Homework 14

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ir8U22_tzu8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OL58ygztOzs&NR=1


The meteor showers in the videos are just a few visible meteors going by every so often.

I think this relates to Earth and the future colonization of the Earth’s inhabitants to other planets in three areas: transportation, safety, and material needs. On transportation, meteors could pose a problem to future space vehicles by collision or path blockage. On safety, meteors could also pose a problem with future colonization on other planets by colliding and breaching colonies or transportation areas or devices on the colonized planets. Concerning material needs, meteors could perhaps be gathered and used, thus eliminating some need for travel back to earth or other planets to retrieve needed materials. As well, meteors could be beneficial in transportation if their momentum could be harnassed and used to assist in travel to far off places. Though, meteors would seem to be an issue against colonization of other planets, because they move at relatively high speeds and are difficult to control and utilize by today’s means.