Topic of the Week: Best Spots on Earth(or off of Earth)!

Jishdefish · Post by **Jishdefish** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 7:58 pm

If I could live anywhere, I would live near one of the poles, or possibly in orbit in a space hotel. Canada would suffice, though I don't speak french.

Other than that, I would probably choose somewhere high, to see as much of the world as possible, which would explain the space station thing.

Where would you want to live?

Ssskhenthrii · Post by **Ssskhenthrii** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 5:04 am

In a cave, perhaps. I love caves. One of the longest caves in the world is close to where I live. And, by â€˜closeâ€™, I mean a few hours away. It would be nice to live in that, except for the touristsâ€¦

Or perhaps somewhere cold. But mainly, I'd rather travel... Whether on foot or in a car.

Corva · Post by **Corva** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 9:16 am

Either in the water or space. Probably space. Or Ceres which is officaly classed as a dwarf planet.

Jishdefish · Post by **Jishdefish** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 9:22 am

On second thought traveling is good, though, I wouldn't want to stay in a cave.... I'm not all that comfortable in the dark, especially darkness that could blind me...

Dragon_Nils · Post by **Dragon_Nils** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 12:11 pm

Antarctica, because it's cold and has few people, and by few people I mean the scientists.

Glenn · Post by **Glenn** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 5:57 pm

The country with the highest HDI (Human Development Index) in the world. And that is were i live right now

Norway!

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+ Silver - Orbs + · Post by **+ Silver - Orbs +** » Sat Nov 25, 2006 1:49 am

Cairo, Egypt.

I'd love to see the temples of Father Set

Plus I'd have heiroglyphs galore to translate

Akira · Post by **Akira** » Sat Nov 25, 2006 5:37 am

i like the idea of travelling since i wouldnt have to choose between all the cool places i like i would just travel around them. If i had to choose one place though it would probably be between rome, somewere like egypt and a place close to any sort of forest

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Jishdefish · Post by **Jishdefish** » Sat Nov 25, 2006 10:53 am

Well, since we're talking monuments, The Great Wall is cool, the only one you can see from space. *plays with magnifying glass* 'Wonder if you can see it from the moon? *Looks though telescope at moon, still searching for that pole with the flag on it that is 'supposedly' there.* I guess I fill the spot of Conspiricy theorist without Firu here.

Akira · Post by **Akira** » Sat Nov 25, 2006 11:38 am

oh i just remembered i have always wanted to go to japan i really wanna go there

Glenn · Post by **Glenn** » Sat Nov 25, 2006 2:18 pm

Jishdefish wrote:Well, since we're talking monuments, The Great Wall is cool, the only one you can see from space.

You can NOT see the Great Wall from space.

If we take "space" to mean a low Earth orbit such as the one travelled by the Space Shuttle (roughly 160 to 350 miles above Earth), the Great Wall claim fails twice. First of all, it's not the only object visible from that distance: NASA's Earth from Space photographic archive (particularly the Human Interactions section) shows that pictures taken from low orbit reveal human-built structures such as highways, airports, bridges, dams, and components of the Kennedy Space Center. Secondly, even though other objects are visible at this distance, according to Shuttle astronaut Jay Apt, the Great Wall is barely discernable, if not invisible:

We look for the Great Wall of China. Although we can see things as small as airport runways, the Great Wall seems to be made largely of materials that have the same color as the surrounding soil. Despite persistent stories that it can be seen from the moon, the Great Wall is almost invisible from only 180 miles up!

Jishdefish · Post by **Jishdefish** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 2:53 pm

Ahh, lets get tecnical shall we? Maybe it's not the ONLY visable object from space, but visable with what? This wasn't specified, so we immidiatly think it's the average human eye, but like I said, it WASN'T specified. Anyways, I still think the Great Wall is cool, anybody ever been there?

Glenn · Post by **Glenn** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 3:31 pm

Well, almost everything is visible from space then. You can easely see things as small as cars or humans from satelite pictures.

But back to the topic,. The Great Wall is pretty cool. I havn't been there myself, but one of my friends have. It would probably be fun to go there sometime.

Makadona · Post by **Makadona** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 6:37 pm

I would stay where I am, CANADA! Canada may have cold winters and short summers, but our summers are nice, and range for 4 to 5 months. And for many stero types:

-We do not live in igloo's
-We have two national laguages (English and French) but are open to any other cultures
-We are not all pot smokers (Thats only B.C. jk!)

yoshiman · Post by **yoshiman** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 10:18 am

I would love to live anywhere where dragon activity is stong and human acitivity is lower than where i live.

ElohimGod · Post by **ElohimGod** » Sat Dec 02, 2006 10:22 pm

If I had the money I'd build an addition to the International Space Station. Like a hotel with luxuries (and an extra suite for people to visit). Also, a little space plane to take rides would be fun. Since they're planning to make a permanent moon colony and then a manned mission to Mars right after that..the ISS would be the hotspot to see stuff happening. And with a fantastic view of our Earth.

My room service would float in and the hot housekeeping ladies would have to learn to make the bed in zero G =) Actually, if I remember correctly they sleep vertically in the ISS and strapped in. I'll have to change that..maybe an oxygenated pool (like humans breathe while in a womb) might be comfortable and rejuvenating. I don't know sleeping vertically just sounds not so fun.

Beljrflurst · Post by **Beljrflurst** » Sat Dec 02, 2006 10:28 pm

If you don't mind,
I'll geek out and say in the future I'll have a stroke of luck and live eather in a TARDIS or aat least on the Dr. Who set

Not because it has any fancy stuff, just because I'm a nerd!

manofthewolf · Post by **manofthewolf** » Sat Dec 02, 2006 11:20 pm

Hmmmm, I would live in iceland which is actually largely forested unlike the name suggests (sneaky devils those vikings). I would live in a hut with my mate and a our kids and would work hard everyday to put food on the table( oh my my i do love the joy of HARD manual labor) and I would be happy there and kill any man woman or child who intruded on my land.

Glenn · Post by **Glenn** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 5:12 am

manofthewolf wrote:Hmmmm, I would live in iceland which is actually largely forested unlike the name suggests (sneaky devils those vikings).

And Greenland is full of ice. Maybe someone mixed up the names?

manofthewolf · Post by **manofthewolf** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 10:57 am

Glenn wrote:And Greenland is full of ice. Maybe someone mixed up the names?

no actually the vikings did that so everyone would sail past Iceland and on to greenland.

Corva · Post by **Corva** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 11:03 am

I would build a space craft an live in that. It would have room to build stations in it and would be armed with huge lasers that could melt the ice caps from space.

+ Silver - Orbs + · Post by **+ Silver - Orbs +** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 12:50 pm

.... Ok

Maybe Paris or Italy - somewhere with huge libraries

Corva · Post by **Corva** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 11:54 am

Ah.... ...books. The overwhelming power of all those words warping reality.... ..that would be perfect.

dragonfly · Post by **dragonfly** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 12:15 pm

DS9 sounds good...not to be a trekkie or anything.

On Earth? hmmm...how about rural England.

yoshiman · Post by **yoshiman** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 10:32 am

kwl or maybe in a blackhole