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Originally posted by wolfbitch
In one of Arthur Clarke's books (one of those written as a followup to his 2001), the "aliens" did indeed ignite fusion (fission?) in Jupiter and turned it into a second sun.
After reading that novel, I've always wondered if it would be possible, and if so, how would that second sun affect plant, animal, and human life on Earth?
Nothing can set Jupiter on fire if there's no oxygen.
Originally posted by dragnik
reply to post by wildespace
Your avatar? en.wikipedia.org...
Originally posted by ~widowmaker~
reply to post by wildespace
cool stuff,
jupiter is a gas giant, no? does that mean we can never land a probe on it? or at least ever cause a spark when we land , poof heh.
but no really , its got all the hydrogen and nothing has set it on fire yet, i dont get that.
fire needs free oxygen, no oxygen on Jupiter
Originally posted by wolfbitch
In one of Arthur Clarke's books (one of those written as a followup to his 2001), the "aliens" did indeed ignite fusion (fission?) in Jupiter and turned it into a second sun.
After reading that novel, I've always wondered if it would be possible, and if so, how would that second sun affect plant, animal, and human life on Earth?
I think Jupiter was renamed Lucifer? and most of the time its just too far away, especially when its on the other side of the sun