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In response to "Several things: Larger debris is easier to track. Any "plate" heavy or dense enough to stop, catch, or destroy debris would likely be too heavy to put" by TWuG

How about a giant fan to just blow it down to earth? -- nm

Posted by oblique (aka kkuphal) Sep 8 '09, 06:59

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Fans only work in an atmosphere. A fan in open space would generate no thrust. -- nm - TWuG Sep 8, 07:05 14
- What about a giant firehose? -- nm - oblique Sep 8, 07:07 13
  - Unfortunately, all those water droplets would freeze and themselves become dangerous projectiles. -- nm - TWuG Sep 8, 07:10 5
    - I know you're going to say "space *is* a vacuum", but what about a vacuum? -- nm - oblique Sep 8, 07:11 3
      - or maybe a giant burlap sack. -- nm - Reagen Sep 8, 07:17
      - Well, the problem is that a vacuum won't work in a vacuum. It operates through pressure differentials which you couldn't achieve in space. -- nm - TWuG Sep 8, 07:17
      - "He's switched her from suck to blow." -- nm - TFox Sep 8, 07:16
    - Or bring about a Piers Anthony-style apocalypse. -- nm - Reagen Sep 8, 07:11
  - They should just laser it. With lasers. -- nm - Loyola Sep 8, 07:09 5
    - I don't think sharks will work in space -- nm - oblique Sep 8, 07:09 4
      - Monkeys thrive in space, I believe. -- nm - Loyola Sep 8, 07:11 3
        
        I'm going to nominate you to my board of directors for ideas like that -- nm - oblique Sep 8, 07:12 2
        
        Cool. Can I come to meetings barefoot? -- nm - Loyola Sep 8, 07:15 1
        
        That might be kind of tricky, since the meetings are in space. - BB Sep 8, 07:54
  - I think it's time to cut you off from Looney Tunes. -- nm - Reagen Sep 8, 07:08
How would a fan work with no air to push? -- nm - Reagen Sep 8, 07:04 6
- I, for one, applaud oblique's new quest to clean up space. -- nm - Loyola Sep 8, 07:06 5
  - I'm kind of troubled that he thinks it's okay to dump the stuff back on Earth. We have enough problems dealing with trash and waste already. -- nm - TWuG Sep 8, 07:11 4
    - No dumping, it will all burn up, see? -- nm - oblique Sep 8, 07:12 3
      - and if it doesn't, there's still plenty of room in New Jersey -- nm - decline Sep 8, 07:12 2
        
        If New Jersey suddenly was redubbed "The US Space Debris National Conservatory", the planet would sing as one in gleeful harmonies. -- nm - TFox Sep 8, 07:15
        
        Besides, who wouldn't want to make a playground out of recycled space junk? -- nm - oblique Sep 8, 07:14

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