Comments on: Frank Herbert's "Dune" Becomes Reality.

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:57:18 +0000

I find the lack of giant sand worms in this post, disturbing.

By: Daniel Sullivan

Daniel Sullivan — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:59:35 +0000

"Tell me about the waters of your homeworld, Usul" I'm sure that Ireland was a match for the Atreides homeworld.

By: Snookertony

Snookertony — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:00:42 +0000

Those Germans, can't beat them…(!)
I remember seeing a documentry a few years ago about some German engineers who had gone to the andes to bring water to the bowler hatted population. It appeared the moist clouds swept over the top of their mountain but never delivered the rain to them so they had to traipse down the mountain, collect the water and carry it back up.
So the Germans erected a large closely woven screen with a rainwater gutter along the bottom all along the top of the mountain. Then as the clouds rolled past and through the weave the moisture condensed and dribbled down to the gutter. By the time it all got there there was quite a flow. Into the tanks.
End of centuries of traipsing.
Water on tap.
Pile on the weight, etc etc etc…

Damn clever, these Germans.

By: GrowUp

GrowUp — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:47:28 +0000

Rock and roll!

No spice?

By: morgor

morgor — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:36:02 +0000

thats pretty cool.