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Post by Felice Landry on Jan 15, 2019 22:54:28 GMT
gongfarmer "Space is big, we’re often told. But it’s also a bit of a dick. Over 30 ships are reported to have perished in one star system, known as The View, just days into a months-long expedition organised by Elite Dangerous players. This star system is called ‘The View’ because you can get some stunning galactic photos from one of its planets. But that planet also harbours a hidden danger for those seeking space selfies: a gravity three times that of earth. As a result, unprepared space instagrammers have been crashing onto the surface and perishing in a ball of flames." Huge space fleet suffers over 30 deaths shortly after launch of Elite Dangerous exploration trip
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Post by Shenguin on Jan 16, 2019 0:19:51 GMT
Calm down Destry Picasso. I don't get it. Last night you posted a Picasso-inspired portrait. Tonight Sheep mentioned eyes to the right and nose to the left. I was making a tenuous and misguided joke about those two things. |
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Post by Sheep2 on Jan 16, 2019 0:23:16 GMT
Are you saying Destry is Mick McCarthy?
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Post by Sheep2 on Jan 16, 2019 0:26:39 GMT
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Post by Shenguin on Jan 16, 2019 0:26:40 GMT
Yes?
Fucking Hell, a NSFW warning might have been appropriate. That wasn't an innocent meatspin.
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Post by Sheep2 on Jan 16, 2019 0:27:21 GMT
I could get on board with this.
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Post by Shenguin on Jan 16, 2019 0:28:18 GMT
Brexshit now?
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Post by Sheep2 on Jan 16, 2019 0:30:45 GMT
Not yet.
I'm pretty confident there are still some unexplored ways for things to go wrong we should look into first.
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Post by Sheep2 on Jan 16, 2019 0:31:52 GMT
We should sit down and think about what we are doing, before plunging off the cliff.
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Post by Sheep2 on Jan 16, 2019 0:34:54 GMT
At some point the number of bodies piling up must mean the next over the edge has a pretty safe and soft landing.
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Post by Shenguin on Jan 16, 2019 0:41:54 GMT
I've pretty much resigned myself to never seeing the bomb go off in my life time; there's too much agreement against it and still too much sanity in the world. I thought Trump might be the one, but seriously, even he doesn't look like he'll do it. Given that Yemen barely makes the news, and watching lemmings is getting boring, I'm a bit pumped for brexit.
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Post by Sheep2 on Jan 16, 2019 0:51:39 GMT
I'd like to see a proper volcanic eruption.
I had hopes for Anak Krakatoa, but it seems to have shot its wad prematurely.
About 70% of the island has gone. So it's going to be a good few decades before it is a major threat again.
For nukes India/Pakistan seems the best bet, with a side bet on Israel. The USA is more likely to set one off accidentally.
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Post by Shenguin on Jan 16, 2019 1:00:40 GMT
Climate change is such a disappointment. It's all too slow. Unless we get half an ice sheet calving off and causing a decent wave, then there's really not a lot of fun in watching species die off slowly and humans dying from bad weather.
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Post by gongfarmer on Jan 16, 2019 8:16:14 GMT
gongfarmer "Space is big, we’re often told. But it’s also a bit of a dick. Over 30 ships are reported to have perished in one star system, known as The View, just days into a months-long expedition organised by Elite Dangerous players. This star system is called ‘The View’ because you can get some stunning galactic photos from one of its planets. But that planet also harbours a hidden danger for those seeking space selfies: a gravity three times that of earth. As a result, unprepared space instagrammers have been crashing onto the surface and perishing in a ball of flames." Huge space fleet suffers over 30 deaths shortly after launch of Elite Dangerous exploration trip Beautiful I'm surprised only 30ish died - I was almost one of them. It's a shame Shawdowplay is borked as my onboard was more spectacular. Working on fixing that cos I think there will be more hilarious mis-adventures as we head on. Props to whichever cruel sod though of nominating that as a system to visit. Luckily it's so close to the startpoint those pilots haven't lost much time, just hope they can cover the cost of replacing the ship. I like the mention of the chap who died getting stuck in 10km deep fissure - waypoint 1 is a similar crazy geology, and so I reckon this weekend there will be some canyon-racing and hill-climbs as we all meet up to find out the next stage of the route. Here's the view of me heading out to Thor's Eye....  |
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