Space Cadets - Page 5

Saaf_laandon_mo · 08-12-2005, 16:16

They are solving the problem of lack of weightlessness by telling the cadets that they will not be flying to outerspace, but "inner space", which still has gravity.
Anyway about the flight time from UK to Russian. not being funny but shouldnt most young adults (as these guys obviously are) know that UK to Russia is more than 3 hours away? Especially when they travelled on a propellor driven small plane? Maybe they took everyones watches of first tho.

Halcyon · 08-12-2005, 16:20

They could just cut out all power to the ship, plunge them into darkness, and make them think they've crash landed on some new planet.

handyman · 08-12-2005, 16:22

Did it say how long they where flying for? could have been several hours?

Saaf_laandon_mo · 08-12-2005, 16:24

Halcyon, what does your name (i.e the word Halcyon) mean. I saw it used in the paper today, and can't be arsed to look it up, but its been bugging me today

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Im sure they mentioned 3 hours handyman. This could seem like hours and hours if you didnt have a watch as you'd soon lose track of time. But removing watches from the passengers would just make people suspicious

**Chris** · 08-12-2005, 16:26

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Originally Posted by Saaf_laandon_mo

Halcyon, what does your name (i.e the word Halcyon) mean. I saw it used in the paper today, and can't be arsed to look it up, but its been bugging me today

Saaf_laandon_mo · 08-12-2005, 16:26

What? its another name for a chocolate bar?

**Chris** · 08-12-2005, 16:30

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Originally Posted by Saaf_laandon_mo

What? its another name for a chocolate bar?

Nope, it's a request for you to stick to the topic

I'm being a bit of a topic nazi today, we are getting a lot of digression in the various discussions. Off topic chat can cause a thread to die out prematurely, or can exclude newer members who don't feel they know the others well enough to join in.

handyman · 08-12-2005, 16:32

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Nope, it's a request for you to stick to the topic

Damn you I ordered a topic on the afternoon choccie run but had to put up with a double decker as the shop had none in.

Anyhoo back on topic, looking forward to tonights show :0

Halcyon · 08-12-2005, 16:34

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Originally Posted by Saaf_laandon_mo

Halcyon, what does your name (i.e the word Halcyon) mean. I saw it used in the paper today, and can't be arsed to look it up, but its been bugging me today

[off topic] It means: Calm and peaceful; tranquil. According to dictionary.com

But I chose it as its from two music tracks I like that go by that name.
Oribtal - Halcyon and Chicane - Halcyon.
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Maybe they could suggest things ever so slightly as the days go by, like having a hot air baloon fly by with the channel 4 logo on it or something.

Hom3r · 08-12-2005, 18:02

refering to earlier posts.

Temperatures in Russia do vary wildly, one place has +40 degress in the summer to -65 degrees in winter, so they could just tell them that the summer has finished and it the right temp for the time of the year (if you've never been there how are you going to know how hot/cold it's going to be.

Gravity (or lack of) is going to be hard to to get around, I know that space starts at around 68 miles up.

The launch is going to be hard to get around, the noise and G forces are hugh, (I spoke to somebody while on holiday in Florida and they can feel and hear the launch over 5 miles away, they described the launch like standing next to a hugh bass speaker on full.)

If had had applied for this I would have failed along the way,
A) I have a interest in Space.
B) I can not only name more than 4 Star Trek characters I can name all the main characters and the actors/actresses who played them.

Must prove that i'm not that gulible then.

Halcyon · 08-12-2005, 18:13

The thing is these people have never been in space and their minds are so rumbled with the thoughts that they are going there, that they won't care about much else for some time.
As they've never been to space, they havent a clue about how a real take off feels so they should be able to get around that without too many problems.

As for the weightlessness issue, they have been told some kind of nonsense about them reaching pre-orbit or sub orbit or something like that where gravity will not be a problem.

I am looking forward to tonights show.

aliferste · 08-12-2005, 19:27

They could have taken it a step further and had them "return to earth".....then have them met by people in monkey suits......Planet of the Apes....FOR REAL

ian@huth · 08-12-2005, 23:29

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Originally Posted by handyman

Did it say how long they where flying for? could have been several hours?

Just watched a bit of tonight's and it said the flight was four hours and the space cadets had their watches taken from them.

EDIT Just seen the start of the satellite show on E4 and that said it was a five hour flight.

Wicked_and_Crazy · 08-12-2005, 23:36

what a ridiculous programme. How on earth did they find so many numpties!!

Millay · 09-12-2005, 00:18

I think it is hilarious, I can only hope it is a wind up on our part.

come on anyone who knows anything would be sceptical about a british man being employed to run a russian base...