are concerned and especially Mars. We don't know what Mars is like and when I say WE, I mean everyone on this planet because no craft has been there to see it. If you want to believe in rigged up photo's and manipulated video, then be my guest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 17783 Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 (edited) Your belief has no basis, but let's not repeat ourselves ad nauseum. I sense your hedging on our bet already though. Edited September 19, 2012 by Renton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfy 12 Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Your belief has no basis, but let's not repeat ourselves ad nauseum. I sense your hedging on our bet already though. Nope, the bet is what it is and I'm fine with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 26351 Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Widespread reports of bright lights shooting across the sky last night. Looks like it wasnt a meteor shower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfy 12 Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Widespread reports of bright lights shooting across the sky last night. Looks like it wasnt a meteor shower. It says it was a annual meteor shower.Also N.A.S.A are saying a satellite was due to crash to Earth, hahahaha, I supposed coinciding it with a meteor shower lends credit to their bullshit mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 14055 Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Manson 0 Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 What the fuck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfy 12 Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 (edited) What astounds me is the number of people who actually believe the moon landings were real. I can understand anyone believing it if they had no access to how it was supposedly achieved as they would be going on ' we went to the moon and that's that' bullshit. Anyone who has seen the contraptions supposedly used to get on and off the moon and still believe it happened are so brainwashed it's just not funny. Edited October 12, 2012 by wolfy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@yourservice 67 Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 The moon landing was a wet one. Especially in a Roller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 17783 Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Can't be arsed to start a new thread, and probably no-one would be interested, but there was an excellent documentary on the Voyager space crafts tonight on BBC 4. Well worth watching on iPlayer if these missions captured your imagination as a kid or if you're interested in interplanetary space travel in general. Conspiracy nuts needn't bother themselves naturally. It'll be another 150 years before another planetary grand tour like this will be possible. There's another documentary on stellar evolution on at the same time and place tomorrow for anyone with exceptional nerdy needs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 8989 Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Can't be arsed to start a new thread, and probably no-one would be interested, but there was an excellent documentary on the Voyager space crafts tonight on BBC 4. Well worth watching on iPlayer if these missions captured your imagination as a kid or if you're interested in interplanetary space travel in general. Conspiracy nuts needn't bother themselves naturally. It'll be another 150 years before another planetary grand tour like this will be possible. There's another documentary on stellar evolution on at the same time and place tomorrow for anyone with exceptional nerdy needs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 5911 Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Whats the theory on this British Oil exec murder then? He worked in the green fuel side of things apparently. Has he found a renewable energy source and been killed yo shut him up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 26837 Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Can't be arsed to start a new thread, and probably no-one would be interested, but there was an excellent documentary on the Voyager space crafts tonight on BBC 4. Well worth watching on iPlayer if these missions captured your imagination as a kid or if you're interested in interplanetary space travel in general. Conspiracy nuts needn't bother themselves naturally. It'll be another 150 years before another planetary grand tour like this will be possible. There's another documentary on stellar evolution on at the same time and place tomorrow for anyone with exceptional nerdy needs. Just watched it, good shout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfy 12 Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 (edited) Voyager. Hahahahaha. Seriously , people need to wake up. Santa was a nice con as kids but this outer space shit borders on the bizarre. Your own common sense should tell you that we cannot escape this planet. Edited October 26, 2012 by wolfy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 8989 Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Voyager. Hahahahaha. Seriously , people need to wake up. Santa was a nice con as kids but this outer space shit borders on the bizarre. Your own common sense should tell you that we cannot escape this planet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTF 6148 Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 Absolutely not. Let's PRETEND satellites are up there for our dear sky telly..What would be their objective? The simple answer is... they would merely be an object to catch a signal from Earth and rebound it down to another part of Earth from where the sky broadcasting stations are . That's all their function would be. We do all that perfectly well on Earth with transmitters and various other ways, even bouncing signals from the atmosphere and such. The simple answer is, there are no magical man made chunks of metal whizzing about up- there, unless they are in our atmosphere under propulsion or held up by helium balloons e.t.c. (in my opinion) Can you explain how I, in Australia can watch a Newcastle United match virtually simultaneously to someone sat in St James' Park more than 10,000 miles away? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfy 12 Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 Can you explain how I, in Australia can watch a Newcastle United match virtually simultaneously to someone sat in St James' Park more than 10,000 miles away? A very similar way as to why you could phone me and talk to me if I was stood in St.James'park.It's simply relays/Transmitters. There is no magic about it apart from the clever technology in the actual makings of the relays and transmitters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTF 6148 Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 A very similar way as to why you could phone me and talk to me if I was stood in St.James'park. It's simply relays/Transmitters. There is no magic about it apart from the clever technology in the actual makings of the relays and transmitters. How exactly is it transmitted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTF 6148 Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 To give you more room to expand - why do I get local TV through an antenna on my roof, but some tv through a dish on my roof? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfy 12 Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 How exactly is it transmitted? By simply bouncing the signals off the ionosphere to relays. Think of it like this.(obviously a rough example) Imagine you had a super golf ball and you were so accurate, you could bounce that golf ball from one tower to another, sort of like bouncing it forwards down a road. The height of the bounce we will take as the ionosphere and every time it hits a part of the road, that's another transmitter tower and so on, until it reaches it's destination. So your transmitter tower in Australia receives it's signal from relays from where you are watching the game from. In this case, Newcastle's game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfy 12 Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 To give you more room to expand - why do I get local TV through an antenna on my roof, but some tv through a dish on my roof? Your local TV is simply picking up a local mast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTF 6148 Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 Accepting what you have described can you explain the different transmission receivers and why one would be adversely affected by weather (clouds, storms etc) and the other not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfy 12 Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 (edited) Accepting what you have described can you explain the different transmission receivers and why one would be adversely affected by weather (clouds, storms etc) and the other not? I think you mean, why is your crude looking roof aerial able to receive clear broadcasts and your satellite (cough) dish causes problems in rainy weather. Firstly , look at your dish. It has to take a bounced signal onto the dish to hit the receiver, which is on the arm protruding from the dish right? Ok, when rain hits your dish, the dish gets bombarded with it which distorts the bounced signal, so you end up with a dodgy picture. On a roof aerial, you don't get this. Edited October 27, 2012 by wolfy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTF 6148 Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 In this case why would anyone install a more expensive 'satellite' dish? Or are you saying that there is a different signal source for the dish as opposed to the antenna? If so where is this source coming from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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