CraigD Posted July 3, 2006 Report Share Posted July 3, 2006 I also like the idea of the nano-bots. Which are really not "nano-bots" so much as a gen-engineered prion.But TFS, prions don’t have DNA! They’d have to be “protein-engineered”. :) :) Space mad cow disease! Fortunately for the world, but unfortunately, perhaps, for this story idea, prions are not known to be sexually transmissible. We don’t know much about prions, though – until recently, most molecular biologists didn’t believe they even existed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFaithfulStone Posted July 3, 2006 Report Share Posted July 3, 2006 :) You're right of course. More like a "proto-virus" or something than a prion. In any case, it's not a grey-goo machine, it's a bug. I kinda like the term nano-biont a bit better. TFS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kayra Posted July 3, 2006 Report Share Posted July 3, 2006 Brainwashed? (fix it, and do not worry about the earth sub plot) Violent reaction to extended space conditions? (food, radiation, close quarters, etc) He took a dump, his space toilet malfunctioned, and sucked his brains out? Hard radiation caused a single strawberry plant to mutate and produce a new toxin? Sabotage on his tanks.. low oxygen is causing hypoxia? ( my fav. EAsily cause all his symptoms outside the ship) A bacteria strain (like meningitis?) is reproducing at an unbelievable rate for some unknown reason. (could be lack of competition, or something as simple as the air mix). He is only the first to be affected.... ronthepon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronthepon Posted July 3, 2006 Report Share Posted July 3, 2006 Now rac's mentioned my presence in the area a number of times. That must be made up into a hallucination or simply edited. Coz I'm heading to the med bay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFaithfulStone Posted July 4, 2006 Report Share Posted July 4, 2006 A bacteria strain (like meningitis?) is reproducing at an unbelievable rate for some unknown reason. (could be lack of competition, or something as simple as the air mix). He is only the first to be affected.... That sounds fun. We've got to get the engines back on soon though, or next stop Delta Pavonis. TFS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay-qu Posted July 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2006 where is Delta Pavonis? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFaithfulStone Posted July 4, 2006 Report Share Posted July 4, 2006 Hell if I know. It's third planet is Caladan. :lol: Actually, if I'm using Celestia correctly, the next star we come close enough to to stop at is Lambda Libra, a young blue about 360 light years away. It might take us while to get there. TFS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFaithfulStone Posted July 4, 2006 Report Share Posted July 4, 2006 Uh-oh. Hydraulic fluid in Zero-G. If you have hydraulic fluid, and you have a low reservoir this is not normally a huge problem, as any air in the lines floats to the top of the reservoir, and the pump provides the pressure. BUT. In freefall, if you have ANY air in the lines at all, it will get into the lines, and cause pump cavitation, which means inconsistent power, which means that the reservoir can't be inline with the hydraulic system in zero-gee, which MEANS that if the oil is "a little low" the hydraulic shock is going to work right for a minute, then drop suddenly in unpredictable intervals. Not good. If anybody's better at hydraulics than I am, and I'm not right about this fill me in - this is an area where my knowledge is strictly practical. TFS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay-qu Posted July 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2006 well thats not taking into account that the sun will keep us in this system... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kayra Posted July 4, 2006 Report Share Posted July 4, 2006 Uh-oh. Hydraulic fluid in Zero-G. If you have hydraulic fluid, and you have a low reservoir this is not normally a huge problem, as any air in the lines floats to the top of the reservoir, and the pump provides the pressure. BUT. In freefall, if you have ANY air in the lines at all, it will get into the lines, and cause pump cavitation, which means inconsistent power, which means that the reservoir can't be inline with the hydraulic system in zero-gee, which MEANS that if the oil is "a little low" the hydraulic shock is going to work right for a minute, then drop suddenly in unpredictable intervals. Not good. If anybody's better at hydraulics than I am, and I'm not right about this fill me in - this is an area where my knowledge is strictly practical. TFS Good point. Any fluid leaving the resovoir to go intot he system would have to go through a centrifuge to remove air before moving onto the pump. The resovoir does not have to be under severe pressure, which allows us to apply many proccesses to it before it is returned to the system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDMclean Posted July 4, 2006 Report Share Posted July 4, 2006 What if we seal, and vacuum the System? so that it only has vacuum and fluid in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay-qu Posted July 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2006 lets just suffice to say that GAHD took care of it :hihi: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kayra Posted July 4, 2006 Report Share Posted July 4, 2006 :hihi: Interesting point.. just how would air seep in? There is none. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janus Posted July 4, 2006 Report Share Posted July 4, 2006 where is Delta Pavonis? Delta Pavonis is about 19 ly away in the direction of the constellation Pavo. Since this constellation is not on the ecliptic, nor is Jupiter's present location even in that part of the sky, We are not likely to get there. (Too bad, Delta Pavonis is the closest G0 star to Earth that is not part of a binary pair, which makes it an excellent target star for the search for extraterrestrial life). A more likely destination close to our present course is Alpha Librae, which is 77ly distant. (I hope you packed a lot of clean underwear) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay-qu Posted July 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2006 So the burn we are doing is not the same sort of delta V burn we did to get to the moon - have we actually exceeded the escape velocity of the sun? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFaithfulStone Posted July 5, 2006 Report Share Posted July 5, 2006 Janus provides your education. I just popped off the first star name I could think of. Like I said, I had us ending up at Lambda Librae, which is pretty much totally uninteresting. Also, the escape velocity for the sun is 617 km/s - If we're going to Jupiter if five weeks, I'm pretty sure we're going at least that fast. TFS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFaithfulStone Posted July 6, 2006 Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 Totally off topic: Who plays you in Prophesy: The Movie? TFS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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