tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877374116350801219.post2924136556894190977..comments2023-08-05T10:12:48.060-04:00Comments on Up Around the Corner: Building Little Bits and Pieces--a Thunder Well, for ExampleTerry W. Ervin IIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13561009802388207515noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877374116350801219.post-28217227506918166132014-05-07T16:27:51.642-04:002014-05-07T16:27:51.642-04:00No, never read Footfall. I would imagine anything ...No, never read Footfall. I would imagine anything floating around in space would be noted by an alien species on their craft, unless it resembled junk and not radiating any energy until activated.Terry W. Ervin IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13561009802388207515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877374116350801219.post-68738341054972842712014-05-07T15:19:29.771-04:002014-05-07T15:19:29.771-04:00Hah, that is a really cool concept. 40+ mile per s...Hah, that is a really cool concept. 40+ mile per second? Would love to see the equations on that...<br /><br />Have you ever read Footfall? Also has the basic problem of "how do we get at an orbiting enemy." Certainly can't use nukes. Any launch vehicle capable of escape velocity is easy to take out long before it threatens you. Maybe repurposed space-based nukes? Other leftover secret space weapons from the cold war? Tristanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01912214833079834835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877374116350801219.post-70642974186724126432014-05-07T00:32:54.951-04:002014-05-07T00:32:54.951-04:00Definitely. :)Definitely. :)Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01445455787485222068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877374116350801219.post-33934809367653211642014-05-06T20:28:27.186-04:002014-05-06T20:28:27.186-04:00Might be handy in one of your SF novels, Angie.Might be handy in one of your SF novels, Angie.Terry W. Ervin IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13561009802388207515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877374116350801219.post-84801963555973880632014-05-06T16:03:59.890-04:002014-05-06T16:03:59.890-04:00That sounds cool. :)That sounds cool. :)Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01445455787485222068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877374116350801219.post-90812877738539560902014-05-05T17:02:21.721-04:002014-05-05T17:02:21.721-04:00Interesting, maybe fun, but it does help create go...Interesting, maybe fun, but it does help create good stories, Misha.Terry W. Ervin IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13561009802388207515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877374116350801219.post-50429348621529040742014-05-05T14:09:22.959-04:002014-05-05T14:09:22.959-04:00I also add bits and pieces to stories drifting in ...I also add bits and pieces to stories drifting in the back of my mind. It's one of the fun bits of creating a story, I believe. :-DMisha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.com