Comments on: How Much Would A Death Star Really Cost?

By: MusicalImpulse

MusicalImpulse — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 17:07:29 +0000

Here’s a thought… if we really need so much material. Why don’t we just convert the moon? It has all the material we need to make it, and if we hollow out pieces of it, it might just work as a death star… It would be cheaper than launching all the materials into, space and we’re still years from being able to land on an asteroid.
Realistic Question: How great do you think the force of gravity on an asteroid? Comparatively to the moon, its near zero. Thus, it would be incredibly difficult to remain on an asteroid in order to mine it…

By: Matthew

Matthew — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:29:31 +0000

u guys seriously need to get laid

By: David

David — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:54:20 +0000

It’s a thought experiment for people who still enjoy using their imagination well into adulthood – mostly engineering and scientific types. Hardly morons. But it does require both thought and imagination, which may be why some are disparaging of such an effort.

By: Tyrant

Tyrant — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 23:48:20 +0000

But think about how much money you would save on safety rails!

By: Centives

Centives — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 04:26:18 +0000

Tongue in cheek? Good sir our estimate was a legitimate feasibility analysis for our plans of taking over the universe. While the results of that one study weren’t promising we’re examining alternate approaches to build our own planet destroyer.

In the meantime we’ve been considering more affordable options: http://www.centives.net/S/2012/the-cost-of-a-supervillain-lair/

-Centives

By: Roga

Roga — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 22:50:12 +0000

It would not solve their problems, it would enable them.

By: Art

Art — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 20:35:39 +0000

Some of us look farther ahead than most. Sorry if you got left behind.

By: Thomas Matula

Thomas Matula — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 07:20:23 +0000

Looks like work is progressing on the tractor beam so they will be able to grab the Millennium Falcon when it flies near it

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/rapidly-develop-and-deploy-nuclear-thermal-rocket-both-manned-un-manned-space-missions/90cmhnMf

‘Star Trek’ Prototype Tractor Beam Developed By Scientists

By Lee Speigel
Posted: 01/26/2013 9:15 am EST
Updated: 01/26/2013 12:13 pm EST

By: Paulie

Paulie — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 08:05:02 +0000

The ice-spacecraft idea is about the only interesting post here. It’s profoundly disturbing that people are even talking about this “death star” nonsense. We *aren’t even close* to building a 2001:ASpaceOdyssey-sized space station, and a “death star” would be a million times more massive. Hello morons.

By: ken anthony

ken anthony — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 17:53:11 +0000

Death Mimas you mean?