Manhole Eunuchsbane Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 Number one, us plebs would never know about it. They'd guard that secret like gold, I'm sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry of the Lawn Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 1 hour ago, Rhom said: Clearly we will need them to leave as they all become erratics and begin to seek atrocity to remember. S'right, I ain't no chump emmwama. I don't want my progeny ending up as some kind of lotion for meths. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A True Kaniggit Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Only after they prove themselves by conquering Greece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerenthaClone Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 There's no way that a group of people who were immortal would be sent off to live on another planet. We'd make 'em give us the secret first, no matter the Malthusian cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord of Oop North Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 The immortals can go live on the planet with the least amount of oxygen. That should solve all potential immortal issues with population growth, god-hood, economic domination, pointy ears, and return of robe fashion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeping Sore Posted August 24, 2016 Author Share Posted August 24, 2016 9 hours ago, Lord of Oop North said: ...return of robe fashion. Too late! #prorobe4eva Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quoth Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 19 hours ago, Corvinus said: No, immortals should not be sent to another planet. First of all, you mention nothing of space travelling technologies that would allow the immortals to safely travel and then colonize another planet. If such technologies have not evolved in parallel with the medical wonders of this future, then space travel alone can be a death sentence even to these immortals. <snip> Presumably you are referring to the amount of time required for interstellar travel with current technologies? Seems to me that armed with immortality, they'd be the only ones that would be able to survive the trip. Time's what they got plenty of... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvinus85 Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 8 minutes ago, Quoth said: Presumably you are referring to the amount of time required for interstellar travel with current technologies? Seems to me that armed with immortality, they'd be the only ones that would be able to survive the trip. Time's what they got plenty of... No, I'm referring to the dangers of space travel: radiation, micro-asteroids, equipment failures that can lead to disaster etc. And if none of this happens, even immortals can go insane cooked up for so long in a confined space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quoth Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Bah. Compared to coming up with Warp Drives or Hyperspace drives, if you prefer, surely what's needed are some minor work arounds? Duct Tape cures tons of ills. And living on earth remains pretty dangerous, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeping Sore Posted August 24, 2016 Author Share Posted August 24, 2016 So if the Proxima Centauri planet pans out (a big if) and we can get up to 0.1c you're talking 42 years to get there. At 0.5c it's only 8 1/2 years. That's not factoring in acceleration and deceleration - at a constant acceleration of 1G you'd reach 0.1c on the 36th day, 0.5c on the 178th day. So that increases the time somewhat but not considerably. But you'll need an anti-matter drive or something else we haven't conceived of yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mlle. Zabzie Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Bah - details. Prior to launch we can confine them to Topeka or somewhere similar while they figure out how to get there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvinus85 Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 1 hour ago, Weeping Sore said: So if the Proxima Centauri planet pans out (a big if) and we can get up to 0.1c you're talking 42 years to get there. At 0.5c it's only 8 1/2 years. That's not factoring in acceleration and deceleration - at a constant acceleration of 1G you'd reach 0.1c on the 36th day, 0.5c on the 178th day. So that increases the time somewhat but not considerably. But you'll need an anti-matter drive or something else we haven't conceived of yet. And by the time they get there we would have passed a new law stating it's ok for them to be on Earth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeping Sore Posted August 24, 2016 Author Share Posted August 24, 2016 Ok, I can definitely see some potential in a bunch of elf-eared immortals living in a giant convention center in Topeka waiting for their launch date. Thanks for the crowd-sourcing of the premise. Hugo award, here I come! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazydog7 Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Heinlein already wrote several instruction manuals about this. Immortals seem a decent sort the only real downside is you have to keep fucking members of your own family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mlle. Zabzie Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 1 hour ago, Weeping Sore said: Ok, I can definitely see some potential in a bunch of elf-eared immortals living in a giant convention center in Topeka waiting for their launch date. Thanks for the crowd-sourcing of the premise. Hugo award, here I come! I want an acknowledgment. And assurance that they will be depicted wearing robes. Preferably velvet. Tiaras a plus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeping Sore Posted August 24, 2016 Author Share Posted August 24, 2016 2 minutes ago, Mlle. Zabzie said: I want an acknowledgment. And assurance that they will be depicted wearing robes. Preferably velvet. Tiaras a plus. Done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mlle. Zabzie Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 1 minute ago, Weeping Sore said: Done. Gorgeous. I must invest in my 401I[mmortal] plan now so I can have the funds to be so crowned. Topeka will suck, but in the grand scheme of infinite life, I'm sure I will get over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvinus85 Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Perfect timing to have found this article on the dangers of space travel. http://arstechnica.com/science/2016/08/could-breakthrough-starshots-ships-survive-the-trip/ We really need that Trek deflector dish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lily Valley Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 I say deport all of them but the spakly one. That's my 200 year old girlfriend who looks 16, is bored by other awesome sparkly immortals and fell madly in love with my saggy middle aged mortal ass. She's super rich and doesn't have to live in Topeka because she has magic powers. Also, she doesn't want elf ears thankyouverymuch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch-MaesterPhilip Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 I was expecting a Highlander 2 discussion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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