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[M Fnord]

What would be the life of a Mad without a few good explosions per week?

Longer.
Mr. Fnord interdimensional man of mystery

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[Dartz]

We know where Krypton was. Or at least, it's got an established location courtesy of Neil DeGrasse Tyson.

In 20**, a group of Superfen took the long journey out of LHS 2520, discovered a frozen, uninhabitable rock, a searing-hot super-jupiter gas-giant on a 2-week year orbit , and a dense asteroid belt right smack-dab in the middle of the goldilocks zone that was immediately named the 'Kryptonian Belt'.

There were no current signs of life. A small memorial plaque was left behind before they took the long trip home.
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--m(^0^)m-- Wot, no sig?

[robkelk]

The "long journey"? It's closer than Beta Hydri, albeit in a completely different direction...
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

[HRogge]

We know where Krypton was. Or at least, it's got an established location courtesy of Neil DeGrasse Tyson.

In 20**, a group of Superfen took the long journey out of LHS 2520, discovered a frozen, uninhabitable rock, a searing-hot super-jupiter gas-giant on a 2-week year orbit , and a dense asteroid belt right smack-dab in the middle of the goldilocks zone that was immediately named the 'Kryptonian Belt'.

There were no current signs of life. A small memorial plaque was left behind before they took the long trip home.

One of the supers took a few kilograms of the Kryptonian asteroids with him. The future story of this material became known as the "Kryptonit incident" later.

[LynnInDenver]

One of the supers took a few kilograms of the Kryptonian asteroids with him. The future story of this material became known as the "Kryptonit incident" later.

Never underestimate the seriousness of an alien rock sample, memetic mutations, and an uncontrolled handwavium spill.
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"You know how parents tell you everything's going to fine, but you know they're lying to make you feel better? Everything's going to be fine." - The Doctor

[Bob Schroeck]

...http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/10/26 ... _ethylene/]Saturn burped.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

[HRogge]

Super-Earth Discovered in Star's Habitable Zone

The exoplanet is one of six believed to be orbiting a dwarf star 42 light-years from Earth.

http://news.discovery.com/space/habitab ... 21107.html

[robkelk]

Super-Earth Discovered in Star's Habitable Zone

The exoplanet is one of six believed to be orbiting a dwarf star 42 light-years from Earth.

%[link=http://news.discovery.com/space/habitable-zone-exoplanet-super-earth-121107.html]http://news.discovery.com/space/habitab ... 21107.html]

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/11/08 ... t_closeby/]Same story, on The Register

I'm a bit busy this month; would somebody else please add this system to http://www.fenspace.net/index.php5?titl ... stinations]the list of the candidate inhabitable systems within 100 light years of Earth?
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

[HRogge]

I'm a bit busy this month; would somebody else please add this system to http://www.fenspace.net/index.php5?titl ... stinations]the list of the candidate inhabitable systems within 100 light years of Earth?

Done. %[link=http://www.fenspace.net/index.php5?title=HD40307]http://www.fenspace.net/index.php5?title=HD40307]

[robkelk]

Thanks.
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

[robkelk]

I expect today's xkcd is posted on more than a few Fen elementary school walls...

Spoilered for size, not content:

Spoiler

Rollover text: "Another thing that is a bad problem is if you're flying toward space and the parts start to fall off your space car in the wrong order. If that happens, it means you won't go to space today, or maybe ever."

--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

[Bob Schroeck]

I find it a somehow comforting comment on the modern world that "computer" is one of the "ten hundred" words people use most often.
-- Bob
---------
Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

[HRogge]

I find it a somehow comforting comment on the modern world that "computer" is one of the "ten hundred" words people use most often.

Random Fen:

"FOUL... they didn't used the word Handwavium! Or Quirk!"

[robkelk]

I find it a somehow comforting comment on the modern world that "computer" is one of the "ten hundred" words people use most often.

I find it comforting that "space" is also on that list.
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

[Rakhasa]

I find it a somehow comforting comment on the modern world that "computer" is one of the "ten hundred" words people use most often.

Well, "stuff" is also on the list. Ok, so it's not very profound, but as a word it is very useful...

[Rakhasa]

And talking about, ahem, stuff that is hanging in Fen elementary schools, here is another image I found somewhere that I have forgotten.

[robkelk]

They can't name this planet after the star it orbits... because it doesn't orbit a star. They can, however, take a photo of it.
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

[Bob Schroeck]

Damn. You beat me to it.

...And I just noted that the date-time stamp is wonky. It's 9:10 AM for me, and your message is stamped 2:06 PM on the same date. Time to find out what's wrong.
-- Bob
---------
Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

[robkelk]

My God - it's full of stars... (And, apparently, a few bugs.)
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

[Dartz]

Anthem of Fenspace?

So, who sings what lines in the resulting music video?
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[ECSNorway]

And talking about, ahem, stuff that is hanging in Fen elementary schools, here is another image I found somewhere that I have forgotten.

I recongize most of those, but where is Unity from?
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Sucrose Octanitrate.
Proof positive that with sufficient motivation, you can make anything explode.

[Cobalt Greywalker]

I recongize most of those, but where is Unity from?

I think she's an Explorer-class Earth Alliance ship from Babylon 5.

[HRogge]

And talking about, ahem, stuff that is hanging in Fen elementary schools, here is another image I found somewhere that I have forgotten.

I recongize most of those, but where is Unity from?

Its the colonization ship of the United Nations from the Alpha Centauri computer game.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=035cpHEowS4

[HRogge]

http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/1406 ... you-arrive

I am sure quite a few people would call this an "additional feature"

[robkelk]

%[link=http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/140635-the-downside-of-warp-drives-annihilating-whole-star-systems-when-you-arrive]http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/1406 ... you-arrive]

I am sure quite a few people would call this an "additional feature"

Hey, at least now we know http://what-if.xkcd.com/20/]what violent event would make a particle move so fast...
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012