Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: notesfiles Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!tektronix!hplabs!hp-pcd!orstcs!richardt From: richardt@orstcs.UUCP (richardt) Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers Subject: Re: what an advanced race would ... Message-ID: <7800024@orstcs.UUCP> Date: Tue, 9-Jul-85 22:45:00 EDT Article-I.D.: orstcs.7800024 Posted: Tue Jul 9 22:45:00 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 15-Jul-85 01:46:59 EDT Organization: Oregon State University - Corvallis, OR Lines: 17 Nf-ID: #N:orstcs:7800024:000:807 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*?"