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Crystal Planets

Discussion in 'Starbound Discussion' started by Fireninja404, Aug 31, 2012.

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  1. Fireninja404

    Fireninja404 Subatomic Cosmonaut

    i found a video that makes starbound's crystal planets a little less fictional
    scientist were keeping watch of a tiny, but really dense star ( forget what they said what they were *and it wasn't a dwarf star* ) they eventualy found out that there was a planet orbiting it. after further investigation they came to the conclusion that it was a large ball of crystallized carbon aka diamond.

    video:
     
    Fireninja404, Aug 31, 2012
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  2. M C

    M C Parsec Taste Tester

    nice info i guess? now i wonder what we can make from crystals... like a crystal set or something
     
    M C, Aug 31, 2012
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  3. ThrehserMaw

    ThrehserMaw Scruffy Nerf-Herder

    That is called white dwarf.It's what our Sun will become after the turns into a Giant red.
     
    ThrehserMaw, Aug 31, 2012
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  4. Active Link

    Active Link Master Astronaut

    Actually, a white dwarf is what a star eventually turns into when it does not have enough mass to become a neutron star (Pulsar). The Sun will not turn into what is displayed in the video. Hope this helped.

    OT: That's a really cool find. But, I'm not sure if we'd be able to do much digging and exploring on a planet made of diamond. :p
     
    Active Link, Aug 31, 2012
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  5. Kalvuric

    Kalvuric Big Damn Hero

    Between fictional metals such as those found in traditional high fantasy and science fiction and the fact that diamond is capable of being used to cut other diamond, I'm sure they could figure out a way to do this in Starbound. Besides, nobody said a planet with a crystalline structure had to be diamond. :p
     
    Kalvuric, Aug 31, 2012
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  6. ThrehserMaw

    ThrehserMaw Scruffy Nerf-Herder

    Oh yeah just noticed watching the video , when the OP said that the star would basicaly be made of crystal I immediatly thought of the white dwarf.
     
    ThrehserMaw, Aug 31, 2012
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  7. zakdak99

    zakdak99 Void-Bound Voyager

    maby a lazer ray. ausome!:D
     
    zakdak99, Sep 1, 2012
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  8. WhiteWeasel

    WhiteWeasel Subatomic Cosmonaut

    Also note that diamond, despite being the hardest element it is a crystalline structure and is brittle, and large chunks (sports ball-ish) will shatter to impact damage.
    Just because it is the hardest does not mean it is the strongest. For example, regular steel and glass have the same hardness, and if you were to take a hammer to a same sized panel of each, one will dent, while the other shatter.
     
    WhiteWeasel, Sep 1, 2012
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  9. Pentarctagon

    Pentarctagon Over 9000!!!

    And I shall call it Taric.
     
    Pentarctagon, Sep 1, 2012
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  10. Doctor Whooves

    Doctor Whooves Starship Captain

    Truly, truly outrageous...
     
    Doctor Whooves, Sep 1, 2012
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  11. Half-Mod35

    Half-Mod35 Space Penguin Leader

    Sweet mother of uh uhm... uhhhhh... Pi! a planet made of diamond!? QUICK SOMEONE GET THE UBER MAGNET AND PULL THAT SUCKER TOWARDS MY STATION NOW!!!
     
    Half-Mod35, Sep 1, 2012
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  12. Nirn

    Nirn Existential Complex

    Did someone said crystal planets? [​IMG]

    This is awesome, makes me love space more and more.
     
    Nirn, Sep 2, 2012
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