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Old 03-17-2011, 02:24 PM   #755
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Originally Posted by Sylvanfan View Post
A few reasons.

Venus is in the way, would be a real shame if we blew it up in an attempt to satisfy our fancy for shooting things at the sun.

Also we haven't perfected a material that has a high enough temperature resistance to let the stuff get close enough to the sun without melting off in space long before it gets to it's intended destination.

We need better nuclear technology to provide enough power for the rocket to get to the sun.
Seriously? f%%% Venus, what have they ever done for us.
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