simmars-forum-threads News Ticker Brainstorming....

[Sc4jeeks 35]

Burger-Eating Champion falls; 5.0 Earthquake recorded.

Just a thought

[the_new_simman 5]

That's pretty funny!https://community.simtropolis.com/assets/emoticons/9.gif>

[Pooty 228]

Mars Marathon starting in one week! On your mark, get set, RUN!

[GouRou 2]

marsquake by the way

[Minotaur420 2]

Mars scientists and rock-huggers alike already complaining about damage to the environment. They say global warming is just beyond the large glass dome.

 

-yea that turned out kinda lame

[The_Hooloovoo 0]

Annual martian jumping contest more successful than previous, only three lost due to high winds

[xcalbier 43]

I wonder why everone relates mars weather to Earths? This is mars folks if you had a 200mph wind it would feal like about a 30mph wind here .
The reasion for this is less air wich means less air presser .
All those sand storms mars has are more like Dust storms as the wind doesent realy have the energy to life big particals far.

[the_new_simman 5]

Here are some news ideas:https://community.simtropolis.com/assets/emoticons/22.gif>

 

Martians think humans are food. One found chewing and little kids head.

Citizens are very disturbed by this pinging noice, some think it is the old Spirt Rover.

Students experiance a meteor shower of thier life time.

Study show in 50 years Mars will be over populated and other spapce settlements will be needed.

Citizens upset over the Mayors comment about closing the Martian Burger.

Study shows that a strange plant was found that has a cure for AIDS. Now all the scientists need to know how it got there.

Astrologists spot a new planet close to Pluto, scientists name it Mickey. https://community.simtropolis.com/assets/emoticons/3.gif>

 

 

[durcsaw 4]

Martain beach goers confused, disgruntled, then vexed by apparent lack of beaches with water.

Earthling tourist miffed by the amount of red sand in his shoes. Martains not surprised.

GouRou visits the fruits of her labor. Much smaller than I had expected, she is quoted as saying.

Lack of oxygen stems development

Sim City 5 due to be release in the next solar cycle

Sim City 5 finally released after a lengthy delay.

Earthling tourists deterred from visiting red planet due to it

[huskerman007 26]

Man addicted to simcity died in front of his screen after he left his house to go to mars. 

 

Man discovers simcity 5 on mars

 

 Martian discovers simcity 4 and goes nuts

 

 

[Sc4jeeks 35]

SimCity addicts start SimJupiter Project

New Planet Discovered, codenamed GHRY8; SimCity addicts start SimGHRY8 Project

[the_new_simman 5]

Martian plan an attack on Earth.

Little do the Humans on Mars know that Earth has been totally obliterated.

 

FACT: Did you know just yesterday scientists discovered a new planet? The name of it is Sedna!

[vidioman 21]

https://www.simtropolis.com/idealbb/view.asp?topicID=47668

 

There is a link I started yesterday, as I heard about Sedna. It is very interesting!

[ajokay 0]

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On 3/16/2004 6:14:41 PM the_new_simman wrote:

'Martian plan an attack on Earth.'

'Little do the Humans on Mars know that Earth has been totally obliterated.'

FACT: Did you know just yesterday scientists discovered a new planet? The name of it is Sedna!

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Sim Sedna. Dosen't really have the same ring to it, does it?

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[the_new_simman 5]

Here is an article about Sedna. The credits go to: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3511678.stm

 

Astronomers discover 'new planet'

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Sedna is currently about 13 billion km from Earth

It was first seen by astronomers using California's Mount Palomar Observatory, and has been given the name Sedna after the Inuit goddess of the ocean.

Observations show it measures about 1,180-2,360km (730-1,470 miles) across, making it similar in size to Pluto.

Astronomers now say they have evidence that Sedna has its own moon, although this needs to be confirmed, and is also very red in colour.

There is likely to be some debate about whether it qualifies as a true planet, but some scientists are already saying it re-defines our Solar System.

Further than Pluto

Sedna, or 2003 VB12, as it was originally designated, is the most distant object yet found orbiting our Sun. It is three times further away than Pluto (average distance to the Sun is 5.9 billion km or 3.6 billion miles).

It was discovered using the Mt Palomar facility in November by astronomers from the California Institute of Technology, Yale Observatory and the Gemini Observatory.

Dr Mike Brown of the California Institute of Technology, US, leader of the research team that found the body, said he did not believe it was a true planet.

He suggested this planetoid is about half rock and half ice mixed together, but further work is needed to verify this.

The scientists say that its rotation on itself is relatively slow, suggesting it could have a satellite in orbit around it.

Follow-up studies by the Tanagra Observatory have measured the thermal radiation coming from Sedna to determine how hot it is, and therefore provide some estimate of its size.

Researchers believe that Sedna's surface temperature is about -240 degrees Celsius (-400 degrees Fahrenheit).

Click here to see Sedna's size and distance from the sun

This estimate is uncertain but the object is likely to be between half the diameter of Pluto (2,360km or 1,470 miles) and Pluto's size; though some astronomers think it could be larger than the ninth planet itself.

From the observations made so far, astronomers have determined Sedna's orbit to be a very large one.

It is currently 90 times the Earth-Sun distance away (149 million km or 93 million miles), but its orbit can take it 10 times further away still.

Small worlds

Although Sedna could be a so-called Kuiper Belt object, its discoverers are unsure if it is as they consider it to be unlike any other object yet found.

The KB contains hundreds of known objects and astronomers believe there are many more awaiting discovery. Most are small worlds of rock and ice but some could rival Pluto in size.

KUIPER BELT OBJECTS

Icy planetary bodies that orbit beyond Neptune in the distant region of the Solar System

More than 400 such objects are currently known

They are believed to be remnants of the formation of the Solar System and among the most primitive objects available for study

In recent years, astronomical work has thrown up several big objects. Quaoar, found in 2002, is about 1,200km (745 miles) across. Ixion, discovered in 2001, is 1,065 km (660 miles) wide. Varuna, detected in 2000, has a diameter of approximately 900 km (560 miles).

And only in February this year, scientists picked up the object 2004 DW, which is though to be 1,800km (1,120 miles) across.

Is it a planet?

The new discovery will reignite the debate about what constitutes a planet.

One group of astronomers believe that Pluto is not a true planet but merely one of the largest of a vast number of minor objects in the outer Solar System.

The alternative standpoint is that Pluto is a planet and those who believe that will have to classify Sedna as the 10th planet.

The name Sedna has been provided by its discoverers.

However, if its planetary status is confirmed, it may be that astronomy's governing body, the International Astronomical Union, will want to reconsider this, to make it more consistent with the mythological names of other planets.

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[the_new_simman 5]

Here is another article I just found. CREDITS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3514594.stm

 

'New planet' may have a moon

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The object appears very red

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The new planetary candidate, which has been named Sedna, rotates more slowly on itself than expected, suggesting it may have a satellite orbiting it.

One of the scientists who found Sedna has been giving further details of its discovery at a news conference.

Observations show it measures less than 1,700km (about 1,000 miles) in diameter, which is smaller than Pluto.

We think that there's evidence there is a satellite around Sedna, said Dr Mike Brown, of the California Institute of Technology, US, and leader of the research team that found the body.

We're hoping in the very near future to get some observations from the Hubble Space Telescope that should put that question to rest.

Sedna was first seen on 14 November 2003 with the 48-inch Samuel Oschin Telescope at California's Mount Palomar Observatory. Astronomers from the California Institute of Technology, Yale University and the Gemini Observatory were involved in the discovery.

Sedna, which is named after the Inuit goddess of the ocean, is both very shiny and very red - the reddest object in the Solar System after Mars.

COOL!https://community.simtropolis.com/assets/emoticons/3.gif>

[Sc4jeeks 35]

Hmm...
SimCity addicts start SimSedna Project

[GouRou 2]

dont tempt me

[The Great Chozo 34]

Greeeeat, so we are going to have SimSedna, well we better start working overtimehttps://community.simtropolis.com/assets/emoticons/2.gif>https://community.simtropolis.com/assets/emoticons/9.gif>https://community.simtropolis.com/assets/emoticons/9.gif>.

 

There are some good ideas for news ticker blurbs here. Durcsaw, I read a number of them from your post, the one that stands out is the one about Dirk. It isn't outright funny, but it gives respect to someone that respect should be given to. The MSN bankruptcy was funny as well. Anything against Microsoft is funny in my book, but that is just me.

 

The New Simman, the lines for the Martian Burger, and the Pinging Noise were good as well.

T. G. Chozo

[the_new_simman 5]

What team to be on for the SimSedna Project....hmmm. https://community.simtropolis.com/assets/emoticons/3.gif>

 

SimSedna project begins. https://community.simtropolis.com/assets/emoticons/24.gif>https://community.simtropolis.com/assets/emoticons/21.gif>https://community.simtropolis.com/assets/emoticons/24.gif>

 

[GouRou 2]

Pluto, X, Sedna declared part of oort cloud, new telescopes show dazzling pictures of millions of planetoid class rocks

[the_new_simman 5]

First car to drive on Mars, Sims are very upset.

Pollution strikes (City Name) for the first time.

Teleportation the new fad, some Sims say.

A Sim just yesterday used a teleportation system and teleported himself into a mountain by mistake. https://community.simtropolis.com/assets/emoticons/6.gif>

Study shows that Sims have Teleportation Rage. https://community.simtropolis.com/assets/emoticons/2.gif>

[Pooty 228]

I have one question about this whole editing text situation...

You know how when you're loading up a city and the game posts up different headlines, ex: Reticulating Splines, and stuff like that...is it possible to edit those as well or are those permenant?

[GouRou 2]

someone just started a new thread about this topic, it's being worked on. a lot of this prelim work is simply research, so it might be a bit before there is an answer.

[rahommer 0]

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Pooty[/quoteAUTHOR]

I have one question about this whole editing text situation... You know how when you're loading up a city and the game posts up different headlines, ex: 'Reticulating Splines', and stuff like that...is it possible to edit those as well or are those permenant?[/quoteMESSAGE][/bEGINQUOTE]

I think that would be cool if we could do it.

Scattering dust...

Determining oxygen supply....

Undermining GouRou...    j/k https://community.simtropolis.com/assets/emoticons/5.gif>

[fartboy 17]

Some ideas.
Life discovered on Mars. Earth scientists deemed ignorant
Local man ventures to Earth. Says it's shiny
Today, as every other day, is cold
Western hemisphere, best hemisphere
Olympus Mons remains dormant
Flying saucer crashes. Locals say,Been there, done that.
Little green men really a case of food poisoning

and so on...

[Whybonjour 0]

You don't have to lose all of them! What about Man has entire solar system tatooed onto chest - 'moons are the most ticklish'

[justanothersim86 83]

How about

Shipment of syrup from earth explodes over mars. Sims deal with dry waffles and a stunning aura borealus in the sky..

Did martians really land on Phoebes? Conspirisists rally together in big clumps.

Martian sim uses toaster, finds himself in Utah and mistakes it for Mars. Teleportation problem says company.

Martians illegally emmigrate to Earth, brings new term to  illegal aliens.

Wet willy's up 25%, while Rear Admiral's down 11%, says report.

Sims curious over why vehicles randomly dissappear without warning.

llamas eat brocoli, so should your sims.

Man steals clock, faces time.

Walking clocks have four legs and tick, says jokster.

 

[+Guest]

More of an actual news-ticker type item:

Colonists say $city has no atmosphere: more parks needed

And of course some fun with NASA:

Local delinquents find Mars Polar Lander 200 miles

[pickle1105 1]

SimMars released: Ray Bradbury pleased.*

 

*could be replaced with suing for rights

 

Marvin the Wonder Martian suing SimMars team; says he created similar Marscity 4 years before.