How could humanity quickly create a functional long-duration interplanetary spacecraft? In the science fiction novel Vorpal Blade, authors John Ringo and Travis S. Taylor propose converting a ballistic missile nuclear submarine for that purpose. And these authors have not been alone in suggesting that the qualities of submarines might carry over to the voids of space.
Could it work? How long would the crew of a nuclear submarine survive in space? Randall Munroe, a former NASA roboticist and the cartoonist behind xkcd, looks at the physics involved in this scenario. The crew would eventually die, but not because of the reason you might first suspect.
-via The Awesomer
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And anybody who introduces themselves by relating what books and comics they've read recently seems pretty danged good to me (actually I'm currently trying to get into Chia Mellville's Perdito Street Station myself, I get the feeling I -will- enjoy it if I manage to get through the first chapter ...) anyway, hello! =)
I unlocked a short video. The bionic woman turns around while in a dark alley to see a thug come out. She begins to assess him with her bionic eye with a split screen effect (left side is regular/right side is bionic assessment). Her assessment show a knife in his right hand. He walks toward her and asks if she is looking for something. He slashes at her and she grabs his hand, knocks the knife up into the air, knocks thug onto his back, catches knife out of air, and puts it to thug's neck. This is done quickly in a fluid motion but not so fast as to not catch it.
I tried to get a better score to see if it would unlock more or better stuff, but I couldn't.
I went back and did it again. After getting 82%, I unlocked another short video. One guy turns to another and asks how long til she's combat ready. The other replies that she's a civilian. That was it two whole lines.
Don't spoil it for the next no-prize winner.
Do I get a cookie?
I messed up the hearing thing, but I got 75% straight for the first 3 tests...