Comment Re:Sounds terrific! (Score 1) 65
How many souls will have to be harvested for one treatment? Just a passing thought.
For those science fiction buffs out there: Do you remember the short story that follows this very same line?
The mice wanted to know the answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything.
Honourable Mention: "Tasogare Seibei" (Twilight Samurai) from 2002. It is a Japanese language (with subtitles) period drama circa mid-19th century Japan.
2/3rds of this planet is covered in water
Actually, the total water mass on Earth is approx 2.87 percent.
The surface area covered by water is approx 69 percent.
May I suggest that people read a few articles about the water cycle (include articles on agriculture and well-bore systems too.) Additionally, read about the permanent destruction that occurs to aquifers that are 'pumped out' or penetrated by human excavation, destroying their capacity to contain anything of use in the future.
Or you could get KFC etc.. with
McDonalds would have to wait for a wider lift vehicle to get their logo on.
On a slightly more serious note, you don't see Playtex advertising their original company involvement in developing the space suits - International Latex Corporation (ILC)
Additionally, you could add 'Made In U.S.A' in a circle round the belly button - it's been written about in an ancient science fiction short story, so extra points for finding to book!
Not dead yet,
There is not a lot of water available anywhere in Jordan, and precious little in Zarqa Governate (where Amra is located,) and it is far, far away from Aqaba. We do need power, we need water too (the aquifers are running out rapidly.) We could also do with more coastline (in 1965, Jordan traded some desert for more coast from the Saudis.)
Personally, I need tourists who want to go diving (some excellent dives right here 15km south of town, and I happen to be an instructor) and talk tech/programming/music/movies etc. Oh, yes, there are 'problems' in the neighbouring states, but they don't impact here, except that the tourism trade has slowed down.
The one day you'd sell your soul for something, souls are a glut.