V has to be really really really really big. KE for orbits is an order of magnitude greater than PE.
So, you are not doing your math right. How would you "fall" into orbit anyhow? The conic section you follow (parabola, hyperbola, circle, ellipse) is defined by your energy state. Unless you change your energy state, you'll stay on that conic section.
you could also dig a big hole in the ground and travel through the earth's crust to get from California to Hawaii, but it's still a pretty stupid idea.
The air resistance at that altitude, at the speed required, is seriously non-trivial. Get to LEO.
Microsoft's hegemony exists only because they have lock-in.
If I had to jump ship to an entirely new architecture, I'd certainly look at the other architectures available (Apple) and price them against MS's new architecture. It's silly to think that MS would have the PC dominance they now enjoy if they did not make a commitment to backwards-compatibility.
And, re: PS1 vs PS2, I like having a library of $10 games I can play on my PS2. There are lots of great PS1 games out there, and I like not having to take my PS1 away from the person I gave it to in order to play them.
Having said that, I won't buy an xBox for any reason at any price, so MS probably doesn't care about my opinion very much.
Conspicuous by its absence in that gallery is the Pond Racer, a beautiful if ill-fated Rutan design.
Mr. Rutan designed the aircraft for air racing enthusiast (and rich guy) Bob Pond. They agreed that the big Merlin engines and World War II vintage airframes that dominate the Unlimited pylon racing category are getting too old to be safe and reliable. So, they wanted to encourage competitors to start working on new designs. How do you do that? Kick their asses in a race.
The Pond Racer was powered by two turbocharged Nissan V6 automotive engines (think the early 90's Turbo Z car). Unfortunately, they had problems keeping the engines cool, and had problems with the oil systems. The aircraft was destroyed after catching fire in midair and crashing, killing its pilot.
So. Good design. Needed some serious help on the powerplant end. But, even good designs kill people sometimes. God willing, that will not be the case tomorrow.
Yeah, that Jefferson guy was a wacko. He's the sort of person that would advocate fighting tyranny by any means necessary, up to and including force of arms. Where would America be if we allowed that sort of thing to happen?
*rolls eyes*
Now, fortunately for us, I don't think the situation here in the US is quite that bad yet. But we're definitely on the wrong path. I live in Texas, so my vote is irrelevant. I also happen to think that Kerry is a milquetoast Presidential candidate...he's Bush lite. My vote goes to the first person to stand against the erosion of the freedoms We the People used to be guaranteed.
Yes, that does include carrying pocket knives on airplanes. Thanks for askin'.
My point is, the Beastie Boys are probably stuck with a contract that enjoins them from releasing under a different label. Lots of bands signed these contracts many years ago, and they're already fucked.
Sure there are lots of independent bands. Some of them are really good. None of them are the Beastie Boys, who I happen to enjoy listening to.
You're certainly entitled to your predilections, but I've never really thought that going and parking a large vehicle on a concrete pad and hooking it up to sewer and electricity, and then staying inside it, has very little to do with "camping".
I mean, knock yourself out, but I think we need to come up with another verb. To my mind, one of the prime virtues of "camping" is "low impact on my environment", which a 30' diesel powered truck with satellite TV is not.
If I'm a manager, and I can't manage people who are smarter and more capable than I am, that I am the organizational bottleneck. It is imperative to be able to work with people who are smarter than you are.
So, I'm glad you're not my manager, because I think you'd suck at it.
There's a difference between a team leader and a manager.
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PE=mgh
KE=mv^2/2
V has to be really really really really big. KE for orbits is an order of magnitude greater than PE.
So, you are not doing your math right. How would you "fall" into orbit anyhow? The conic section you follow (parabola, hyperbola, circle, ellipse) is defined by your energy state. Unless you change your energy state, you'll stay on that conic section.
ISS isn't really in a low-earth orbit. Obviously, this is all very fuzzy taxonomy, but ISS is generally considered to be in a medium-altitude orbit.
But you're right...inclination has nothing to do with whether or not something is a low-earth orbit.
you could also dig a big hole in the ground and travel through the earth's crust to get from California to Hawaii, but it's still a pretty stupid idea.
The air resistance at that altitude, at the speed required, is seriously non-trivial. Get to LEO.
I don't believe the X-15 ever had a two-week turnaround. There were several aircraft, and they needed substantial overhaul between flights.
Somebody needs a hug. C'mere big guy.
Microsoft's hegemony exists only because they have lock-in.
If I had to jump ship to an entirely new architecture, I'd certainly look at the other architectures available (Apple) and price them against MS's new architecture. It's silly to think that MS would have the PC dominance they now enjoy if they did not make a commitment to backwards-compatibility.
And, re: PS1 vs PS2, I like having a library of $10 games I can play on my PS2. There are lots of great PS1 games out there, and I like not having to take my PS1 away from the person I gave it to in order to play them.
Having said that, I won't buy an xBox for any reason at any price, so MS probably doesn't care about my opinion very much.
Yeah, this reply definitely makes you look like less of an asshole. Really.
Altitude is easy. Velocity is a bitch.
Exercise for the class: Figure out the potential energy and kinetic energy required for orbit.
PE=mgh
KE=mv^2/2
Guess which one is lots lots lots bigger.
That wasn't the point. The point was, people think we've somehow lost the power to build big rockets, which is a ridiculous contention.
Conspicuous by its absence in that gallery is the Pond Racer, a beautiful if ill-fated Rutan design.
Mr. Rutan designed the aircraft for air racing enthusiast (and rich guy) Bob Pond. They agreed that the big Merlin engines and World War II vintage airframes that dominate the Unlimited pylon racing category are getting too old to be safe and reliable. So, they wanted to encourage competitors to start working on new designs. How do you do that? Kick their asses in a race.
The Pond Racer was powered by two turbocharged Nissan V6 automotive engines (think the early 90's Turbo Z car). Unfortunately, they had problems keeping the engines cool, and had problems with the oil systems. The aircraft was destroyed after catching fire in midair and crashing, killing its pilot.
So. Good design. Needed some serious help on the powerplant end. But, even good designs kill people sometimes. God willing, that will not be the case tomorrow.
Why bother? Build a Shuttle C and get similar throw weights, without having to tool up much of anything in terms of new hardware.
It's a Shuttle stack without all the expensive bits. Good engineering.
That's great, until things that shouldn't be crimes are criminalized.
Which has already happened.
I'm not totally sure what a brick-bat is, but it sounds unpleasant. Use two.
Yeah, that Jefferson guy was a wacko. He's the sort of person that would advocate fighting tyranny by any means necessary, up to and including force of arms. Where would America be if we allowed that sort of thing to happen?
*rolls eyes*
Now, fortunately for us, I don't think the situation here in the US is quite that bad yet. But we're definitely on the wrong path. I live in Texas, so my vote is irrelevant. I also happen to think that Kerry is a milquetoast Presidential candidate...he's Bush lite. My vote goes to the first person to stand against the erosion of the freedoms We the People used to be guaranteed.
Yes, that does include carrying pocket knives on airplanes. Thanks for askin'.
Cool. Thanks for the recommendation...I"ll check 'em out.
My point is, the Beastie Boys are probably stuck with a contract that enjoins them from releasing under a different label. Lots of bands signed these contracts many years ago, and they're already fucked.
Sure there are lots of independent bands. Some of them are really good. None of them are the Beastie Boys, who I happen to enjoy listening to.
Hah! What a quaint notion.
OK, the Beastie Boys have more clout than most bands might, but a record contract is a very small step up from indentured servitude.
You're certainly entitled to your predilections, but I've never really thought that going and parking a large vehicle on a concrete pad and hooking it up to sewer and electricity, and then staying inside it, has very little to do with "camping".
I mean, knock yourself out, but I think we need to come up with another verb. To my mind, one of the prime virtues of "camping" is "low impact on my environment", which a 30' diesel powered truck with satellite TV is not.
"Camping" means "Don't have access to cable TV".
Call it a boundary condition.
Ooops.
s/that/then in my first sentence.
If I'm a manager, and I can't manage people who are smarter and more capable than I am, that I am the organizational bottleneck. It is imperative to be able to work with people who are smarter than you are.
So, I'm glad you're not my manager, because I think you'd suck at it.
There's a difference between a team leader and a manager.
Have you now or ever in the past had pointy hair?
Uh huh. And I could (theoretically) write my own browser in 68k assembly and write an emulator to run it on my PC.
But I shouldn't have to.
I would hire somebody who is willing to face and overcome their difficulties before somebody who feels that they're better or smarter than others.
Being able to cooperate is more important than being brilliant. If you can't work on a team, you're useless.
Somebody in Redmond has been reading "How to Win Friends and Influence People". And then they're totally not doing the things the book says to do.
What an impressive boner.