Atmospheric modification plants are DANGEROUS!

CW · #1 June 14th, 2001, 12:51 PM

Does anybody realise that the atmospheric modification plant is not good for your health? Let say your race breath oxygen (which human doesn't?) and you put one of these thingy on your shiny new colony with a hydrogen atmosphere. Sooner or later you will have just the right mixture, and that guy beside you decides go out and have a smoke... BOOOM!!! The whole planet goes up in flame! ;-p

Smoking kills, believe me!

dogscoff · #2 June 15th, 2001, 01:47 AM

Cool, about time we had another exploding atmosphere / methane production / chemistry of flatulence thread. Read
http://www.shrapnelgames.com/ubb/For.../002135-2.html

and
http://www.shrapnelgames.com/ubb/For.../002133-3.html

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rdouglass · #3 June 14th, 2001, 02:05 PM

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Originally posted by CW:
Does anybody realise that the atmospheric modification plant is not good for your health? Let say your race breath oxygen (which human doesn't?) and you put one of these thingy on your shiny new colony with a hydrogen atmosphere. Sooner or later you will have just the right mixture, and that guy beside you decides go out and have a smoke... BOOOM!!! The whole planet goes up in flame! ;-p

Smoking kills, believe me!

Yeah, but what exactly are you smokin' in Hydrogen?????

Spoo · #4 June 15th, 2001, 02:13 AM

So wouldn't the entire atmosphere turn to water?! You'd flood the whole planet!

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Atrocities · #5 June 15th, 2001, 02:41 AM

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No keeping in mind that all things throughout the galaxy are made up of the same elements, what would happen if you lit a match on a Methane world? BOOOOOM

Ah the memories.

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Suicide Junkie · #6 June 15th, 2001, 03:33 AM

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So wouldn't the entire atmosphere turn to water?! You'd flood the whole planet!

When the hydrogen burns and turns to water, it still explodes. The water will go bLasting off into space before returning to the planet. It could rain for a long time as that stuff falls back.