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From: richardt@orstcs.UUCP (richardt)
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Subject: Re: what an advanced race would ...
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Date: Tue, 9-Jul-85 22:45:00 EDT
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Nf-From: orstcs!richardt    Jul  9 18:45:00 1985


Not too long ago, Someone mentioned that Hydrogen and Oxygen were
two of the most common elements in the universe.  Therefore, why 
invade a defenseless Earth to get (possibly polluted) water?  They
forgot one major fact:  Most of that hydrogen is tied up in stars.
Now I don't know about you, but I'm not going to go and skim a star 
for hydrogen any time soon.  Especially Rigel!

Somebody else mentioned that the Visitors came in conventional spaceships
with conventional drives.  I hate to disillusion you, but early in the
first or second mini-series, it was established that the Visitors ships
were all gravitic drive.  That alone provides a very effective way to 
lift water out of a gravity well... or to lift anything at all for that
matter.
						orstcs!richardt

"If I'm human, what are *YOU*?"