Secure a Seat on the New Planet: What You Need to Know

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the hypothetical scenario of securing a seat on a new planet as the current one faces doom. Participants explore various qualifications and skills that might be valued in this selection process, as well as the nature of the decision-making body involved in choosing who gets to go.

Discussion Character

  • Debate/contested
  • Exploratory
  • Conceptual clarification

Main Points Raised

  • Some participants suggest that practical skills, such as smelting iron or building windmills, may be prioritized over advanced scientific knowledge like splitting atoms.
  • There is a humorous exchange about the absurdity of the situation, with some participants joking about their chances of being selected based on unconventional criteria.
  • Several participants propose that the selection process could involve a committee, but there is uncertainty about how transparent this committee would be regarding its decisions.
  • Some participants express skepticism about the fairness of the selection process, with references to personal experiences of being voted out in similar scenarios.
  • There are discussions about various survival skills that might be deemed necessary for life on the new planet, including cooking, gardening, and animal husbandry.
  • One participant humorously suggests a survival test involving confinement with spicy food, raising concerns about the implications of such a test.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally do not reach a consensus on the criteria for selection or the nature of the decision-making process. Multiple competing views remain regarding what skills are most valuable and how the selection should be conducted.

Contextual Notes

The discussion includes various humorous and speculative elements, with no clear definitions or established criteria for the selection process. The hypothetical nature of the scenario leads to a wide range of interpretations and responses.

  • #61
W3pcq said:
I'll climb into a giant stuffed panda teddy bear being delivered as going away gift to the ladies ship. Then I'll climb out and brainwash the ladies into a polygimy cult.

Brain wash a sister? heck did you not know anyone of them can turn a man into a gibbering wreck in minutes.
 
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  • #62
Smarter ones than me too, maybe I'll just stay in the suite and walk around serving them chocolate cake, and giving back massages.
 
  • #63
W3pcq said:
Smarter ones than me too, maybe I'll just stay in the suite and walk around serving them chocolate cake, and giving back massages.

Now that sounds like a better plan. :approve:
 
  • #64
W3pcq said:
Smarter ones than me too, maybe I'll just stay in the suite and walk around serving them chocolate cake, and giving back massages.

Now that is just down right creeping, you must not give them an inch or you will be a slave to them.
Just chuck them a square of chocolate every now and then and they will be happy.
 
  • #65
Make sure to bring your ax body spray!
 
  • #66
If I get my own ship, I'll bring a DJ, a mime, a parrot, the rainman, a magician, a mind reader with crystal ball, a professional freestyle cook (you know that can do the tricks with spatulas and stuff), a full cast of actors to do plays, a chiropractor, a force of child workers to make clothing and shoes, a motivational speaker, some belly dancers, and a unicycler who can juggle fire. Don't ask why.
 
  • #67
W3pcq said:
If I get my own ship, I'll bring a DJ, a mime, a parrot, the rainman, a magician, a mind reader with crystal ball, a professional freestyle cook (you know that can do the tricks with spatulas and stuff), a full cast of actors to do plays, a chiropractor, a force of child workers to make clothing and shoes, a motivational speaker, some belly dancers, and a unicycler who can juggle fire. Don't ask why.


I think i will take the makings for chili, a pair of ear plugs and some books.
 
  • #68
wolram said:
I think i will take the makings for chili, a pair of ear plugs and some books.

:smile: I prefer chefs that actually cook the food, not just play with it. :biggrin:
 
  • #69
Moonbear said:
:smile: I prefer chefs that actually cook the food, not just play with it. :biggrin:

Heck you just insulted the Jammie Oliver of knightcote.
 
  • #70
wolram said:
I think i will take the makings for chili, a pair of ear plugs and some books.
Wolram gets my vote! :approve: I still want to taste that blue cheese cake he made.
 
  • #71
Evo said:
Wolram gets my vote! :approve: I still want to taste that blue cheese cake he made.

I would be famous for that if the gp were fed some.
 

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