 alienmaster
Male, 13-17, Midwest US
 21 Posts
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Monday, November 30, 2009 10:22:05 AM
pretty cool ;] |
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 SheaSF
Male, 40-49, Western US
90 Posts
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Monday, November 30, 2009 9:56:22 AM
Cool concept. I wish we had rings. But weird music choice. There are so many inspiring works of music that wouldn't limit the experience to something religious. |
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 areumad
Male, 30-39, Southern US
6 Posts
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Monday, November 30, 2009 9:53:09 AM
nerds |
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 almightybob1
Male, 18-29, Europe
4278 Posts
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Monday, November 30, 2009 9:36:07 AM
Beautiful. |
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 Cajun247
Male, 18-29, Southern US
9438 Posts
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Monday, November 30, 2009 9:34:15 AM
It would also mean:
>We could not have satellites in Geosynchronous or Geostattionary orbit, which is vital for GPS and certain communications to work.
>Most of our vehicles would have to be launched far away from the equator.
>A space elevator would be EXTREMELY impractical.
>Mankind would have to be more careful about the junk it puts in space |
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 jkuroneko
Female, 18-29, Midwest US
74 Posts
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Monday, November 30, 2009 9:18:03 AM
Aww, I wish Earth had rings... |
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 Angilion
Male, 40-49, Europe
9554 Posts
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Monday, November 30, 2009 9:16:24 AM
that settles it... lets blow up the moon and make this happen
lets trash the moon, and get us some rings! but make them like a crystal that would break up the light and make it look like a trippy rainbow.
That would be a very bad idea. Having the moon in one piece plays an important role in life on Earth. Breaking it up would have some bad effects. It would be easier to grab some asteroids and tow them in, anyway. |
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 nonamewillfi
Male, 13-17, Eastern US
1407 Posts
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Monday, November 30, 2009 9:15:33 AM
kier, so would i. but do you sit up at night and stare at the moon? |
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 _kiersten_
Female, 18-29, Western US
1677 Posts
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Monday, November 30, 2009 8:59:52 AM
That would be so cool o.o Id love to sit up at night and look at them :3 |
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 Rick_S
Male, 40-49, Eastern US
2860 Posts
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Monday, November 30, 2009 8:49:42 AM
"'I think the moon's gravity would make a complete mess of them though.'
Not necessarily. Saturn has dozens of moons and the rings look just fine."Our moon is exceptionally big in terms of moon size compared to planet size. Given the amount of gravity our planet "makes" compared to the amount of gravity our moon "makes", it might not be possible for us to have rings. Then again, it might. |
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 lockedup
Female, 18-29, Midwest US
298 Posts
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Monday, November 30, 2009 8:44:13 AM
Wouldn't the rings eventually fall towards Earth and cause havoc? I seem to remember reading that Saturn's rings do that and that they'll eventually disappear |
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 FIRST_poster
Male, 18-29, Europe
1066 Posts
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Monday, November 30, 2009 8:42:54 AM
how about we only live on nuclear power and make a ring out of nuclear waste?
maybe it will glow in the night? |
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 MetalicDemon
Male, 18-29, Europe
1712 Posts
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Monday, November 30, 2009 8:40:30 AM
thats so cool |
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 Hansbo
Male, 18-29, Europe
903 Posts
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Monday, November 30, 2009 8:39:28 AM
Actually, since the position of the rings on the sky of any given position on earth is constant, this would have been so useful for navigation in the old days. |
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 bobhub600
Male, 13-17, Europe
971 Posts
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Monday, November 30, 2009 8:30:05 AM
How about , instead of blowing up the moon we make a ring out of satellites and stuff , it would be like a giant ring of information! |
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 Isseepy
Female, 18-29, Eastern US
160 Posts
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Monday, November 30, 2009 8:16:51 AM
"I think the moon's gravity would make a complete mess of them though."
Not necessarily. Saturn has dozens of moons and the rings look just fine. |
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 cleminem9919
Male, 13-17, Eastern US
381 Posts
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Monday, November 30, 2009 8:16:45 AM
lets trash the moon, and get us some rings! but make them like a crystal that would break up the light and make it look like a trippy rainbow. |
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 Tonyjet
Male, 18-29, Western US
3430 Posts
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Monday, November 30, 2009 8:02:49 AM
that settles it... lets blow up the moon and make this happen |
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 LazyMe484
Male, 18-29, Canada
10503 Posts
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Monday, November 30, 2009 7:59:58 AM
Okay, that is awesome... How do we make it happen?
lol. We don't. I doubt this will ever happen, ie; the sun will engulf the earth before 'tidal effects' break up the moon. Anyway, it would make satellites of any kind impossible. |
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 cobrakiller
Male, 18-29, Midwest US
6848 Posts
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Monday, November 30, 2009 7:56:53 AM
"ave maria" is always a good decision, i really wish we had rings now. imagine all the ancient stories we missed out on concerning them if they had existed. |
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Qwertyuiop95
Male, 18-29, Western US
206 Posts
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Monday, November 30, 2009 7:44:59 AM
Eh, rings are for those fancy show-off planets in the outer solar system. |
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 TopperHey
Male, 18-29, Europe
1945 Posts
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Monday, November 30, 2009 7:40:59 AM
Aestheticly nice. I think the moon's gravity would make a complete mess of them though. |
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 Pilanus
Male, 18-29, Eastern US
674 Posts
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Monday, November 30, 2009 7:38:08 AM
Okay, that is awesome... How do we make it happen? |
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 Dakkar
Male, 18-29, Eastern US
1263 Posts
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Monday, November 30, 2009 7:34:21 AM
The Earth will eventually have a ring system when the Moon is tidally disrupted. Can't remember the time frame, but the Moon will stop moving away from Earth at some point and start to slowly creep closer. Then Earth's pull will tear it apart once inside the Roche lobe and we should have a thin ring. |
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 ggolbez
Male, 18-29, Eastern US
1814 Posts
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Monday, November 30, 2009 7:26:18 AM
There would also be a large portion on the southern hemisphere that would be in shadow the majority of the time. This in turn would affect the climate drastically.But I digress, all the cool planets have rings. We should install some. |
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