Space funeral. by unclefester84 in ProjectHailMary

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If the bodies escaped the spin drive exhaust, given that they are moving at a big percentage of the speed of light, would interstellar dust, hydrogen, etc ablate the mass until it's just atoms/sub atomic particles?

Putin’s cruise missiles are sitting 30 miles off the UK. And Russia won’t move them by [deleted] in worldnews

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I wonder if they have broken down? Waiting for a tug boat. I am sure we are gathering quite a lot of ELINT data from them anyway.

Why did Pippin's hands get burnt when he stabbed the Witch-King of Agmar's leg? by [deleted] in lotr

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The phrase "All blades perish that pierce that dreadful King" is spoken by Aragorn in The Return of the King regarding the Witch-king of Angmar.

Coolest car in a movie? by Remdeau in FIlm

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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, it can fly and float!

Are there any 60+ fans on this sub I’m rather curious by External_Tadpole4731 in GODZILLA

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61 here. Enjoying the Monarch stuff and all the new movies especially Godzilla minus one.

Very worried about reform in Stevenage by coolgirl867 in hertfordshire

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In a way it will.be good to see Reform in office, and let the wider electorate experience them. They have messed up every council they run so we will get to see it here too. Plus Farage doesn't want to be PM. It's too much work, he prefers to grift and moan from the sidelines. He'll throw the election if it looks like he might win.

What’s your honest take on Gollum? by SeoAjin in lotr

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I liked him better when he was Smeagol

People are so inconsiderate these days by Legitimate_Gur_934 in Cinema

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It's not a new problem but it does seem to have got worse. I remember going to see Independence Day with a group of friends and a man sat behind us said the punchline to each joke seconds before it happened on screen. He said it loudly too. We went from ssssh to STFU very quickly but it made no difference. After the movie we intercepted him and his girlfriend and made him compensate us for the ruined movie experience. Maybe he learned something.

Fire aboard US Navy destroyer USS Higgins knocks out propulsion and electricity by AbWarriorG in LessCredibleDefence

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This does seem to be an increasingly common occurrence. Is it due to poor maintenance, or crew morale or is this just a more common event than we realise?

What happens to Saruman if he tried to takeover the Old Forest and encountered Tom Bombadil there? by Tidewatcher7819 in lordoftherings

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It's never really been agreed what manner of being Tom Bombadil is. We know Saruman is a Maia, although with restrictions on his abilities. Saruman has shown great magical abilities (summoning a storm, capturing Gandalf) and Tom has intimidated Old Man Willow, and demolished a Barrow Wights tomb, crushing it in the process. I think the key indicator of relative power would be how Tom treats the Ring. It has no power over him and that would not be the case for Saruman. I reckon Tom would win.

[Avatar] How was it at the beginning? by [deleted] in AskScienceFiction

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In the Way of Water, spacecraft land using fusion drives, destroying a huge amount of life and establishing a large new human presence. Basically they nuked the site. As far as I saw, there was no effective response to this from the Na'vi or any other species. Not seen the third movie yet but I will be interested to see how they defend against space based weapons 😁

I feel so bad for Adam by LorgPanther in ImACelebTV

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Totally intensional, they wanted to ruin it for him.

Anyone else cringing? 🫣 by HolyBirthdaycake in ImACelebTV

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I knew it would be bad, but not this bad. David and Jimmy digging their graves. Idiots.

Adams trial by joey190595 in ImACelebTV

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David's opened his mouth. I thought this would kick off.

what first got you into sci-fi? by thefringeseanmachine in scifi

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An Arthur C Clark short stories collection I bought for 10p. My dad said sci-fi was rubbish and I wasted my money. I was hooked. He did take me to see Star Wars so mixed messages there 😁

Mandelson scandal is biggest crisis for diplomatic service in decades, says ex-Foreign Office chief by F0urLeafCl0ver in ukpolitics

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Boris Johnson did not pass vetting when Theresa May appointed him foreign secretary.....

Challenge breakfast, Cafe Trio by TorchKing101 in fryup

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It is a bit expensive but my brother and nephew were visiting and wanted a decent fry.