Planet conquering

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Dec 12 2004, 8:52 am
In response to Loduwijk
Problems are, though, a space ship running out of power, trying to get to the battery, missing due to no power, and falling ito the sun.
Dec 12 2004, 10:16 am
In response to Elation
Same could happen if the generator were in the middle of nowhere. In fact, it would probably be more likely. And the generator in the middle of nowhere would not generate as much power anyway, so even if you did get to it, it may be empty if someone else took power from it recently.

I was not thinking of it as a fueling station though. I was thinking of it as a power generation station for the population of a planet. Battery ships would come and take the power than had been generated and stored, then those ships would return to a planet, land, hook up to the grid, and supply power until it needed to go back and refuel at the star.
Dec 12 2004, 10:29 am
In response to Loduwijk
Then the Union of Coal miners would complain. Can you file a lawsuit against the Sun for a monopoly in Nuclear Fusion?
Dec 12 2004, 10:47 am
In response to Elation
No, but we can commit genocide against the race of coal miners who insist in holding back the progress of mankind. In fact, we can use energy weapons powered by the new breed of nuclear batteries to do it.
Dec 14 2004, 9:47 am
In response to Elation
Elation wrote:
Loduwijk wrote:
What you just said makes it ideal to be "behind" the sun, not out farther in a random patch of space. The farther out you go, the less radiation you will aquire.


But Radiation = Power! It's true!

Actually, radiation is energy. Not the same thing.
Dec 14 2004, 2:44 pm
In response to Jik
Radiation = Energy = Power.
Dec 14 2004, 4:13 pm
In response to Elation
Elation wrote:
Radiation = Energy = Power.

Energy != Power. Energy is measured in Joules; Power is measured in Watts (and 1 Watt = 1 Joule per second).

In other words, power is energy over time.
Dec 14 2004, 4:46 pm
In response to Crispy
Crispy wrote:
Elation wrote:
Radiation = Energy = Power.

Energy != Power. Energy is measured in Joules; Power is measured in Watts (and 1 Watt = 1 Joule per second).

In other words, power is energy over time.

Oh, I know that, silly.

*Looks sadly at his "U" (ungraded) mark for Physics*

But Radiation = Power. I've seen it.
Dec 15 2004, 9:25 am
In response to Elation
But Radiation = Power. I've seen it.

Was this followed by the cackling of a mad scientist as he completes his latest invention?
Dec 15 2004, 10:12 am
In response to nick.cash
nick.cash wrote:
But Radiation = Power. I've seen it.

Was this followed by the cackling of a mad scientist as he completes his latest invention?

"IT'S ALIVE!"
Dec 16 2004, 8:44 am
In response to Elation
Elation wrote:
It shouldn't take that long to get around it, actually.
Most planets Earth do(es) it in a(n) Earth year.

*Edit* Woah, egocentrist Physics there.

All planets do it in a year. By definition. Just not in Earth years. :P
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