The Cross in Space...

Cthulhu said:
Was it a comedian that said something along the lines of:

"If on the outside chance jesus did exist, and he does come back, do you really think the first thing he would want to see is the device that was used to kill him?"
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Bill Hicks:

"A lot of Christians wear crosses around their necks. Do you think when Jesus comes back, he's really going to want to see a (rule 8) cross? Ow! Maybe that's why he hasn't shown up yet...it's like going up to Jackie Onassis wearing a rifle pendant...just thinking of John..."

Edited to add another one..Because it's funny...

"Unbelievable. And you know what's wild, people's, attitudes in the States about it. Talking about Kennedy, people come up to me: "Bill, quit talking about Kennedy, man. Let it go. It's a long time ago - just forget about it."And I'm like alright, then don't bring up Jesus to me! As long as we're talking shelf life here. "Bill, you know Jesus died for you." Yeah, well it was a long time ago. Forget about it!"
 
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Lord Emsworth said:
The funny thing is that the people seem far more interested in the crescent moon.
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heh, there go the silly christians, putting a 2 inch representation of their religion in space. Guess they were feeling a little inadequete as most other religions already have large celestial bodies in orbit (or that we orbit..)
 
Actually this gave me a question...

What if, with the advent of private space programs, someone decides to build something in orbit that is lit up, and visible from the ground?

True, it could be only an eighth of a degree of angular width, but once the door is open... ugh.
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AND NOW (drum roll...) live from the site!
!!!THE WORD!!!

Begin Angelic choir singing Handel...
Halleljuah halleljuah...

"Then the Sign of the Son of Man will appear in the Sky!
Then all the tribes of the earth will mourn and they will
see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory"
(APOSTLE JOHN!)

for the lord God omnipotent reigneth...

"And I, if I am lifted up from the Earth will draw all unto Me"
(SON OF GOD JESUS!)

da da da da. da da da da...

"Like a Faithful Witness in the Sky"
(GREAT KING DAVID!)

haleeeeljuiah! bom bom bom

"Now see my witness in the Sky!"
(SUFFERING JOB!)

king of kings

"The glory of the coming of the Lord is at Hand"
(GOD TO Arthur Blessitt!)

aaahhhhh mennnnnn
Crashing Timphany

Yeah right.
Ah what humility.
 
gnome said:
What if, with the advent of private space programs, someone decides to build something in orbit that is lit up, and visible from the ground?
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That's what I thought they were doing. A little thinking and I would have realized it was unlikely.
 
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Lord Emsworth said:
The funny thing is that the people seem far more interested in the crescent moon.
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Gotta compete with the other religions somehow. The Muslims have their crescent moon and the Jews have their stars in the sky, but does anyone see a giant cross flying around?
 
Hey, there's already a cross in the sky. Have not the Northern-hemispheric masses heard of the Southern Cross??

I guess Jeebuz was only meant for Ozzies, eh??
 
Wow. All my life I've looked up at the Southern Cross. I can't remember a time when I didn't know what it was. I learned how to find the south celestial pole by drawing the perpendicular bisector of the Pointers (Alpha and Beta Centauri) and locating its intersection with the major axis of the cross. I have seen it as a symbol on flags, icons, tourist souveniers and car bonnets.

Never once have I seen it used as a symbol for Christianity.
 
arthwollipot said:
Wow. All my life I've looked up at the Southern Cross. I can't remember a time when I didn't know what it was. I learned how to find the south celestial pole by drawing the perpendicular bisector of the Pointers (Alpha and Beta Centauri) and locating its intersection with the major axis of the cross. I have seen it as a symbol on flags, icons, tourist souveniers and car bonnets.

Never once have I seen it used as a symbol for Christianity.
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Well, the cross was in use as a symbol before Christianity. And it's also a popular letter!

The funny thing about the Crux constellation was that it used to be part of another constellation, until someone decided it ought to be independent.

Which is why I've decided that we don't really need the constellation Draco anymore. From now on, it's two constellations: Draco Malfoy Smacking Harry Potter Upside His Fool Head, and The Monkey Sipping A Frosty Margarita And Idly Flipping Channels While Waiting For The Simpsons To Come On. You have to use your imagination to connect the stars the right way to see these celestial images, but it's totally worth the effort.
 
I'd seriously like to see the US or someone else fire off a nuclear bomb in obital space, at night of course. I would pay to see that kind of fireworks wouldn't you?

They have to get rid of the extra bombs they have so why not pop them up there for a great half time entertainment show? Much better than Janet's funbag!
 
Oh I see. Well, here's the ACTUAL mission plan:
The Mission: To put a 2 inch cross in space to orbit around the world...
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Why a 2inCross? Why not a 1inChrist?
 
Zep said:
Oh I see. Well, here's the ACTUAL mission plan:Why a 2inCross? Why not a 1inChrist?
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Hmmmm....You could certainly nail a 1inChrist to a 2" cross....the proportions would be about right. Let's round that boy up --- I'll grab some 2mm brads.
 
thatguywhojuggles said:
If an up side down cross is a symbol of satanism. How does a cross handle in a weightless environment.
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Actually, the upside-down cross is an old Christian symbol known as the cross of St. Peter, and it is still much used by the Vatican (and the pope in particular.) The useage of the upside-down cross (and pentacle) as satanistic symbols is modern -- and pretty darned stupid, really.
 
Leif Roar said:
Actually, the upside-down cross is an old Christian symbol known as the cross of St. Peter, and it is still much used by the Vatican (and the pope in particular.) The useage of the upside-down cross (and pentacle) as satanistic symbols is modern -- and pretty darned stupid, really.
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Which is why, when I started a Satanic cult, we used the Happy Face as our symbol. It's convenient, because we didn't have to have stickers or tote bags custom-made. It's all about the tote bags.
 
First of all, no one's going to see a two-inch cross from space. F:Dk, I can't even see one all the way down the road. I guess if someone asks if it's passing over their house, it "is".

Second of all, it's supposed to circle the earth every 1.5 hours. How the f:Dk are they going to do that? The further from earth it goes, the faster it has to go, and the closer to earth it goes, the more likely that it'll burn up in Earth's atmosphere.

Third, even if they handle those inconsistencies, they'd have to illuminate the thing, or they really aren't going to convert too many people with a "shadowy cross of doom."
 
DarkMagician said:


Second of all, it's supposed to circle the earth every 1.5 hours. How the f:Dk are they going to do that? The further from earth it goes, the faster it has to go, and the closer to earth it goes, the more likely that it'll burn up in Earth's atmosphere.
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According to the Web site (I haven't checked the figures myself), the Cross will be orbiting at a height of about 470 miles. The usual upper limit of the atmosphere is considered to be somewhere between 100-300 miles, depending upon who you talk to. No matter who you talk to, they'll tell you that there isn't that much air at 470 miles up, and that atmosphere friction will be a non-issue.
 
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Odin said:
The cross in orbit:

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I think that he's trying to shoot it down...
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This is the best I could do at such short notice.
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DarkMagician said:
First of all, no one's going to see a two-inch cross from space. F:Dk, I can't even see one all the way down the road. I guess if someone asks if it's passing over their house, it "is".

Second of all, it's supposed to circle the earth every 1.5 hours. How the f:Dk are they going to do that? The further from earth it goes, the faster it has to go, and the closer to earth it goes, the more likely that it'll burn up in Earth's atmosphere.

Third, even if they handle those inconsistencies, they'd have to illuminate the thing, or they really aren't going to convert too many people with a "shadowy cross of doom."
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An object big enough to be seen as a recognizable shape from Earth without a telescope has to be huge, even in low Earth orbit. As for lighting, I guess they could build it out of translucent material and strongly light it from the inside, or cover the side facing Earth in LED's. I can't see how it could do anything other than piss off a bunch of astronomers, though. Perhaps when the televangelists launch their first ever communications sattellite, they might attempt something similarly grandiose.

At least they didn't opt for carving a giant Jesus fish into the moon instead.
 
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