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IMPORTANT SCIENTFIC QUESTION FOR USAGI

MysstMysst King Monkeyof Hedonism IslandRegistered User regular
edited April 2010 in Social Entropy++
If we dropped a submarine from space would it survive reentry?

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  • UsagiUsagi Nah Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Well, if you strapped rockets to push it through the atmosphere and put some heatproofing on the front, maybe? As is, nah.

    But here, cool submarine stuff!

    An Unmatched Journey To Mysterious Ocean Depths

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  • FAQFAQ Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    what about an egg

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  • AirAir Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    it would probably break when it hits the ground

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  • Burden of ProofBurden of Proof You three boys picked a beautiful hill to die on. Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    scientific

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  • AbracadanielAbracadaniel Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    what about a grinder

    would it survive reentry?

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  • AbracadanielAbracadaniel Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    or a hero

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  • The Black HunterThe Black Hunter The key is a minimum of compromise, and a simple, unimpeachable reason to existRegistered User regular
    edited April 2010
    so if a person is in space, they need rockets to push back IN to the atmosphere?

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  • MysstMysst King Monkey of Hedonism IslandRegistered User regular
    edited April 2010
    so SeaQuest is some bogus shit, guys

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  • FAQFAQ Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    I like that dolphin character

    he was a riot

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  • AirAir Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    The Black Hunter wrote: »
    so if a person is in space, they need rockets to push back IN to the atmosphere?

    yea you would just get stuck on the outside
    like if it were a fishbowl
    just hanging out up there looking down at everyone
    hocking loogies

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  • AbracadanielAbracadaniel Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    new business venture: orbital drop snacks trucks

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  • AirAir Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    oh yea loogies can get through

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  • WeaverWeaver Breakfast Witch Hashus BrowniusRegistered User regular
    edited April 2010
    The Black Hunter wrote: »
    so if a person is in space, they need rockets to push back IN to the atmosphere?

    Once you're actually in "space" you either wait for your orbit to decay or use propulsion to come back low enough for the Earths gravity to take over.

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  • GatsbyGatsby Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    I bet Slim Pickens could survive that fall

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  • Skull ManSkull Man RIP KUSU Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    would anyone inside survive?

    probably not, I bet

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  • FAQFAQ Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    well now that that is sorted

    now to the more pressing matter of who would win in a fight out of these two fictional characters

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  • lostwordslostwords Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    I think it would depend on the sub captain. Like if it was captain nemo, you'd be set

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  • UsagiUsagi Nah Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Mysst wrote: »
    so SeaQuest is some bogus shit, guys

    but it's entertaining bogus shit

    love me some Roy Scheider

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  • bsjezzbsjezz Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    more importantly, if you put a spaceship under the sea would it withstand the pressure

    the answer is unanswerable

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  • Skull ManSkull Man RIP KUSU Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    ok but what about captain crunch

    can his crunch cereal survive terminal velocity

    because sometimes it seems to survive digestion

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  • AbracadanielAbracadaniel Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    What about Captain Lou Albano?

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  • WeaverWeaver Breakfast Witch Hashus BrowniusRegistered User regular
    edited April 2010
    bsjezz wrote: »
    more importantly, if you put a spaceship under the sea would it withstand the pressure

    the answer is unanswerable

    that's really easy

    no

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  • UsagiUsagi Nah Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    bsjezz wrote: »
    more importantly, if you put a spaceship under the sea would it withstand the pressure

    the answer is unanswerable

    Probably not, they may be made of out metal but it's so thin it would crumple pretty easily

    Also, not spherical

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  • SquallSquall hap cloud Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    captain crunch would do irreparable damage to the ozone layer

    scratchin it all up

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  • L|amaL|ama Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    The Black Hunter wrote: »
    so if a person is in space, they need rockets to push back IN to the atmosphere?

    well they dont need it, but it's hard to predict where it will land otherwise
    bsjezz wrote: »
    more importantly, if you put a spaceship under the sea would it withstand the pressure

    the answer is unanswerable

    no it would not

    pressure difference in space = a few atmosphere - 0

    pressure difference underwater = heaps of atmospheres - a few atmospheres

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  • HunterHunter Chemist with a heart of Au Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    I love movies where they have explosions in space or when deep sea subs gets hit with torpedoes.

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  • PlatyPlaty Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Smart Hero wrote: »
    or a hero
    Yes.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rV0oR3qDg5c

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  • Skull ManSkull Man RIP KUSU Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    wait why would a spaceship be made to survive deep-sea pressures

    I would assume they're made to survive like

    no pressure at all

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  • lostwordslostwords Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Squall wrote: »
    captain crunch would do irreparable damage to the ozone layer

    scratchin it all up

    The last time I ate captain crunch, there was a bit of blood in my poopoo. It was probably just a horrid coincidence, but I'd rather not chance it ever again. Captain crunch cut up my insides!

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  • AirAir Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    they should equip spaceships with steaks and when they land they can use the hull as a grill

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  • HunterHunter Chemist with a heart of Au Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    lostwords wrote: »
    Squall wrote: »
    captain crunch would do irreparable damage to the ozone layer

    scratchin it all up

    The last time I ate captain crunch, there was a bit of blood in my poopoo. It was probably just a horrid coincidence, but I'd rather not chance it ever again. Captain crunch cut up my insides!

    Or the crunch berries were actually GHB and Capt. Crunch raped you when you passed out in his stabbin' cabbin'.

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  • HunterHunter Chemist with a heart of Au Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Air wrote: »
    they should equip spaceships with steaks and when they land they can use the hull as a grill

    They're lucky enough to equip the spaceships with O-rings that aren't faulty and thermal protection that won't fall off and damage ceramic tiles.

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  • lostwordslostwords Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Oh my god, I was the victim of a realitykings porn shoot!

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  • CrackedLensCrackedLens Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    lostwords wrote: »
    Squall wrote: »
    captain crunch would do irreparable damage to the ozone layer

    scratchin it all up

    The last time I ate captain crunch, there was a bit of blood in my poopoo. It was probably just a horrid coincidence, but I'd rather not chance it ever again. Captain crunch cut up my insides!

    maybe it was just the rough butt sex the night before?

    did you ever think about that?


    EDIT: awww beated for the obivous gay sex joke

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  • bsjezzbsjezz Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Weaver wrote: »
    bsjezz wrote: »
    more importantly, if you put a spaceship under the sea would it withstand the pressure

    the answer is unanswerable

    that's really easy

    no

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  • bsjezzbsjezz Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Air wrote: »
    they should equip spaceships with steaks and when they land they can use the hull as a grill

    she looks like a steakhouse, but she handles like a bistro!

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  • JedocJedoc In the scuppers with the staggers and jagsRegistered User regular
    edited April 2010
    lostwords wrote: »
    Oh my god, I was the victim of a realitykings porn shoot!

    Being the victim of a porn shoot sounds a lot like rape.

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  • HunterHunter Chemist with a heart of Au Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    lostwords wrote: »
    Oh my god, I was the victim of a realitykings porn shoot!

    You and many college girls who are dumber than a box of hammers.

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  • ButlerButler 89 episodes or bust Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Would an iPhone in a blender survive re-entry?

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  • HunterHunter Chemist with a heart of Au Registered User regular
    edited April 2010
    Butler wrote: »
    Would an iPhone in a blender survive re-entry?

    I can put an iPhone in a blender and put that in my blast furnace and see if it can survive 1500°C?

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