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muffinmonkey
Joined: Fri Jan 05, 2007 5:51 pm
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Nfsjunkie91 wrote:
Gold's molecular structure is not stable. When they attempted to put gold in a replicator, it turned into a highly volatile, radioactive lump of cheese.
Also, in space, dropships would use their top (smaller) thrusters to rotate themselves around, and use their main thrusters to actually move.
But gold is highly stable
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FantastikO
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Not if it has one or more neutrons than it should... so there is much naturally occuring radioactive gold.
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muffinmonkey
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Mucho Kudos to you Fant
Maybe they used up all the stable gold
then they went back and got the radioactive stuff
Why hasn't it reacted to the soil then?
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| Sat May 19, 2007 9:37 am |
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FantastikO
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Radiation affects soil?
I thought it was only a threat to living things.
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Elpolodiablo
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Silly boy you no pay attention in science.
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Exalion
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the answer to all the questions is:
coz its a game, you dumb****
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FantastikO
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Elpolodiablo wrote: Silly boy you no pay attention in science. Of course I do, but we have Lazendich! He couldn't spell 'precipitation' no matter how many times he tried and he didn't know which graph was which.... YOU GOT TO WRITE ABOUT SAMMY SPERM.... which is better than Lazo.
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Kirby teh Pink
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Yeah! i learn more about "gettin' onnn" in science than i did in PD. 
anyway, were going off topic. Lets talk about how spongey the soil is.
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muffinmonkey
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I meant if it was radioactive, it would also be reactive
And if was reactive it would react with the D.I.R.T.
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Slanzinger
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No, if it's radioactive, that doesn't necessarily mean it reacts chemically.
If it's radioactive, that means it emits alpha particles (He nuclei), beta particles (high-speed electrons) and gamma rays (a form of electromagnetic radiation). All of these have the potential to ionise particles with which they collide, which is why they are able to cause cancer (by causing minor changes to DNA within cells)
So, if the gold on this planet really was radioactive, it would be likely that the clones mining for it would get cancer, unless protected by thick lead shielding (and let's face it, even less shops would want to accept radioactive money than those that accept Amex over here in the UK). That, or the gold would slowly degenerate into lighter, more stable elements due to the emission of aforementioned particles.
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muffinmonkey
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  Slanzinger wrote: No, if it's radioactive, that doesn't necessarily mean it reacts chemically.
If it's radioactive, that means it emits alpha particles (He nuclei), beta particles (high-speed electrons) and gamma rays (a form of electromagnetic radiation). All of these have the potential to ionise particles with which they collide, which is why they are able to cause cancer (by causing minor changes to DNA within cells)
So, if the gold on this planet really was radioactive, it would be likely that the clones mining for it would get cancer, unless protected by thick lead shielding (and let's face it, even less shops would want to accept radioactive money than those that accept Amex over here in the UK). That, or the gold would slowly degenerate into lighter, more stable elements due to the emission of aforementioned particles. But clones might not even have DNA
If it is an Alpha emmiter, it must be reactive as it is in a constant electron debt
If it is a Beta or Gamma emmiter, it would not effect a replicator (probably)
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Slanzinger
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A clone does have DNA, the very definition of a clone is an organism with identical DNA to another.
"Electron debt"?
And what do you mean by "affecting a replicator"? If by that you mean it won't affect someone holding said gold, that's a mistake. Alpha is pretty much harmless outside the body, as it is not strong enough to penetrate the skin. Beta can penetrate skin and is probably the most dangerous in close proximity (barring ingestion, where Alpha is the worst)
And gamma is likely to pass straight through you, but there is always a chance...
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| Sat May 19, 2007 10:52 pm |
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muffinmonkey
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Slanzinger wrote: A clone does have DNA, the very definition of a clone is an organism with identical DNA to another.
"Electron debt"?
And what do you mean by "affecting a replicator"? If by that you mean it won't affect someone holding said gold, that's a mistake. Alpha is pretty much harmless outside the body, as it is not strong enough to penetrate the skin. Beta can penetrate skin and is probably the most dangerous in close proximity (barring ingestion, where Alpha is the worst)
And gamma is likely to pass straight through you, but there is always a chance... We don't know if these aliens have DNA
By electron debt I mean that once you lose 1 electron due to whatever, you try and get another one back, or lose loads
And this whole argument stems from apparently not being able to replicate gold, something no one has disputed yet
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