MrDStroyer
MrDStroyer t1_j56m76h wrote
Reply to TIL The famous "rods from god" concept of a space-based weapons system of orbiting tungsten rods was developed by science fiction writer Jerry Pournelle. by BitterFuture
Also the premise of GI Joe 2 (terrible). It sounds like a good idea, at first, but getting that much tungsten into orbit in the first place is no small task.
MrDStroyer t1_j57879d wrote
Reply to comment by noshore4me in TIL The famous "rods from god" concept of a space-based weapons system of orbiting tungsten rods was developed by science fiction writer Jerry Pournelle. by BitterFuture
But he sounds just like my aunt who smokes too much.