Moonstruck
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Sort of like how Niven's ringworld required stationkeeping thrusters to keep the star in the center. Without stabilizers a ringworld's orbit would fairly quickly shift until it brushed the star. Something Banks' Orbitals and Halo's Halos avoid by being smaller rings that orbit the star instead of being a ring around the star.
For the moon, apparently if you work out the math it's actually relatively quick - about as long as it's been since the game launched, hence my 'we have a month left' comment. For satellites, though, it probably does take longer.
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Dr. Todt's theme.
i make stuff...
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwTSGSfNAZw
Just me, or is the moon getting bigger and/or closer with each new update or zone? O.o
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Mua ha ha HA! My plans are working PERFECTLY!
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Villains are those who dedicate their lives to causing mayhem. Villians are people from the planet Villia!
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Ah. See, now that makes sense.
The 'Moon' is in fact a large paper disc with the moon-like image painted on, in low earth orbit. It has been there since the real thing was destroyed in an alien invasion in 1973. Its purpose is to allow all the heroes who have moon-related powers to keep fighting crime.
It is not really a secret and the transparency is fairly obvious, but no one mentions it out of consideration for the previously mentioned supers. |
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My sentiments, exactly!
@Zethustra
"Now at midnight all the agents and the superhuman crew come out
and round up everyone that knows more than they do"-Dylan
and round up everyone that knows more than they do"-Dylan
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It's because the SKY IS FALLING!
Just me, or is the moon getting bigger and/or closer with each new update or zone? O.o
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The Iron Sky, that is!
/wheeee, less than a month to go!
Statesmonkey Sez: Lighten up! It's a game, for Lincoln's sake!
Also: Six years of casual play begins to look an awful lot like one year of hardcore play.
Also, satellites and Primal Earth's moon have thrusters to make course corrections.
@MuonNeutrino
Student, Gamer, Altaholic, and future Astronomer.
This is what it means to be a tank!