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Just a small comment that if you spin up a natural occurring asteroid to provide "outward" pointing gravity near the surface then...

True, though - hang glider-ers have the sense (and room) to do it over uninhabited regions, not over populated regions (not a lot of...

People on Earth are flying around using hang gliders, paragliders etc. I have never heard anyone suggesting placing safety nets all over...

It would be a good opportunity, but only if it furthers the message of the story. And thats another thread in another forum.

Easier on the body, but it makes you more fragile, which could be a good local color plot point. You can. But in the...

To be clear, you mean impact with the ground inside the asteroid, not the asteroid impacting something else. And, it seems that this...

Oh that's so sad. phinds was a great guy. What he didn't know about wood wasn't worth knowing.

I first thought I’d never communicated with the man but given we’ve both been here ~15 years that seemed implausible, and, lo and...

Very very sad news indeed. Phinds did not suffer fools but he was an absolute gent. Took the time to reply to my DMs over the years...

Robert, My sincere sympathy to you and your family at this sad moment. I have enjoyed learning Physics from the many contributions of...

Dear Robert and family, please accept my condolences. Paul's contributions to PF are appreciated, and the pleasure at reading and...

Very sorry to hear this - he contributed much over the years and will be missed.

damn. this is hard to hear. @phinds was just a loved and core member for 15 years. Thank you so much for taking a bit of time to let us...

This is not the context in which he would post this image, but it seems appropriate anyway.

My deepest condolences. He will be missed.