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[[File:spacewhale-1.jpg|frame|[[Theme Tune|5...4...3...2...1...]] [[Power Rangers in Space|Whalers]] [[Recycled in Space|IN SPACE]].]] |
[[File:spacewhale-1.jpg|frame|[[Theme Tune|5...4...3...2...1...]] [[Power Rangers in Space|Whalers]] [[Recycled in Space|IN SPACE]].]] |
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{{quote|''[[Future Imperfect|We're whalers on the moon]]'' |
{{quote|''[[Future Imperfect|We're whalers on the moon]]'' |
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''We carry our harpoons... '' |
''We carry our harpoons... '' |
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''But there ain't no whales, so we tell tall tales,'' |
''But there ain't no whales, so we tell tall tales,'' |
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''And sing our whaling tune!''|'''[[Futurama]]'''}} |
''And sing our whaling tune!''|'''[[Futurama]]'''}} |
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* The novel ''A Deeper Sea'' by Alexander Jablokov involves a whale being turned into a spacefaring cyborg to fulfill a religious prophecy of the dolphins, with whom man has learned to communicate. |
* The novel ''A Deeper Sea'' by Alexander Jablokov involves a whale being turned into a spacefaring cyborg to fulfill a religious prophecy of the dolphins, with whom man has learned to communicate. |
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* Hinted at in the ''[[Dune]]'' series, where it claims that House Harkennon got into the Emperor's favor by 'manipulating space whale fur prices'. |
* Hinted at in the ''[[Dune]]'' series, where it claims that House Harkennon got into the Emperor's favor by 'manipulating space whale fur prices'. |
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** The prequel novels [[Hand Wave]] this by simply claiming they're regular whales (with fur) from the planet Lankiveil. |
** The prequel novels [[Hand Wave]] this by simply claiming they're regular whales (with fur) from the planet Lankiveil. |
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* [[Larry Niven]]'s ''The Integral Trees'' has the Moby, a whalish giant creature that lives within the breatheable Smoke Ring gas torus orbiting a dead neutron star. Notable in that, by the very nature of the Smoke Ring, it's both a Space Whale ''and'' an Air Whale at the same time. |
* [[Larry Niven]]'s ''The Integral Trees'' has the Moby, a whalish giant creature that lives within the breatheable Smoke Ring gas torus orbiting a dead neutron star. Notable in that, by the very nature of the Smoke Ring, it's both a Space Whale ''and'' an Air Whale at the same time. |
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== Real Life == |
== Real Life == |
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* [[wikipedia:Cetus|The constellation Cetus]] is the closest thing you can get to a [[Real Life]] [[Space Whale]]. Originally described as a "sea monster" constellation, it's now referred to as "the whale" today. |
* [[wikipedia:Cetus|The constellation Cetus]] is the closest thing you can get to a [[Real Life]] [[Space Whale]]. Originally described as a "sea monster" constellation, it's now referred to as "the whale" today. |
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[[Category:Dolphins, Dolphins, Everywhere]] |
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