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separate ok but together not?

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13 comments, last by Tha_HoodRat 14 years, 7 months ago
Quote:Original post by szecs
How about sphere ships?
If we ever be in space (arggh my English), sphere would be an optimal shape, it has the smallest surface at a given volume, and stress distribution is more optional too.
OMG I'm so f. clever


Yeah but then it would look like the Death Star. [grin]
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Quote:Original post by Programmer One
Quote:Original post by szecs
How about sphere ships?
If we ever be in space (arggh my English), sphere would be an optimal shape, it has the smallest surface at a given volume, and stress distribution is more optional too.
OMG I'm so f. clever


Yeah but then it would look like the Death Star. [grin]

And the borg have dibs on the sphere shape as well:
Quote:Original post by Programmer One
Quote:Original post by szecs
How about sphere ships?
If we ever be in space (arggh my English), sphere would be an optimal shape, it has the smallest surface at a given volume, and stress distribution is more optional too.
OMG I'm so f. clever


Yeah but then it would look like the Death Star. [grin]
I think you can claim prior art here, though, since Mother Nature beat them all to the punch and designed planets as spheres long before the Death Star :-)

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Quote:Original post by GiantPaul
separate ok but together not?

Am I the only one who thought this was a thread about relationship problems? :)
Quote:Original post by DevFred
Quote:Original post by GiantPaul
separate ok but together not?

Am I the only one who thought this was a thread about relationship problems? :)



I thought that as well. =) back on topic can you post a screenshot of the spaceship?
I was influenced by the Ghetto you ruined.

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