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05-29-2006, 10:25 PM
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Yeah, I did read the second one. I was doing physics at the time I saw that Independence day, and remember thinking at the time, 'something 1/5 the size of the Earth? Closer than the moon? Not too sure about that!'
I did also like the the end of one of that books chapters too. Explaining why in Star Wars/Trek their ships bank when turning, even though they do not need to - there's no air in space, Aircraft must bank when turning to stay afloat, spaceships do not - and saying the answer is the same as another question he's asked a lot: "Why does the Voyager lift it's warp nacelles up before jumping to warp?" Simple: It looks good.
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