Australia is a Hoax according to this.

[Gnobuddy]

I'm pretty sure, at least in the 2nd book (..Engineers), Niven put stabilizing thrusters on Ringworld (to hush critical fans).

Ah. Of course he did!

(I've never read the 2nd book - didn't even know it existed until I read about it on this thread.)

Tnuctipun?

I enjoyed Niven's novels from the Puppeteer/ Tnuctip/ Thrint universe, too. More fantasy than science fiction, but very enjoyable to read.

The sheer scope of Niven's imagination is amazing. What an incredibly creative mind!

Writers like Niven ruined "Star Wars" for me. The movie was so mundane and juvenile and unimaginative by comparison. Imprisoned princesses? Uber-villains? Swashbuckling space-jockeys? Come on! This is just soap-opera set in space ("space opera"), not real science fiction!

-Gnobuddy

 

[Gnobuddy]

But then again in the mythical country called Australia all trees, except for some in Tasmania, keep their leaves all year round.

You meant to write mythical leaves, didn't you? 😀

-Gnobuddy

 

[JMFahey]

Psst...Hey buddy...ya wanna buy some unobtanium? I got some here fer sale real cheap! It fell off a delivery truck.

Sorry, but Unobtanium is offered at Mouser for a Billion U$D per microgram, only problem is they have no stock and estimated Factory delay is 100 years.
But I bought 10 grams at Alibaba for U$D10 , free delivery.
Guaranteed original.

 

[huggygood]

$4.99 for 10g at wish, you got tricked 🙄

 

[cracked case]

Of course anyone who knows anything, knows that we're flying through space on the back of a giant turtle.

 

[prairieboy]

I am constantly amazed by the apparent stupidity of some people and their ability to use social media, blogs, and YouTube, to waste time and bandwidth while attempting, sometimes successfully, to recruit other equally stupid people to their distorted line of thinking.

 

[Fast Eddie D]

Clearly a few here never heard of the very solid Physics and Engineering backed:

it is SO good I reread it at least once a year.

And which not surprisingly, continued in:

I had that on my feet, but a cream from the doctor got rid of it right away.

 

[Fast Eddie D]

All you Oz people aren't real, we know it now.
You all need a good laugh today...

https://siamtoo.com/8255/

They didn't even mention the "top secret" NASA trained Ninja Penguins. They will kill anyone that sees the top secret Ice Ring that keeps the water from running off the planet.