The irrigation of Lune

Andy Robertson · 04 Mar 2002, 13:07 · from urth-v0203.mbox · original

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From: "Andy Robertson" <andywrobertson at clara.co.uk>
Subject: Re: (urth) Re: The irrigation of Lune
Date: Mon, 4 Mar 2002 13:07:02 -0000
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Roy C. Lackey" <rclackey at stic.net>

> >declining, but underestimated how fast.  Nor on my reading is there any
> >possible motivation for Typhon putting a black hole at the sun's core -
it
> >hardly helps him.  He's an evil tyrant, but shows no inclination to
destroy
> >all human kind (himself included).

A point here: I have a background in astrophyics and cosmology, and I know
that it would be quite "easy" to create a black hole and drop it into the
sun.    It is not too far beyond our own technology today.   I mean only a
thousand years or so.   The *theory* is simple.

On the other hand, cancelling out the black hole with a White Fountain is a
million times harder.   I have no idea how we would go about it even in
principle.

I have always assumed that the sun was wounded by Typhon.

The idea that it was in fact done by Abia and her cohorts is an interesting
one:

Perhaps Typhon had it done *in alliance with* her?   The idea of Typhon
allying with these forces for revenge, or simply as a sort of Sampson
strategy, is compelling.

    hartshorn

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