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    I'm a little rusty on my artificial planetary migration theories. In particular, I can't quite seem to remember how you move Jupiter's orbit so that it's close - like Mercury or closer - to the Sun in a relatively short timescale (months, years, decades). Can anyone give me a refresher? Thanks.
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    Nuke it.
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    • #3
      Since once impact from Shoemaker-Levy 9 released something like 600 times the energy of the world's nuclear arsenal and altered Jupiter's orbit by more or less exactly zilch, my guess would be no.
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      • #4
        Slingshot.
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        • #5
          I, personally, do not move planets. I just never could get into that whole scene. Before this discussion goes any further, I'd like to know precisely why you want to move Jupiter. Such an action might not be very good for our own planet.
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          • #6
            Tractor beam



            You just have to fix "the laser beam won’t work in the vacuum of space" problem first.
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            • #7
              Originally posted by Elok View Post
              I, personally, do not move planets. I just never could get into that whole scene. Before this discussion goes any further, I'd like to know precisely why you want to move Jupiter. Such an action might not be very good for our own planet.
              Oh, I just need to get it close to the Sun so I can tear it apart and buld a matrioshka brain out of its innards.
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              • #8
                I'm pretty sure you need some sort of permit for that. Or an environmental impact statement at the very least. However, you could try that shrink ray from Despicable Me.
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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Elok View Post
                  I'm pretty sure you need some sort of permit for that. Or an environmental impact statement at the very least. However, you could try that shrink ray from Despicable Me.
                  Well that's a pain in the ass. Government regulations mucking up my astroengineering.
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                  • #10
                    And reduce Jupiter to the size of a 'very small particle'.
                    Indifference is Bliss

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                    • #11
                      Place to stand, fulcrum.

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by Elok View Post
                        I'm pretty sure you need some sort of permit for that. Or an environmental impact statement at the very least. However, you could try that shrink ray from Despicable Me.
                        Regulations are reactionary so Lori will be fine. I pity whoever decides to move Saturn though.
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                        • #13
                          Unless they sell Jupiter before he gets to it.
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                          • #14
                            But the UN says no one owns space!
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                            • #15
                              Last time I checked, the second largest object on the solar system isn't exactly 'space'.
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