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In response to "How about a giant fan to just blow it down to earth? -- nm" by oblique

Fans only work in an atmosphere. A fan in open space would generate no thrust. -- nm

Posted by TWuG Sep 8 '09, 07:05

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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

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