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Nintendo DS Wireless in Freefall
Nicholas Roussos writes "Wired reports about four skydivers who decided to give the Nintendo DS wireless capabilities a try while they were freefalling. 'The four sky divers proved that an ad hoc network set up using the wireless functions of a Nintendo DS works perfectly at distances of nearly 400 feet while falling 120 miles an hour,' states the article."
I'll tell you what would be cool, ultralights with automatic paintball guns, heat seeking nerf missiles, and a HUD. Then have a dogfight, and when Mr. Farmer comes out of his house yelling at you for scaring the bejesus out of his livestock you make a second pass, *thunk* *thunk* *thunk* *thunk*
Wait, what was this article about again?
So now when they kick you and your friends off the plane for using wifi while in flight, you'll be all good.
I mean, there is no/little relative velocity, and radio waves are fast (plus there is no ether :D).
As to the whole thing... I really dont know. Its cool, but it sounds like a real potential for darwin awards ("damn, ill get you. Just a nother round..." *splash*)
HI O WISE PRINCE. WHT TOOK U SO DAM LONG?
It is good to read about some real world applications with todays technology. Usually these articles are so theoretical....
At speeds like that, how could the speed of light even hope to keep up?
Just don't forget to pause, so you can pull the chute.
"Plans are for fools! Oglethorpe, the plutonian (Aqua Teen Hunger Force)
Dude, I fragged you!
No, dude. I fragged you first!
No Way! I fragged you first.
SPLAT!
I won't personally be trying this with my DS anytime soon. If I wanted to pee, besides in my pants while playing my DS, I'll just do it in the bathroom.
They might have hit the ground before they booted up the game and loaded the level. ;)
You don't want those UMD's to come accidentally shooting out at that height.
"Plans are for fools! Oglethorpe, the plutonian (Aqua Teen Hunger Force)
Well if it does open automatically and you're not paying attention, I would image that while YOU might slow down, the Gameboy wouldn't (well unless it has a little parachute of its own, or you have a really good grip).
Jimmy! PULL THE STRING!!
*waves hand* Just a second man
For the love of god! Deploy your parachute!
I just gotta get the high score, I'm almost there. *SPLAT*
... and in the DRM, bind them.
"The four sky divers proved that an ad hoc network set up using the wireless functions of a Nintendo DS works perfectly at distances of nearly 400 feet while falling 120 miles an hour"
I'm glad they proved it, it was really keeping me up at night.
I get pretty bored skydiving too.
1) If Bob is in the baggage car of a train traveling north at 90MPH and Margaret is standing still 10 cars north of Bob, each car being approximately 40 feet long, home much time would pass before Bob crashes into Margaret? Show your work.
2) If I put two chickens in a bag and give you the bag, how many chickens do you have?
3) If radio waves from a Nintendo DS travel at roughly 186,000 miles per second, how fast would two parallel trains moving in the same direction have to travel before the conductor in each train could no longer receive signals from the other conductor's Nintendo DS?
4) If you were in a car travelling at the speed of light and you flashed your high-beams, would anything happen? Assume you're on the New Jersey Turnpike.
Do you really have a network when all nodes got just got dropped?
Hur hur hur...
-Pinkoir
If four skydivers were in space (exo-solar-diving) free-falling from Jupiter toward the Sun with an intent to drop into Earth after a few braking maneuvers (what a rush! Oh wait, you'd barely feel the solar wind, uh?).
So, once again if four sport-extremists were sol-exo-diving, would that 20 K-mile/per second put a dent in your line-of-sight RF communication channel?
Yes...barely I leave you to do the math.
(plus, then, no one can hear you scream in space)
Skydiver 1: Is it working?
.... I feel like I forgot something... my charger .... or ....
Skydiver 2: What?
Skydiver 3: He said, IS IT WORKING?
Skydiver 4: Mine is up!
Skydiver 1: Okay, so is mine now.
Skydiver 2: What?
Skydiver 3: HE SAID, HIS IS WORKING NOW!
Skydiver 2: OKAY THANKS!
Skydiver 4: Start the game already.
Skydiver 2: What?
Skydiver 1: Okay Cool, I can see everybody!
Skydiver 3:
WHUMP!!
You are checking your backups, aren't you?
Of course [it can't]! That's why scientists increased the speed of light in 2208.