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  1. An Older Similar Concept by Maverick+TimeSurfer · · Score: 1 · on Warp Engines In Development?

    Wormhole Induction Propulsion: http://www.nidsci.org/articles/davis/wormhole_indu ction.html
    As far as I can tell, the physics required for WHIP is not so speculative as for this magnetic warp dirve concept, although it's still far from actually being proven to be feasible. It's basically just using extreme high intensity magnetic or electrical fields to manipulate the energy density (which will create gravity wells just as well as solid matter) in regions of space. In this case, for the pupose of curving spacetime into a hypercylinder to induce the formation of a wormhole.

  2. Re:He seems serious by Thud457 · · Score: 1 · on More on Inflatable Space Hotels

    Sometimes its hard to discern open minded from fucking batshit crazy. Often it's just a matter of perspective.

  3. Re:He seems serious by pipingguy · · Score: 1 · on More on Inflatable Space Hotels


    Is this the Bob Bigelow of NIDS?

  4. Re:You couldn't be more right by Anomolous+Cow+Herd · · Score: 1 · on Interview with LGames' Michael Speck
    Lancet? What in the world are you talking about? Why would you cite such a publication while trying to make a serious argument? Lancet is on level with The National Institute for Discovery Science in terms of credibility.

    How about next time, you cite an honest-to-God academic publication instead of your quasi-academic British pseudoscience.

  5. Re:Does not compute. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Big Black Delta Mystery Solved?
    ...a net payload of way less than 100 tons

    If this thing is designed to produce lift like a standard airplane wing, then that would add to the payload capability. It is possilbe to do this. See the book "The Deltoid Pumpkin Seed" by John McPheeand, Aereon Corporations attempt to make something like this and the NIDS page about it. The electrokinetic drive the article mentions might also help, although I'm not at all convinced about the drive since they don't say anything real about it. ...advantages of stealth and being able to "land" just about anywhere, there might be some point

    Yes, also it can aparently opperate at higher (than planes) altitudes and for extreamly long periods of time. It could also be cheeper (although not nessisaraly for a fast, stealthy version) than conventional aircraft, both in terms of construction and operating costs.

  6. Don't forget the "scientists" by Peter+T+Ermit · · Score: 2 · on Big Black Delta Mystery Solved?
    Which include Harold E. Puthoff, Ph.D., famed for his studies of Uri Geller and free-energy machines; Jessica Utts, Ph.D., who is one of the remote-viewing supporters; Edgar Mitchell, Ph.D., astronaut and psychic experimenter; Melvin Morse, MD, Mr. near-death experience, etc. etc. etc. etc.

    If this kind of stuff gets posted to /. then I'm wondering why we didn't hear about any of their animal mutilation reports or the paper that says that time reversals are responsible for deja vu.

    Ad hominem is a reasonable argument once in a while. Say crazy things enough times, and your credibility is burned.