So far, all I know is that the alien eye is going in the 29, and the monti digi and the red acro is going in the 20L.

So, where should I put the Hydnophora and the Poci?

Will my young, but apparently LPS friendly, 29g be ready for either of those?

for the Hydno yes
Poci no.

you know....some of those spy satellites do need replacements. you need to use those high tech one's that film college girl dorms!

just a random thought
still don't know why they decommisined the SR-71 blackbird. so what that it leaked fuel until the silly bird got up to temp. still the fastest and flies the highest THAT WE KNOW OF. easily still my favorite plane and it's 1954 technology too. hell the stealth bomber is 1976 technology if i remember correctly. so i'm wondering what else they got what we dont know about.

Tis what I was thinking too. Anyone else with thoughts on the Hydno? I know a few more of the Barrel 'O Monkeys fans are hydno keepers.



Hahah gotta love spy sats!

I think the big concern was that the Soviets knew we had the blackbird. By decommissioning it, I think the hope was that the USSR would be lulled into thinking they could operate in the open again.

I wouldn't be surprised if they aren't working on some of the new nano-tech materials that have shown promise in replicating the background.... true stealth!

I'm sure the US has all kinds of cool technology that is still insanely highly classified.

they got that 1 alien on lvl -27 at area 51.
i reckon they have other tech. that we still dont know about...

Yeah i loved the SR-71 too.
strange why they would decomm them.

ALIENZ!

If you only knew bro. I've got clearance and know others that have higher. Way skery stuff. You know that show Future Weapons? I can say that the tech that it displays in at a min of 7 years old. So let your mind wonder.

I'm not surprised. I know the DOD likes to let out some of the older stuff, and usually it has very little relation to the direction the DOD is currently moving. Sort of like the old bait and switch.

Hm.... I've got a feeling that space planes are in the works.

DOOD
i had to watch tat movie for Frosh Theology!
it was hella scary!
but then again i dont like scary stuffs

My best bro works for NASA down in TX. We have had many interesting conversations over drinks on how the military and NASA work together on projects. This I can say. Only about 10% of all the techy stuff from the Apolo missions ever got utilized. Needless to say they are revisiting those missions and are focusing on those for future defense gizmos.

Space planes. Old tech dude. Member the Concord project? Most dont know but those planes were able to bounce in and out of the orbital pull. Got your mind ichin yet?

I feel sorry for you.



I like the horror/scifi flicks. Like Dawn of the Dead, 28 days later, and Event Horizon.

PS space planes would be AWESOME
they're probably launching them from Deigo Garcia. (isolated US air force installation)
Trivia Time!
this AFB was in Transformers 2 and was where the Auto-Bots were based!

Linky;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Garcia

dangit it nate you beat me to the last post. Now I gotta post just to get on this page.
MJ how do you leave out 7's?

Hopefully it's something more than Tang and Velcro.




AH yeah.... good stuff! I'm thinking of something along the lines of the ion drives that NASA is currently using for its outer solar system work. From what I recall, however, the Concord was more of a high speed/escape velocity craft, but never built to leave the atmosphere. By space planes, I'm thinking of a combination F-22 and space shuttle. A plane like that could go from the U.S. to just about anywhere in the world without much concern for overflight rights or refueling.

Cool stuff!



That's pretty cool! Transformers was a pretty cool movie. They actually didn't butcher it too bad, compared to the old cartoons.



Don't you just hate it when that happens? Yeah, 7's rock.

Poor Opy.... we've added another page or two to his reading project!

Hope you've enjoyed so far.

sorry bout that :/

PS TCK;
good minds think alike.

Your right about the C cord. Its there dont worry about that. They are currently doing some really cool stuff with new nonmetalic magnetic propultion. A bit over my head, but really cool. Kinda like the older rail guns, only pushing crafts from here to there. blah blah.

Dude you know you would be so lost w/o Tang and Velcro.

Poor opy, better read faster.

KITTENZ!

okay im back to slacking at one of my 18 jobs.....
see just what i mean, the blackbird would fly to extreme hieghts that the pilots had to wear astronaught suits. just on the cusp of leaving orbit. it flew higher than patrons at a greatful dead or dorrs concert.


hey Nate! here comes Dhaut. and he wears a size 13.


this way Oscar! this way! dont geet lost bud!

Ok so I stop in and there are 2 more pages from just the past two hours? You guys got issues... I will fit right in lmao.



I remember when my first digital camera looked this good!

Oh, and I am a hydno keeper... although I dont know a dang thing about them . (it was a freebie )



Ima tryin, Ima tryin. Lets see, hydno, gates, russia, blackbird, sci-fi. I think I got it.

Welcome to the dark side.

Thanks! I am now heading to watch tv so I will read the next 3-5 pages in the AM.

Oh Jebus...
Ps im pretty sure its astronaut
+1 im convinced the Sr-71's (wuts up with the weird name? it was the first in its class... and its 71's... seems phishy to me.. also... SR? what happened to the U for recon planes?

lastly WELCOME OPY!

Something along the lines of the latest space elevator competition? I really like this idea of using laser to wirelessly transmit energy into kinetic energy. It's a bit like bringing back Tesla!

Oh the joys of Tang and Velco....



Welcome to the party!



LOL! And those deadheads were VERY high!



Yeah, this is the place for you then.

All aboard! Next stop, Lunnybin!



Sadly, that picture is from my few month old laptop, which is much newer than my digital camera. I suppose I should appreciate the good ole P&S Kodak camera!

Hydno's seem really cool, so I'm looking forward to watching it grow!



Yup, that about sums it up!



Mwahahahaahahahahahahahahahaha



This reading assignment is so much cooler than anything you'd get in school, eh?



Ok, let me see if I can recall my history. The SR-71 was actually the next bomber after the B-70. However, the 71 was designed for recon and bombing. Then, in a naming war, it was re-designated from recon strike aircraft to a Strategic Recon (SR) aircraft. This ends my history lesson for the day.



Indeed! It's always nice to have another member of the Bonanza!

Nasa spent millions of dollars developing a pen that could write in space... Do you know what the Russians did? Used a pencil...

Whoa... thing is i wasnt alive when they actually made it...

thats a very interesting tidbit of info though!

TEH BONAZAS GITIN BIGGER!! WHERE AR WE GONNA PUT IT ALL?!?!?!

i love it.



stupid Nasa
I still <3 them thoo
Ares 1X was AWESOME.

That is soooo old school technology. We just can't have space equipment relying on pencils!

However.....

Could you imagine sharpening a pencil in space? You'd have shavings and graphite dust flying everywhere!


If I remember correctly though, it was a private guy who spent that much, and then turned around and sold them to both sides for under $10 per pen. I think I heard about this in one of my undergrad econ classes, because the guy went on to make a killing in the commercial market.

God bless American insanity/ingenuity.



That's what she said.



Yup, she said that too.


Sorry, I just couldn't help myself!





Yeah, I'm a pretty big fan. Despite their frequent screwups, they do a lot of very good research. I think that if you left the engineering and construction to private firms and left the government funding for research, it would be amazing the things we could do.

Imagine....

If space flight had been privatized a decade ago, we might have folks working right now to begin mining asteroids. How cool would that be? Even the environmentalists would have a hard time complaining about mining in the void of space.

God...

OH GOD... you so affable MJ!

i totally agree with you!

and dude...whatsup with non reusable spacecraft their developing again!?!?! so strange that they didnt make the Ares and Orion more like the space shuttle... i mean... im pretty sure it would have been way more cost effective AND the astronauts would have had more space to work with... Stupid NASA engineers.

you know there was a group of engineers at NASA that revolted against the Ares design? theres an article on in in a Pop Sci or Pop Mech issue...

Yeah, the Ares design is rather controversial. However, I think that the goal was to have fewer, but more significant flights, so the reusable factor isn't as important. The X- challenges are going to be the most likely place for the reusable craft, since that's what has a marketable value! With Ares, I think that we'll see more of an Apollo program, where we'll have a handful of missions, and then on to the next, bigger and better thing. I actually envision the next generation of NASA spacecraft being built in space. Combine the ISS with the X- reusable craft and the recent development of space elevator technology (or at least a start), and you could end up with a pretty wicked spacecraft!

Well, my brain is officially toast. Night ya'll! Don't let the bed monkeys bite! (too hard )

I tried MJ and I can't do it. As much as I would like to know the cure for cancer I can't read your whole thread. It is to much for my tiny brain. Do you have a cliff notes version?

ok last post for the night.
yeah... i think more less significant missions would have been better. my mentality is that the more flight the less impact a mission gone wrong is... (apollo-13 had a lot of impact on the problem) this would give them more time to explore too... just my 2 cents

Nighty nite!

What's all this manly talk..I'm with NRF
Let's talk about rainbows and Unicorns


I had that space pen....it ran outta ink and I couldn't find a refill to fit

no cliff notes.......but if you suck down a 5th of your favorite alcohol and watch random you tube videos, you'll get the idea.

Yea I tried that one day and somehow ended up watching two girls one cup. NEVER mix alcohol and youtube you will regret it!

Hahah rainbows and unicorns, eh? I think that law school has killed that part of my brain that processes those things.

You'd think that a space pen, being such new age technology, would have some kind of never ending ink, right? I've got a favorite type of pen (since a pen is such an important part of my work ), and despite the fact that it looks rather expensive, it's actually $5 for a 3 pack.






Yeah, I try to avoid youtube. Just pour down a 5th and go visit a single Area 51 conspiracy site, and you'll get the idea.

Oh, and there are corals and a fish in a box of water. Thought that might be a semi-important fact to add to the summary.

Holy corals!!!!



They are acclimating now, but once they are in, and I've given them lights-out time, I'll have photos!

happy Veteran's Day everyone!

Happy Veteran's Day!



Tic toc tic toc

I just got home from dinner, so the lights just came up. Once things have a chance to get used to the lights, photos will come! The poci, monti and acro are already showing some PE.

ok I am to page 25. You have until page 35 to post pics .

oh oh hey! read my thread next!

OMG I almost didn't make it through page 27. I almost went stark raving mad !

Ok enough for the night, I will continue tomorrow. Night all.


lol thats a thread for next week.

I have pictures to prove it!



I think you and I are using a different setting for posts per page, because according to mine, we're already on page 40. Here come the pictures!



This thread may cause dangerous side effects including the mind being blown and perceptions of reality altered.



Ok, pictures!!!!













Unfortunately, my camera was dying as I was taking the pictures, so it was a game of hurry up and shoot. Better pictures will come tomorrow night.

woohoooo!!!!!!!!

inorite?

So .... two of the frags (the zoa and the middle coral in the last shot) were extras tossed in. I'm not sure what kind of zoa it is, which isn't a problem because we can come up with a name. As for the middle one in the last, I'm fairly sure that's a monti, and I'm guessing an encrusting monti of some kind?

THOSE FRAGS LOOK AWESOME!
now to let them grow.
and grow
and grow
and grow
and grow
and grow
and grow
and grow
and grow
and grow
and grow
and grow
and grow
and grow
and grow
and grow
and grow
and grow
and grow
and grow
and grow
And Grow sumoar!

hows the situation in Germany?
any reports from Lt Bud?

That's the mission plan! The red acro is close to the size of my green slimer, so it will be fun to see how it grows in comparison. The copper poci is pretty good sized, so it will probably be growing fraggable pieces before ya know it!



I believe that Lt. Bud has taken it upon himself to engage in diplomacy between the two sides. He still frequents West Berlin and patrols the Wall; however, he seems to enjoy going on excursions into the East. He's a rather active soldier though, and he's fun to watch!

It will be interesting to see what happens when the Chalk Bass Captains arrive.

Beautiful! Love the look of that copper poci, so cool.

And the monti looks hot, whatever the name of it is!