human
Ah, my worthy friends, he exclaimed,
gpt
Just so, said Nicholl, smiling;
human
Yes, cried Michel, full of his subject,
gpt
Well said, replied Barbicane;
human
That is tiresome, retorted Michel;
gpt
But console yourself, Michel, continued Barbicane,
human
The moon?
gpt
Yes, the moon, on whose surface objects weigh six times less than on the earth, a phenomenon easy to prove.
human
And we shall feel it?
gpt
Evidently, as 200 lbs. will only weigh 30 pounds on the surface of the moon.
human
And our muscular strength will not diminish?
gpt
Not at all; instead of jumping one yard high, you will rise eighteen feet high.
human
But we shall be regular Herculeses in the moon!
gpt
Yes, replied Nicholl;
human
Lilliputians! ejaculated Michel;
gpt
I shall play the part of Gulliver. We are going to realize the fable of the giants. This is the advantage of leaving one's own planet and overrunning the solar world.
human
One moment, Michel, answered Barbicane;
gpt
And in the sun?
human
In the sun, if its density is thirteen hundred and twenty-four thousand times greater, and the attraction is twenty-seven times greater than on the surface of our globe, keeping everything in proportion, the inhabitants ought to be at least two hundred feet high.
gpt
By Jove! exclaimed Michel;
human
I should be nothing more than a pigmy, a shrimp!
gpt
Gulliver with the giants,
human
Just so,
gpt
And it would not be quite useless to carry some pieces of artillery to defend oneself.
human
Good, replied Nicholl;
gpt
That is a strong remark.
human
It is certain, replied Barbicane;
gpt
The devil! said Michel;