Ability to reach high sub-light speeds somewhat implies insane materials science and energy densities.
But the exhaust ports, exhaust and staining on the atmospheric craft suggest plain old carbon based fuels. When the folks mentioned in my review started going through how that stuff works now, we came to the conclusion that they just stuck turbine engines to generators and ran wires to the ceramic/unobtainium motors driving the blades.
"This recent public demonstration alone is is a huge development, but what's more, they also claim to be going into production, expecting to have these available for purchase commercially within a year. This would become the world's first commercially-ready "cold fusion" device. The first units are supposed to ship in three months, with mass production commencing by the end of 2011."
They ripped off my business model! I have another waiting for events like this:
1. See invention 2. Claim business model included an invention 3. Hire lawyers 4. Profit!
Yes, I like that page and I usually forget that "i" when typing fast too. Got to use a bunch of those terms and (I think) a few of my own when I did my Avatar review last year. Writing of the aircraft in the movie:
Unless they are made of ‘upsidasium’ they must be fueled by ‘undepletium’ because they are always fully loaded and hovering.
Note: ‘upsidasium’ was from the Rockey and Bullwinkle show.
This sounds like any number of hoaxes that have been perpetrated; be they related to cold fusion or perpetual motion machines.
The "inventor"/"discoverer" are the only ones who can repeat the process and always under their own conditions or in their own lab. On further inspection the man behind the curtain is always found instead of any real magic.
On the other hand, if it is a hoax they could write books about it, sell videos online, claim to be suppressed and silenced, then retire.
There is a chance that they stumbled upon something useful without having a clue how it works, therefore unable to produce a good paper on it. Notably 'cold fusion' appears likely to have nothing to do with it.
I always jump to that bit from Alien where the blood is eating through the decks and the Commander ruins someone's pen examining the stuff and says "molecular acid". You would think with those budgets they could get a natural sciences student to read through the scripts or something? Don't get me started on the "unobtanium" from Avatar.
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It seems only fair to ask whoever just had to take the shiny toy out for a spin whether it was worth it for Serbia?
Just a wild guess here, but I think whomever was driving was ordered by someone in a five-sided building in Virginia.
Guess what? They also are stealing our music!! oh no!!
And our golf clubs, and our purses, and . . .
I see your old Val Kilmer/Elisabeth Shue movie and raise you an older Keanu Reeves/Morgan Freeman movie!
Your move.
Val Kilmer is the more romantic one. I would rather be "saved" from the single lab goddess life by him than Reeves.
Ability to reach high sub-light speeds somewhat implies insane materials science and energy densities.
But the exhaust ports, exhaust and staining on the atmospheric craft suggest plain old carbon based fuels. When the folks mentioned in my review started going through how that stuff works now, we came to the conclusion that they just stuck turbine engines to generators and ran wires to the ceramic/unobtainium motors driving the blades.
Get Jonny Ives and Apple on it, STAT!
I forgot about "look and feel"! How could I forget about "look and feel"? That increases profit a bunch.
If it really works they could create a business out of it and retire.
From their webiste
http://pesn.com/2011/01/17/9501746_Focardi-Rossi_10_kW_cold_fusion_prepping_for_market/
"This recent public demonstration alone is is a huge development, but what's more, they also claim to be going into production, expecting to have these available for purchase commercially within a year. This would become the world's first commercially-ready "cold fusion" device. The first units are supposed to ship in three months, with mass production commencing by the end of 2011."
They ripped off my business model! I have another waiting for events like this:
1. See invention
2. Claim business model included an invention
3. Hire lawyers
4. Profit!
No question.
If it really works they could create a business out of it and retire.
But if it really is nuclear something, I doubt they want to try to scale it up until they know what's really going on.
Just have the lawyers write up a really long caution label and start selling it. Need a pretty box too.
Are you talking about The Saint? Such an awesome 90's movie.
Yes! That is the one.
Yes, I like that page and I usually forget that "i" when typing fast too. Got to use a bunch of those terms and (I think) a few of my own when I did my Avatar review last year.
Writing of the aircraft in the movie:
Note: ‘upsidasium’ was from the Rockey and Bullwinkle show.
This sounds like any number of hoaxes that have been perpetrated; be they related to cold fusion or perpetual motion machines.
The "inventor"/"discoverer" are the only ones who can repeat the process and always under their own conditions or in their own lab. On further inspection the man behind the curtain is always found instead of any real magic.
On the other hand, if it is a hoax they could write books about it, sell videos online, claim to be suppressed and silenced, then retire.
There is a chance that they stumbled upon something useful without having a clue how it works, therefore unable to produce a good paper on it. Notably 'cold fusion' appears likely to have nothing to do with it.
Someone writing it up along those lines:
http://blog.newenergytimes.com/2011/01/19/rossi-and-focardi-lenr-device-probably-real-with-credit-to-piantelli/
Hard to tell.
If it really works they could create a business out of it and retire.
Don't we hear a claim like this every few years, just have to it turn out to be false?
The truth is out there! I saw them do this in Russia in an old Val Kilmer/Elisabeth Shue movie about how the cold fusion problem was solved.
It was romantic^n.
No, but stories with nanotubes and buckeyballs have a very high probability of being posted on /.
I always jump to that bit from Alien where the blood is eating through the decks and the Commander ruins someone's pen examining the stuff and says "molecular acid". You would think with those budgets they could get a natural sciences student to read through the scripts or something? Don't get me started on the "unobtanium" from Avatar.
Can't wait for the sex-scene!
Does the screenplay software help or hurt those?
Does Economic Engineering count, or is that in Mad Scientist category?
"I am pretty sure my F250 would crush it"
Sure you would, if only you didn't have to spend all day filling your 35 gallon gas tank
No,that only takes a few moments and I never let it get too dry.
He can't drive 55!
And I am pretty sure my F250 would crush it. Maybe my exhaust would crush it. Mine is gas, Beloved's D3500 is diesel and his rumble might smash it.
Sand Nazi: "No sand for you!"
That is not the real issue. We will run out of silicon! We need to preserve silicon for future generations.
I will be too, when we get done having all this engagement fun ;)
Paizley did you say? Quite hot indeed.
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ROFL, read the profile ;)
Actually, that one is North Korean and everybody knows that North Korea is Best Korea!
Our percentage of knockoff golf clubs is higher than for software.