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You should get that speech impediment looked at.
Wait, he typed it ... I think you need a new keyboard, your keys are sticking .
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Nope. (8 chars)
EDIT: Kow, I withdraw my drabble, Midden asks me a question and I reply with a simple "Nope" and you rep me for it? Am I missing something here?
Oh wait, this is Psykokow I'm asking ... he thinks cracking an egg into a pan of boiling water and then seeing if it'll boil over is fun.
Nope, wasn't me that was Kowtato who asked
What?, I am confused.Nope, wasn't me that was Kowtato who asked
Nope. (8 Chars)
Tinkering is allowed right up to poll time in my book. Do you want me hoist the poll Frank? I promise not to be bonkered out of my eyeballs like last time
Thanks Midden. It might be better if you host the poll. I'm going to a barbecue this afternoon and I've no idea when I'll get back.
Barbecue!! On a Thursday!!! :S
How Scotland's changed since I left.
Enjoy
Does anyone have any silver iodide crystals? Is it possible to book Native American rain dancers who can perform their dance backwards?
I have 6 cans of special and a string vest you can borrow. That's usually all we need to negate the effect of the Scottish weather
I'll start putting the Black Hole poll up tonight when I'm home and sitting comfortably.
Edit: what photo can I use?? A black hole emits no light
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Waste Disposal
Most people avoid black holes like the plague. Only explorers bother to give them a second glance. Even they tend to look for new ones that haven't been scanned.
That suits me. You see I work in 'waste disposal'. I'm one of the guys you call if you want something gone permanently
People say that space is so big that the chances of finding something abandoned out there are extremely small. But things have an inconvenient habit of getting found just when you don't want them to. The only permanent guaranteed solution is to put whatever over the event horizon
Most people avoid black holes like the plague. Only explorers bother to give them a second glance. Even they tend to look for new ones that haven't been scanned.
That suits me. You see I work in 'waste disposal'. I'm one of the guys you call if you want something gone permanently
People say that space is so big that the chances of finding something abandoned out there are extremely small. But things have an inconvenient habit of getting found just when you don't want them to. The only permanent guaranteed solution is to put whatever over the event horizon
Black holes, Son
"They're out there, you know! No one knows how many or where all of them are. Always feeding themselves, with destruction of anything that lies in their path." the withered old man said, staring out of the glazed roof with unfocused eyes. His lifetime spent on research, showed in his face and his bent over stance.
"Granddad, what are you talking about?" Asked the small boy, more interested in the bread they were using to feed the ducks.
They always came out to the ponds in the agricultural ring, on a Sunday afternoon, while grandma got ready for tea time.
"They're out there, you know! No one knows how many or where all of them are. Always feeding themselves, with destruction of anything that lies in their path." the withered old man said, staring out of the glazed roof with unfocused eyes. His lifetime spent on research, showed in his face and his bent over stance.
"Granddad, what are you talking about?" Asked the small boy, more interested in the bread they were using to feed the ducks.
They always came out to the ponds in the agricultural ring, on a Sunday afternoon, while grandma got ready for tea time.
The Alien Chronicles: Part 1
The exploration vessel "Equinox" was halfway through scanning the quantum singularity when the black hole shimmered.
A science officer handed Captain Ferbus a report, there was a metallic object coming through the black hole towards the ship. Scans were not accurate enough to determine what the object was or maybe it didn't want to be scanned.
Ferbus suddenly remembered the tales he'd been told as child "Behave or the Thargoids will get you!" He didn't believe in Thargoids, it was a thing parents told you in order to scare you.
Thargoids didn't exist, had always been a myth ... hadn't they?
The exploration vessel "Equinox" was halfway through scanning the quantum singularity when the black hole shimmered.
A science officer handed Captain Ferbus a report, there was a metallic object coming through the black hole towards the ship. Scans were not accurate enough to determine what the object was or maybe it didn't want to be scanned.
Ferbus suddenly remembered the tales he'd been told as child "Behave or the Thargoids will get you!" He didn't believe in Thargoids, it was a thing parents told you in order to scare you.
Thargoids didn't exist, had always been a myth ... hadn't they?
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Not another Hollywood sequel?
We first noticed the phenomenon during a standard scan of the system. There, just outside the orbit of the third planet, an Earth-like with a singular land mass.
It was incredible, its pure white event horizon emitting pulses of hawking radiation of a kind never seen before, man, the scientists on the ship were going crazy, saying Schwarzschild was right and White Holes really did exist.
Me? I was more interested in the transmissions I’d picked up from the planet using sub-light frequencies. It kept repeating:
“Hello, this is V.I.N.CENT, is there anyone out there? It’s very lonely down here.”
We first noticed the phenomenon during a standard scan of the system. There, just outside the orbit of the third planet, an Earth-like with a singular land mass.
It was incredible, its pure white event horizon emitting pulses of hawking radiation of a kind never seen before, man, the scientists on the ship were going crazy, saying Schwarzschild was right and White Holes really did exist.
Me? I was more interested in the transmissions I’d picked up from the planet using sub-light frequencies. It kept repeating:
“Hello, this is V.I.N.CENT, is there anyone out there? It’s very lonely down here.”
I have 6 cans of special and a string vest you can borrow. That's usually all we need to negate the effect of the Scottish weather
I'll start putting the Black Hole poll up tonight when I'm home and sitting comfortably.
Edit: what photo can I use?? A black hole emits no light
everybody knows 2 packets of peanuts & 6 pints is essential for hyperspace travel!
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ah Rab C it's great to have you back. If you're looking for Jamsie he's now posting rather wonderful videos on youtube commenting on the new ED Horizons reactions
[video=youtube;0Xbd1PtWA3M]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Xbd1PtWA3M[/video]
Anyways.... the reason I'm here and not in my bed is to bring you all to the brink, to the edge, so you can all peer into the abyss into the pit that is the Black Holes of Drabbles #112
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Thanks again for all the votes. My topic of the week is going to be Planetfall
The challenge we are setting you is to write a story in exactly 100 words. Not a word more. Not a word less.
The story should be set in the Elite Universe and the exact number of 100 words does not include the title. On Sunday the winner shall have the honour of choosing the next topic.
A good place to compose your story is recommended by Erik, http://www.wordcounter.net/
Entries to a poll will be limited to the first 20 Drabbles submitted, and the poll might go up earlier than Thurday night if all those slots are filled but don't let that stop you from showing us what you would have entered in the contest. Friday night the live readings occur http://twitch.tv/psykokow so don't miss it, all drabbles are read out... 7pm BST
Please bear in mind that this is a family forum, read by little people with impressionable minds and old folks who are easily shocked. We want as many people as possible to feel comfortable on this thread. Don't write anything that you wouldn't want to read out in front of your family. An easy guide would be to ask yourself "what would Listeri69 do?", and then do the exact opposite of that.
The challenge we are setting you is to write a story in exactly 100 words. Not a word more. Not a word less.
The story should be set in the Elite Universe and the exact number of 100 words does not include the title. On Sunday the winner shall have the honour of choosing the next topic.
A good place to compose your story is recommended by Erik, http://www.wordcounter.net/
Entries to a poll will be limited to the first 20 Drabbles submitted, and the poll might go up earlier than Thurday night if all those slots are filled but don't let that stop you from showing us what you would have entered in the contest. Friday night the live readings occur http://twitch.tv/psykokow so don't miss it, all drabbles are read out... 7pm BST
Please bear in mind that this is a family forum, read by little people with impressionable minds and old folks who are easily shocked. We want as many people as possible to feel comfortable on this thread. Don't write anything that you wouldn't want to read out in front of your family. An easy guide would be to ask yourself "what would Listeri69 do?", and then do the exact opposite of that.
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The Gravity Well that Never Runs Dry
He entered low orbit in the upper atmosphere. To fight gravity's effect, the computer had to compensate with its thrusters so the Anaconda wouldn't get pulled down.
Erik stood up, walked over to DocStone, and untied him. "Bring him back to life."
Sweating, Doc got straight to work. He had no idea how many times Simoof's body could take the punishment before finally giving up. The brain was deteriorating from lack of oxygen.
Moments later, Simoof arose and was led to the cargo hatch.
"C-candy," Simoof queried.
Erik kicked him out of the hatch. "As soon as you make planetfall."
He entered low orbit in the upper atmosphere. To fight gravity's effect, the computer had to compensate with its thrusters so the Anaconda wouldn't get pulled down.
Erik stood up, walked over to DocStone, and untied him. "Bring him back to life."
Sweating, Doc got straight to work. He had no idea how many times Simoof's body could take the punishment before finally giving up. The brain was deteriorating from lack of oxygen.
Moments later, Simoof arose and was led to the cargo hatch.
"C-candy," Simoof queried.
Erik kicked him out of the hatch. "As soon as you make planetfall."
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The fall of a planet
The gas giant, scant light seconds away, glowered like a vengeful titan under the ruddy light of the distant star. Around the equator vicious storms raged, stirred up by the constant bombardment of debris. Vast lightning storms lit the upper atmosphere, punctuated by streaks of brilliant light and great flashes as larger rocks met their end.
This cosmic light show, no matter how spectacular, was secondary to the drama unfolding before the survey ship. A once inert rocky moon, its orbit having decayed, was being turned inside out by tidal stresses. A planet was dying. A ring was being born.
The gas giant, scant light seconds away, glowered like a vengeful titan under the ruddy light of the distant star. Around the equator vicious storms raged, stirred up by the constant bombardment of debris. Vast lightning storms lit the upper atmosphere, punctuated by streaks of brilliant light and great flashes as larger rocks met their end.
This cosmic light show, no matter how spectacular, was secondary to the drama unfolding before the survey ship. A once inert rocky moon, its orbit having decayed, was being turned inside out by tidal stresses. A planet was dying. A ring was being born.
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You can't Tuna fish.......
The market in Boston Base was huge, recently refitted to have a realistic sky and weather patterns drew in many traders from around the galaxy and Psykokow had a Chango seafood catch to sell.
'CRABS!! I GOT CRABS! FRESHLY CAUGHT TODAY' he shouted 'WINKLE PLACE YOUR HANDS ON MY FIRM WINKLE'
'COCKLE STICK MY COCKLE IN YOUR MOUTH' he sighed wondering why his catch wasn't selling 'POLLOCKS, TROUT' nothing what was wrong with these people he thought to himself.
He'd purchased this catch being told he would make a fortune
he had however forgot the key phrase 'Plan to fail'
The market in Boston Base was huge, recently refitted to have a realistic sky and weather patterns drew in many traders from around the galaxy and Psykokow had a Chango seafood catch to sell.
'CRABS!! I GOT CRABS! FRESHLY CAUGHT TODAY' he shouted 'WINKLE PLACE YOUR HANDS ON MY FIRM WINKLE'
'COCKLE STICK MY COCKLE IN YOUR MOUTH' he sighed wondering why his catch wasn't selling 'POLLOCKS, TROUT' nothing what was wrong with these people he thought to himself.
He'd purchased this catch being told he would make a fortune
he had however forgot the key phrase 'Plan to fail'
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