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From: demillo@uwmacc.UUCP (Rob DeMillo)
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Subject: Re: what an advanced race would ...
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Date: Thu, 18-Jul-85 18:33:42 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jul 18 18:33:42 1985
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> Not too long ago, Someone mentioned that Hydrogen and Oxygen were
> two of the most common elements in the universe.  Therefore, why 
> invade a defenseless Earth to get (possibly polluted) water?  They
> forgot one major fact:  Most of that hydrogen is tied up in stars.
> Now I don't know about you, but I'm not going to go and skim a star 
> for hydrogen any time soon.  Especially Rigel!
>

   Sorry. I forgot the name of this poster...at any rate:
Something like 98% of the matter in the Universe is hydrogen. There
are hydrogen nebulae, hydrogen atmospheres, and just plain ol' free hydrogen
floating around with nothing to do. You really don't have to go
near Rigel. (Why Rigel, anyway? It's a pretty boring star....)

   Incidently, in the past ten years, there has been several findings
of actual H20 nebulae...no one would have to go to a planet to
bother anyone...

   ...so you see, water (or its components) are everywhere...so
V is still silly...

          
 
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                               Madison Academic Computer Center
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