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 weaponlordzero
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Wed Apr 02, 2008 1:20 pm Post subject: |
 
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If you see a giant cube flying towards your ship, panic.
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 Muriel 
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Wed Apr 02, 2008 1:31 pm Post subject: |
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| weaponlordzero wrote: |
| If you see a giant cube flying towards your ship, panic. |
However, if you see a giant cube hovering over your head, don't panic... Just put out your thumb.
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 mellowman
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Wed Apr 02, 2008 1:48 pm Post subject: |
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Nice thread! Where do you start, where do you end?
-There is no sense of fashion in Earth's future.
- Hand help phasers/lasers and weapons do not need massive generators to create such high energy beams.
- Despite the fact that you CAN hear explosions, engines and other sounds in space - no one can hear you scream.
- Never trust robots/computers/synthetic humans/androids etc..
- Don't fall in love in space - it'll never last. |
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AK-Mal_Owner
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Wed Apr 02, 2008 2:31 pm Post subject: |
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depending on the philosophy you follow, the future will be a dark, dismal place (ala BladeRunner) or it will be intelligent, clean and beautiful (ala StarTrek) or it'll turn in to the Wild West (ala Firefly)
-tg/akm |
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weaponlordzero
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Wed Apr 02, 2008 3:13 pm Post subject: |
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| Chandler wrote: |
| weaponlordzero wrote: |
| If you see a giant cube flying towards your ship, panic. |
However, if you see a giant cube hovering over your head, don't panic... Just put out your thumb. |
HA!!  Don't forget your towel and babelfish either!! 
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weaponlordzero
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Wed Apr 02, 2008 3:14 pm Post subject: |
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| AK-Mal_Owner wrote: |
depending on the philosophy you follow, the future will be a dark, dismal place (ala BladeRunner) or it will be intelligent, clean and beautiful (ala StarTrek) or it'll turn in to the Wild West (ala Firefly)
-tg/akm |
Or it could be like in WALL-E (new Pixar movie) where the earthlings leave earth and have robots clean up after them. 
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ArchitRen
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Sun May 25, 2008 1:39 am Post subject: |
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All advanced Alien races have some form of computer that essentially functions like Earth technology and can inevitably be hacked by any smart scientist or astrophysicist using a laptop or any portable device.
I always wonder what OS they use in other planets!  |
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mellowman
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Sun May 25, 2008 3:27 am Post subject: |
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I always wonder what OS they use in other planets! |
It will just be the next version of Windows sold to aliens at a massive mark up because they don't know any better. That's how come we can always hack into their computers! Good job really - look at the disasters we have averted that way! Actually, I'm sure Microsoft do it for the good of the planet...
Sci-fi movies are real, right? |
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Twopop
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Any environments that are enclosed - be it a humongous space station, spaceship, or small transport - will always have gravity. |
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weaponlordzero
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Mon May 26, 2008 7:44 am Post subject: |
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Most other life forms in space are human-like.
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 Niall519
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Wed May 28, 2008 9:24 pm Post subject: |
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Cute.
For me, the notable ones are always:
Don't split up the party...
Look up...
And look down!
Khan wasn't the only one to exhibit two dimensional thinking. I can't think of the number of SF movie characters I've seen die because they're spatially unaware. |
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sunshinegirl
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What a great thread, laughed and shook my head in agreement with all of these. It doesn't matter what space series one watches, these all hold true! |
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pixelpusher
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Wed Jun 04, 2008 9:52 am Post subject: |
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A few that I always observe are:
Spaceships always bank and turn like they are flying in atmosphere (especially the smaller ones)
Any mechanical problems that plague the crew will be fixed in the nick of time.
There are a whole lot of oxygen breathable atmosphere planets in the universe. |
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Twopop
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Wed Jun 04, 2008 10:05 am Post subject: |
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Anyone who isn't wearing a spacesuit who suddenly gets sent out of a depressurized airlock into space, just squirms a bit and floats away - intact. 
(I think they got it right in the movie "Outland" - the elevator scene.) |
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weaponlordzero
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Wed Jun 04, 2008 10:08 am Post subject: |
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Lights will always flash and crew members are usually prepared by grabbing on the equipment when enemy fire hits and the ship shakes...
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