Re: Star System Attack

>For example, take a dime (or any other suitable coin with a person's
face
>on it). Check out the size of the eyeball on the coin. Let's say that
the
>eyeball is...the size of Jupiter! Scaled down, of course. Now, place
said
>coin in such a position so it is facing you - from 100 miles away. On
the
>other side of the coin, oh, say, 50 miles away, is a basketball (soccer
>ball, what have you). Now...try not to hit the eyeball of the coin as
you
>make your way towards the basketball...

BTW, since I failed to make it clear, and I don't want anyone to be
'left in the dark' (so to speak), the basketball represents the sun
(or any other suitable generic star; non-generic stars are to be
represented with American-shaped footballs).

:-)

Mk
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ENEMY WANTED: Mature, lone, North American superpower seeks hostile
nation
for arms racing, third world conflicts, threat inflation, mirror-imaging
and general bellicose posturing. Must be sufficiently menacing to
frighten
more money from Congress. Nuclear capability preferred, chem-bio or
near-nuclear considered. Technologically backward, yet fierce applicants
will also be considered. Must be able to taunt, harangue and bluster in
local
and international media markets. Location: Earth, anywhere, preferrably
near
strategic petroleum deposits, major population or economic centers.
Please
reply with picture of chanting troops, tank battalions, atrocities,
screaming
fighters, etc, to: The Pentagon, Washington, D.C., U.S.A. Pre-emptive
attacks
welcomed. Please, no micro-cell terrorists.