Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!att!osu-cis!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!rutgers!gatech!rebel!didsgn!till From: till@didsgn.UUCP (didsgn) Newsgroups: sci.space Subject: Re: SOlar System trashcans (Was:The Sun as a trashcan) Summary: why not ? Message-ID: <387@didsgn.UUCP> Date: 29 Aug 88 15:44:31 GMT References: <1255@netmbx.UUCP> <2818@pt.cs.cmu.edu> <2821@pt.cs.cmu.edu> Organization: Digital Design Inc., Norcross GA Lines: 11 In article <2821@pt.cs.cmu.edu>, jgk@speech2.cs.cmu.edu (Joe Keane) writes: ] >The easiest way to get rid of nuclear waste would probably be to ] >use hard land it on the moon. Would it be possible to build a ] >railgun/mass-driver/etc. which could launch small (1kg) payloads ] >to crash land on the moon? ] ] Please don't do this! Seriously, the idea doesn't seem that stupid. Is your objection one of principle, or do you have specific reasons? (I am not flaming- honestly! Just would like to know your opinion...)