h a l f b a k e r yWhere life imitates science.
add, search, annotate, link, view, overview, recent, by name, random
news, help, about, links, report a problem
browse anonymously,
or get an account
and write.
register,
login
|
|
|
Encoded nova
Blow up stars and send signals with them |
| |
(+3,
-1)
| |
|
|
Find a star nearing the end of its life. Pour into it
various
gasses at various times such that they'll sink to
appropriate levels to encode a message when the star
goes nova. In time we'll have a giant flashing light
proclaiming our presence and the fact that "we are not
delicious".
|
| |
Beautiful. I bet Amanda Tapping could do this. |
|
| |
You’re talking about planet pinball |
|
| |
From the scale involved I presume you’re
perturbing the orbits of gas giants to drop them
into their sun. |
|
| |
Presumably each dose of gas needs to be
(relatively) impurity free for the desired results. |
|
| |
So how do you paint your balls the desired colour
&
what are you using for a pool stick? |
|
| |
//Blow up stars and send signals with them// |
|
| |
How can we know that this isn't baked by some past mega-intelligent race? |
|
| |
Because he's been too busy hanging around here,
complaining about cats and Welshmen. |
|
| |
/Amanda Tapping/ was fun to watch. |
|
| |
Jacob: Come on, Sam. It can't be any harder than blowing up a sun. |
|
| |
Sam: You know, you blow up one sun and suddenly everyone expects you to walk on water. |
|
| |
(alien control panel lights up) |
|
| |
Sam: Next step, parting the Red Sea! |
|
| |
The first time we do this the message should be: |
|
| |