November 1, 20205 yr (16) Phyche believed to be the remnant of a failed planet turned asteroid is worth a very very serious chunk of change; $1 US followed by 19 zeroes. $10,000,000,000,000,000,000 or 70,000 the value of our global economy according to some. I dunno about that last figure... And I sincerely don't believe that its' inhabitants are psychics... Here's the scientific paper: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/PSJ/abb67e or : https://globalnews.ca/news/7429663/metal-asteroid-16-psyche-quadrillion/ Edited November 1, 20205 yr by CYXR
November 1, 20205 yr Get Elon working on a mining operation, STAT! Mark Robinson Part-time Ferroequinologist Author of FLIGHT: A near-future short story (ebook available on amazon) I made the baby cry - A2A Simulations L-049 Constellation Sky Simulations MD-11 V2.2 Pilot. The best "lite" MD-11 money can buy (well, it's not freeware!)
November 2, 20205 yr Author NASA/JPL is going to claim it in 2022. We'll all be wealthy and never pay taxes again. https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/psyche/
November 2, 20205 yr Then we realize, too late, that it is actually a sentient lifeform made of precious metals and gamma rays. The last man on earth came to understand, money isn't everything. Edited November 2, 20205 yr by RichieFly reworded Richard Chafey i7-8700K @4.8GHz - 32Gb @3200 - ASUS ROG Maximus X Hero - EVGA RTX3090 - 3840x2160 Res - KBSim Gunfighter - Thrustmaster Warthog dual throttles - Crosswind V3 pedals MSFS 2020, DCS
November 2, 20205 yr i'm rich! A door to door salesperson sold me the deed to this asteroid! 5800X3D, RTX4070, 600 Watt, one or two 1440p 32" screens, 64 GB RAM, 4 TB PCle 3 NVMe, Warthog throttle, VKB NXT EVO stick, Honeycomb Alpha yoke, CH quad, 3 Logitech panels, 2 StreamDecks, Desktop Aviator Trim Panel. Crystal Light VR.
November 2, 20205 yr But if we bring all those metals to earth, I'm concerned that all that extra weight will cause earth to... capsize. My computer: ABS Gladiator Gaming PC featuring an Intel 10700F CPU, EVGA CLC-240 AIO cooler (dead fans replaced with Noctua fans), Asus Tuf Gaming B460M Plus motherboard, 16GB DDR4-3000 RAM, 1 TB NVMe SSD, EVGA RTX3070 FTW3 video card, dead EVGA 750 watt power supply replaced with Antec 900 watt PSU.
November 2, 20205 yr I am particularly heartened to see reference to the 2006 Astronomical Journal article by Amanda Hendrix and Faith Villas, i.e. "The Effect of Space Weathering at UV Wavelengths: S-Class Asteroids" as this, in my opinion, adds much credibility to the findings regarding the UV and FUV absorption features of Psyche. Intel 10700K @ 5.1Ghz, Asus Hero Maximus motherboard, Noctua NH-U12A cooler, Corsair Vengeance Pro 32GB 3200 MHz RAM, RTX 2060 Super GPU, Cooler Master HAF 932 Tower, Thermaltake 1000W Toughpower PSU, Windows 10 Professional 64-Bit, 100TB of disk storage. Klaatu barada nickto.
November 2, 20205 yr 4 hours ago, Fielder said: i'm rich! A door to door salesperson sold me the deed to this asteroid! Sorry dude, but I think you've been scammed -- the Nigerian prince that actually owns the deed sent me an email, and all I gotta do is give him all my bank account information and he's going to start depositing royalties that derive from his deed ownership into my account!! Geez, I can't wait!!! Kris Hague simmer since SubLogic days...
November 2, 20205 yr Does it have a cure for Covid-19? Noel The tires are worn. The shocks are shot. The steering is wobbly. But the engine still runs fine.
November 2, 20205 yr @birdguy I doubt it, Noel, but it should make sure everyone has enough iron in their diet.. Mark Robinson Part-time Ferroequinologist Author of FLIGHT: A near-future short story (ebook available on amazon) I made the baby cry - A2A Simulations L-049 Constellation Sky Simulations MD-11 V2.2 Pilot. The best "lite" MD-11 money can buy (well, it's not freeware!)
November 3, 20205 yr It's all fun and games until your commercial space tug's on the way back from there with a load of ore when the ship's computer gets a message telling you it's company policy that you have to investigate a distress beacon... Alan Bradbury Check out my youtube flight sim videos: Here
November 3, 20205 yr 6 hours ago, Chock said: It's all fun and games until your commercial space tug's on the way back from there with a load of ore when the ship's computer gets a message telling you it's company policy that you have to investigate a distress beacon... My computer: ABS Gladiator Gaming PC featuring an Intel 10700F CPU, EVGA CLC-240 AIO cooler (dead fans replaced with Noctua fans), Asus Tuf Gaming B460M Plus motherboard, 16GB DDR4-3000 RAM, 1 TB NVMe SSD, EVGA RTX3070 FTW3 video card, dead EVGA 750 watt power supply replaced with Antec 900 watt PSU.
November 4, 20205 yr 20 hours ago, Chock said: It's all fun and games until your commercial space tug's on the way back from there with a load of ore when the ship's computer gets a message telling you it's company policy that you have to investigate a distress beacon... Remember the Canterbury! 😁 Edited November 4, 20205 yr by ivng
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