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Re: Can anyone make sense out of this?
Posted By: Kris08 <kristopher008@hotmail.com>Date: 8/4/03 12:06 p.m.

In Response To: Can anyone make sense out of this? (Simpsons Rule)

: Fall of Reach, page 234 Cortana says "I have also, um...coordinated with
: UNSC's astrophysics department and discovered some interesting bits
: archived in their long-range observation databases. There is a black hole
: located approximately forty thousand light years from the Sigma Octanus
: System. An extremely powerful pulse-laser transmission back-scattered the
: matter in the accretion disc-essentially trapped this signal as this
: matter accelerated toward the speed of light. From our perspective,
: according to special relativity, this essentially froze the residue of
: this information in the event horizon."

: "I'll take your word for it," Dr. Halsey said.

: "This 'frozen signal' contains information that matches the sample from
: Sigma Octanus Four." Cortana sighed and her shoulders slumped.
: "Unfortunately, all my attempts at translating the code have
: failed...so far."

Pulse Laser on Halo for communication, not destruction?

This Pulse Laser Transmission was already mentioned on the Halo Story Page to be from Halo. This seems very likely, but I'm not convinced that a pulse laser is actually the main "weapon" of halo. Pulse Laser Transmissions can also be used for communication (very similar to light signals used on navy ships). There are many research groups that think that pulse lasers would be a more effective way for interplanetary communication. Maybe this pulse laser transmission that Cortana cannot decode was a signal sent from halo to one of the other installations to follow suit in its activation. Some mistake was made so that the pulse laser accidentally hit the black hole and the signal became trapped on the event horizon.

What we really nead here are some astrophysicists :P


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Can anyone make sense out of this?Simpsons Rule 8/2/03 8:23 p.m.
     Re: Can anyone make sense out of this?Elfster 8/2/03 8:47 p.m.
           Re: Can anyone make sense out of this?Shishka 8/2/03 9:07 p.m.
                 Thanks you two :) *NM*Simpsons Rule 8/2/03 9:17 p.m.
                 Re: Can anyone make sense out of this?Hawk7886 8/2/03 9:29 p.m.
                       Re: Can anyone make sense out of this?Simpsons Rule 8/2/03 9:34 p.m.
                             Re: Can anyone make sense out of this?Hawk7886 8/2/03 9:38 p.m.
                                   Re: Can anyone make sense out of this?Simpsons Rule 8/2/03 9:45 p.m.
                                         Re: Can anyone make sense out of this?silvergrunt 8/2/03 11:58 p.m.
                                               Re: Can anyone make sense out of this?Hawk7886 8/3/03 12:09 a.m.
                                                     Re: Can anyone make sense out of this?Tim Bowman 9/6/03 6:30 p.m.
           Re: Can anyone make sense out of this?Tim Bowman 9/6/03 6:28 p.m.
     Re: I'll try -LongWado SG 8/3/03 1:01 a.m.
           Re: I'll try -LongSimpsons Rule 8/3/03 7:20 p.m.
                 Re: I'll try -LongHawk7886 8/3/03 8:18 p.m.
                 Re: I'll try -LongWado SG 8/3/03 9:01 p.m.
                       Re: I'll try -LongSimpsons Rule 8/3/03 10:24 p.m.
                             Re: I'll try -LongWado SG 8/4/03 2:30 a.m.
                       Re: I'll try -Longsnowy_duck 8/4/03 1:40 a.m.
                             Re: I'll try -LongWado SG 8/4/03 2:32 a.m.
                 Re: I'll try -LongTim Bowman 9/7/03 12:24 a.m.
           Re: I'll try -LongCapo Rip 8/4/03 4:35 a.m.
                 Re: I'll try -LongWado SG 8/4/03 6:59 a.m.
     I'll give it a whirl, tooSocrates 8/3/03 10:52 p.m.
           Re: i'll try -LongIshkabibbl 8/4/03 1:58 a.m.
           Re: I'll give it a whirl, tooTim Bowman 9/10/03 7:41 p.m.
     Re: Can anyone make sense out of this?Kris08 8/4/03 12:06 p.m.
           <-- Ignore the Post aboveKris08 8/4/03 12:22 p.m.
     Re: Can anyone make sense out of this?hipboyscott 8/4/03 2:02 p.m.



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