tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post2424333230206292138..comments2023-04-11T09:34:03.031-04:00Comments on Polybloggimous: Thar Be Spoilers....Arghhhhh!Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00648438549121320566noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-70876005183002413732008-08-04T22:11:00.000-04:002008-08-04T22:11:00.000-04:00Jeff,You really need to chime in more often. You g...Jeff,<BR/><BR/>You really need to chime in more often. You give Eric a run for his money.Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00648438549121320566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-59410042949891992492008-08-04T21:56:00.000-04:002008-08-04T21:56:00.000-04:00"You need and OIL RIG to DRILL for oil."ppbltt. He..."You need and OIL RIG to DRILL for oil."<BR/><BR/><I>ppbltt</I>. Hello? Jed Clampett only had a rifle. Duh.Jeff Hentoszhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05060570930866182531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-50036652670116829942008-08-04T13:22:00.000-04:002008-08-04T13:22:00.000-04:00I didn't bother mentioning that two of the sailors...<I>I didn't bother mentioning that two of the sailors (real characters) had pre-navy experience on wildcatting oil rigs and had family backgrounds of moonshiners.</I><BR/><BR/>But of course they do! Silly me.<BR/><BR/>Is the scientist by any any an astrophysicist who can take them back home?<BR/><BR/>Michelle, ditto on the McGuyver thing!Some dude stuck in the Midwesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00852056495927941030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-16564145744328385342008-08-04T13:02:00.000-04:002008-08-04T13:02:00.000-04:00Kisintin,The species in the "new" world are workin...Kisintin,<BR/><BR/>The species in the "new" world are working with sail power and just beginning to discover some 19th century technology. No cars.<BR/><BR/>I didn't bother mentioning that two of the sailors (real characters) had pre-navy experience on wildcatting oil rigs and had family backgrounds of moonshiners. I bought that explanation.<BR/><BR/>And Steve,<BR/><BR/>I think hubris was the word I was looking for. I think someone from the future popping up would have really added to the book.Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00648438549121320566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-80263198843370508792008-08-04T12:48:00.000-04:002008-08-04T12:48:00.000-04:00Having ONE scientist is not enough for that. WHAT?...<I>Having ONE scientist is not enough for that. </I><BR/><BR/>WHAT? Jim Wright could do it! With duct tape, chewing gum, and an old coffee can!Random Michelle Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13817444379694818074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-38365865535243529472008-08-04T12:47:00.000-04:002008-08-04T12:47:00.000-04:00What everybody else already said about the biomass...What everybody else already said about the biomass to oil thing. <BR/><BR/>As for no visitors from the future, that because of our own view that we are at the edge of time moving forward. So there is no future yet. This is the same myopia that leads to stories about how mankind is present at the End of All Things(tm), when history shows pretty strongly that this won't be the case.Steve Buchheithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12999709767641212586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-4942818264201293282008-08-04T12:40:00.000-04:002008-08-04T12:40:00.000-04:00Here's my nit pick. I am always a stickler for log...Here's my nit pick. I am always a stickler for logistics. You need and OIL RIG to DRILL for oil. And you need a REFINERY to process oil. Having ONE scientist is not enough for that. <BR/><BR/>Are the new species in the automobile age already?Some dude stuck in the Midwesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00852056495927941030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-80486546556934949532008-08-04T12:05:00.000-04:002008-08-04T12:05:00.000-04:00OK, fine.One nit picked!OK, fine.<BR/><BR/>One nit picked!Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00648438549121320566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-81839739158291318242008-08-04T11:58:00.000-04:002008-08-04T11:58:00.000-04:00What John said. You wouldn't need a catastrophic d...What John said. You wouldn't need a catastrophic die off. Plants die all the time.Random Michelle Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13817444379694818074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-72471916084463849102008-08-04T11:53:00.000-04:002008-08-04T11:53:00.000-04:00I don't think oil formation needs a catastrophic d...I don't think oil formation needs a catastrophic die-off. Prehistoric poeat bogs had <I>plenty</I> of biomass, and once buried...John the Scientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03467337009577733553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-63184339020044989122008-08-04T11:47:00.000-04:002008-08-04T11:47:00.000-04:00I think we're saying the same thing. It there are ...I think we're saying the same thing. It there are dinosaurs in the world they arrive in, then presumably, there was no catastrophic die-off of...anything. Where'd the oil come from?Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00648438549121320566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-82481984278050363422008-08-04T11:39:00.000-04:002008-08-04T11:39:00.000-04:00Well yes, there is some dinosaur matter in oil, ho...Well yes, there is some dinosaur matter in oil, however the majority of the biomass came from plant matter.<BR/><BR/>If you think about it, that would have had to have been a LOT of dinosaurs to keep the US in gasoline.Random Michelle Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13817444379694818074noreply@blogger.com