"Rockets not carrying fuel" and the space tower.

On Fri, 1 Apr 2005 18:49:40 -0700, Bryan Derksen wrote
(in article ):

On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 21:21:18 -0700, "N:dlzc D:aol T:com \(dlzc\)" N:
dlzc1 D:cox wrote:
Dear Mike Rhino:
Would hiding inside an asteroid protect you
from those?

Who wants to live as a mole? How many generations will you hide?

If the alternative is dying I think I'd rather make do with a cave.
With the right lighting and decor it could probably be made quite
pleasant; many people spend large portions of their lives indoors
already without going nuts about it. And if it's a multi-generation
thing the kids will grow up thinking it's perfectly normal to live
underground.

A quick survey would have to be made of all the available mine sites in the
country. But I would guess... that ah, dwelling space for several hundred
thousands of our people could easily be provided.

A computer could be set and programmed to accept factors from youth, health,
sexual fertility, intelligence, and a cross section of necessary skills. Of
course it would be absolutely vital that our top government and military men
be included to foster and impart the required principles of leadership and
tradition.

Naturally, they would breed prodigiously, eh? There would be much time, and
little to do. But ah with the proper breeding techniques and a ratio of say,
ten females to each male, I would guess that they could then work their way
back to the present gross national product within say, twenty years.

You might ask: wouldn't that necessitate the abandonment of the so called
monogamous sexual relationship, I mean, as far as men were concerned?

Regrettably, yes. But it is, you know, a sacrifice required for the future of
the human race. I hasten to add that since each man will be required to do
prodigious... service along these lines, the women will have to be selected
for their sexual characteristics which will have to be of a highly
stimulating nature.