First habitable planet discovered - Polidicks

[QUOTE=Ninja Gnome;29933845]If time is money, then we could print out a bunch of money then take it to a bank to get it converted into time, then we have [b]infinite time[/b] which we could use to get to this planet [img_thumb]http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6RWE6iEodP0/TYpU3wkPHzI/AAAAAAAABTU/2M4HO_SY0ic/s1600/Aww-Yeah-meme.png[/img_thumb][/QUOTE] yeah..

[QUOTE=zzaacckk;29944131]There is friction in space .. its called gravity. You will slow down very slowly and eventually come to a stop. But still humans will run out of oxygen unless we stick ants on the rocket or something. [editline]20th May 2011[/editline] When there is more gravity it is harder for you to stand, to prevent this your body makes you muscles. A person that weighs 500lbs will have more muscle then someone that is 100lbs because it is harder for them to move.[/QUOTE] The human body has a defined capacity to generate muscle. If someone born on earth lives on that planet their life span will be cut in half, sleeping will be fucking brutal because of the massive pull the planet has on their heart, they will constantly struggle to pump blood around their bodies and if they even trip up then they will break bones, brutally badly, and they will never set correctly again.

Well I'd say if you actually start well, breeding on that planet, the newborns bodies will adjust to the gravity and people who are born there grow a tolerance to it.

Another win for science.

[QUOTE=Rapist;29948147]Well I'd say if you actually start well, breeding on that planet, the newborns bodies will adjust to the gravity and people who are born there grow a tolerance to it.[/QUOTE] Lol no. Doesn't work like that, such drastic evolution doesn't happen like that in one generation unless there is some fucking psychotic evolutionary pressures and the required genetic mutations present in the first place that can survive it.

[QUOTE=Rapist;29948147]Well I'd say if you actually start well, breeding on that planet, the newborns bodies will adjust to the gravity and people who are born there grow a tolerance to it.[/QUOTE] A human fetus grows in a very specific way, and it is very dependent on gravity to form properly. Were you to have a woman go from conception to birth in 0g or 2g, you'd end up with a screaming lump of fused bone and flesh. Or most likely, a miscarriage or stillbirth.

Exactly, they've tried growing shit like plants and and the like in space in the absence of gravity and it failed drastically because terrestrial creatures are evolved to pump against gravity and at a specific pressure/force/strength, it flat out doesn't work because unless it's at 1G or there abouts, then we have some seriously life threatening issues to face every second of our lives in the presence of that gravity. Although with genetic manipulation you could likely make it survivable.

[QUOTE=Noth;29942909]Life adapts to the environment its in, or it dies off. If anything was alive there, it'd be really strong, particularly in the limbs. It'd have to be.[/QUOTE] So wait that means creatures like the predators could exist on this planet?

Considering a 5 miles per second speed, it would take about 82 years to get there.

Travelling at a speed of 40.000KM/h, it'd take about 54 years to get there. Hell, we can do this! :buddy: [editline]o[/editline] Well i fucked up majorly lol. I should go to bed.

[QUOTE=zzaacckk;29944131]There is friction in space .. its called gravity.[/QUOTE] aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[QUOTE=tier56;29955345]So wait that means creatures like the predators could exist on this planet?[/QUOTE] Nah more like quadripedal animals, or animals with bird like bones that are fairly strong but still hollow to reduce weight, they could have sort of balloon like appendages as well that use bouyancy to try and reduce the massive effect of gravity. But that last part is spit balling. [editline]21st May 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=Zeke129;29957756]aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa[/QUOTE] I know man, just let it go, there's some people just too stupid to try and correct.

a thousand years later the first human beings who went to Gliese return to Earth. Their bodies, changed. [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v226/vijil/marineNoArmour.jpg[/IMG]

[QUOTE=PunchedInFac;29965487]a thousand years later the first human beings who went to Gliese return to Earth. Their bodies, changed. [spajs mareen][/quote] That black carapace looks incredibly silly. And no, we need to create the marines *first*, so we may obliterate any xeno species we may encounter, paving a glorious footpath for Humanity to follow as a whole.

Now only if we can find one of these: [IMG]http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20081119041523/masseffect/images/thumb/8/8d/Mass_Relays_Codex_Image.jpg/290px-Mass_Relays_Codex_Image.jpg[/IMG]

[quote]Gravity is twice what is on Earth, doubling the weight of anyone standing on the surface, and the atmosphere is dense with carbon dioxide.[/quote] Welp I guess no Americans allowed.

[QUOTE=World Eater;29965551]That black carapace looks incredibly silly. And no, we need to create the marines *first*, so we may obliterate any xeno species we may encounter, paving a glorious footpath for Humanity to follow as a whole.[/QUOTE] Orbital cannons, or maybe that "rods from god" weapon, its power will be doubled since it's a 2g environment. Wait that gets me thinking. Will powders be powdery in 2g conditions? Will things that are light on earth act differently on Gliese?

[QUOTE=ze spy;29955887]Considering a 5 miles per second speed, it would take about 82 years to get there.[/QUOTE] Its 20 light years and the average light year is 6 trillion miles. We would only go 13,063,680,000 in that time.

[QUOTE=PunchedInFac;29967931]Orbital cannons, or maybe that "rods from god" weapon, its power will be doubled since it's a 2g environment. Wait that gets me thinking. Will powders be powdery in 2g conditions? Will things that are light on earth act differently on Gliese?[/QUOTE] More than doubled, the acceleration would be about 18 metres per second per second I think so an orbital drop weapon would be like detonating a small nuclear warhead ro a pretty tasty convetional weapon. And no they wouldn't act differently, it's higher gravity not an entirely new set of laws.

This planet, while the surface wouldn't per particularly comfortable, would be great as a supply base, I imagine. While I am not able to come up with many good reasons to waste time making a stop at this planet, you could use its probably vast supply of metal and what have you for various purposes.

[QUOTE=PunchedInFac;29965487]a thousand years later the first human beings who went to Gliese return to Earth. Their bodies, changed. [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v226/vijil/marineNoArmour.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE] i think it's more likely we'll become the opposite and turn into weird little hairless beings as we get more reliant on technology.

[QUOTE=joe588;29982423]i think it's more likely we'll become the opposite and turn into weird little hairless beings as we get more reliant on technology.[/QUOTE] I agree, but there's always the possibility that genetic modifications will allow us to put an end to large-scale evolutionary changes, and sustain the human body in its current (or a physically superior) state.

[QUOTE=World Eater;29965551]That black carapace looks incredibly silly. And no, we need to create the marines *first*, so we may obliterate any xeno species we may encounter, paving a glorious footpath for Humanity to follow as a whole.[/QUOTE] Nah fuck that. We got AK's, we got all kinda suits like bomb suits, bulletproof vests, up to nuclear bombs. so what i'm saying is that a burst of bullets out of an assault rifle is more than enough to get any stupid ass xeno species down to their knees. and if that don't work; use more guns.

[QUOTE=Binladen34;29891093]It's 13 billion miles away. It can be done, within out lifetime even. Just as long as you have a fuck load of fuel.[/QUOTE] The fastest man-made object ever made went at 70.22 km/sec. Using that as a vehicle to this planet, you would need: [img]http://www3.wolframalpha.com/Calculate/MSP/MSP303619feigh2h0386hgg000019f2396e413g454g?MSPStoreType=image/gif&s=22&w=241&h=47[/img] = [b]85387 years[/b] to reach it. It's reachable, yes, assuming you live a little longer than average. Better quit smoking!

Wouldn't doing everything at 2 times gravity make everything harder for you, but at the same time train your muscles to handle that weight?

[QUOTE=Bokito;29986629]Wouldn't doing everything at 2 times gravity make everything harder for you, but at the same time train your muscles to handle that weight?[/QUOTE] Sustained 2g would most likely make it too tough for your heart to pump enough blood to the brain. Your brain would get deprived of oxygen and you'd get brain damage, pass out and/or die. Even if you got enough blood and oxygen to survive, you'd probably develop chronic pain in your neck and back.

Well that sucks, better start researching those human augmentations then.

You just need to replace all your bones with a titanium-aluminium alloy, replace your heart with some industrial strength miniature water pump, and I think you're good to go. It's all very simple, really.