"Nor in my mind does he fully answer the question of why the scientists remained motivated to produce the weapons after Germany had been conquered."
A little known fact was that the Japanese had been developing a nuclear device as well. In fact last year the plans for it were returned to the Japanese government from a Japanese Physicist's estate after he died. Also, some of the nuclear material that was confiscated from the Germans at the end of the European theater war was on a German submarine with japanese military officers bound for Japan. The Japanese had plans in development, and they had deals in the works to attain the needed fissile material. This confiscated material was then sent to the manhattan project to supplement the material generated for the devices that the US had been building.
I have never read the discussed books, but have found that the Japanese nuclear program is alway ignored when these discussions bring up the fact that Post VE day the US continued development of the weapons.
A reason for why alot of the atrocities conspired by the Japanese military were not headline news after the war like the Nuremburg trials is that the US made deals with the responsible officers of the Japanese military in which the US would recieve all of the data and matarials from the tests the US would consider too unethical to perform themselves, in exchange for immunity from prosecution for the alleged war crimes. The Japanese military nuclear program could very well have been lumped into the deal. Thus concealing a very real program.
Hydrogen Peroxide at a ~90%95% concentration was the key component for the X-15 rocket plane that was used to develop a large portion of the hypersonic flight and planetary reentry data for the first steps of the space program. The X-15 achieved mach 6.7 and 354.200ft altitude. With The theoretical 'edge of space' set at 62 miles (327360 ft), Peroxide should work. (Quite a bit about the X-15 can be read at this NASA SITE http://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/Newsroom/FactSheets/FS-05 2-DFRC.html ) Other versions of the x-15 used Oxygen and ammonia. Maybe they could be fuel alternatives.
I never really understood the "Butterfly Effect" until I saw Godzilla vs Mothra. That explained alot. With a butterfly effect on that magnitude 206 kg of unaccounted for Pu is kinda miniscule
Since you've been 'under the microscope' of the G-men now. Can you offer any advice to us in the new era of Ashcroft's Spy on your neighbors program? Seriously now, with privacy eroding and reports that hardened criminals in prison are getting into the identity theft crimes, can you offer privacy advice from your unique perspective in life?
Maybe the hotrod community will offer aftermarket mods that will give us a flying car finally, 'Step 13: plumb the lines from the LOX tank to the combustion chamber after plumbing the Liquid hydrogen lines. Step 14: turbo pump throttle cables . . . '
Making the leap from Binary to Quaternary
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DNA Goes Binary
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If the original genetic material was 'binary', this is going to create quite a debate on how the shift to 'quaternary' genetic material happened into being. Possible arguments are that two different systems of genetic material merged, It made the 'evolutionary step' (insert miracle or magic here).
Other interesting debate will set up about what the benefits and detractors are with each 'File system'. What metabolic implications are there to the reproductive process if there is possibly an alternate genetic 'file system'. The metabolic implications could be a significant reason due to the fact that reproduction is such an energy consuming activity in almost all species that I know of. Maybe there were both a binary and a quaternary system around and due to energy/metabolic needs one died out.
Some other interesting issues would be error correcting properties of a genetic file system. Some quaternary DNA is fairly robust I have been told. Capable of replacing missing bits. Which could be handy in the mitosis process which could be frought with errors due to environmental factors such as cell chemistry, viral issues, radiation, cell wall capabilities and strengths, etc. It will be interesting to follow up on the Binary related implications and their quaternary comparisons.
People Grumble about why we are not 'there' yet with the journey to improved vehicular transport. Others say they will never drive the teeny windup toy of a alternative vehicle. The fact is, these hybrids are midpoints in the trip that help fund the researching manufacturer's efforts, and gives them valuable feedback on what the market needs. Buying one of these vehicles helps pay their research debt, and lets them know the market for that technology had at least one more customer at that price.
While probably not great, there is a potential risk that too many people may purchase the product on grounds that are insubstantial and give the researcher/manufacturer a false read on the next step to take research and marketing wise. Remember that these are for profit enterprises that live paycheck to paycheck. If I as a rural resident with 3 inches of snow already chose to purchase their street car product on purely Idealistic grounds, and then found out later that their product did not meet my needs (I could not drive it half the year), I have helped them pay a research debt (good), but I have given them a bad direction in which to put their research and marketing efforts that they would need to provide me (the real reason they make their product) with a new product when I need it(bad). The risk that their next product is something that no one needs or wants is real, but hopefully low with proper research. The down side of the risk is that they will bankrupt themselves on a bad idea.
I guess I wrote this to encourage consumers to use their buying power wisely to meet their needs, and thus encourage the manufacturers to supply you with what you need. How a vehicle operates often takes a back seat to other more immediate issues in the consumer?s life such as cost or performance. The fact that a better alternative is offered as a solution to some cases of need category is good. The fact that they will have a return on their research efforts, and a good idea of what to build next is better.
SO, if these vehicles meet your driving needs Great! If they do not, buy what you need and don?t feel bad about it. Unnecessarily an extra vehicle that you cannot use will only create more waste.
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"Nor in my mind does he fully answer the question of why the scientists remained motivated to produce the weapons after Germany had been conquered." A little known fact was that the Japanese had been developing a nuclear device as well. In fact last year the plans for it were returned to the Japanese government from a Japanese Physicist's estate after he died. Also, some of the nuclear material that was confiscated from the Germans at the end of the European theater war was on a German submarine with japanese military officers bound for Japan. The Japanese had plans in development, and they had deals in the works to attain the needed fissile material. This confiscated material was then sent to the manhattan project to supplement the material generated for the devices that the US had been building. I have never read the discussed books, but have found that the Japanese nuclear program is alway ignored when these discussions bring up the fact that Post VE day the US continued development of the weapons. A reason for why alot of the atrocities conspired by the Japanese military were not headline news after the war like the Nuremburg trials is that the US made deals with the responsible officers of the Japanese military in which the US would recieve all of the data and matarials from the tests the US would consider too unethical to perform themselves, in exchange for immunity from prosecution for the alleged war crimes. The Japanese military nuclear program could very well have been lumped into the deal. Thus concealing a very real program.
Hydrogen Peroxide at a ~90%95% concentration was the key component for the X-15 rocket plane that was used to develop a large portion of the hypersonic flight and planetary reentry data for the first steps of the space program. The X-15 achieved mach 6.7 and 354.200ft altitude. With The theoretical 'edge of space' set at 62 miles (327360 ft), Peroxide should work. (Quite a bit about the X-15 can be read at this NASA SITE http://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/Newsroom/FactSheets/FS-05 2-DFRC.html ) Other versions of the x-15 used Oxygen and ammonia. Maybe they could be fuel alternatives.
I never really understood the "Butterfly Effect" until I saw Godzilla vs Mothra. That explained alot. With a butterfly effect on that magnitude 206 kg of unaccounted for Pu is kinda miniscule
Since you've been 'under the microscope' of the G-men now. Can you offer any advice to us in the new era of Ashcroft's Spy on your neighbors program? Seriously now, with privacy eroding and reports that hardened criminals in prison are getting into the identity theft crimes, can you offer privacy advice from your unique perspective in life?
Maybe the hotrod community will offer aftermarket mods that will give us a flying car finally, 'Step 13: plumb the lines from the LOX tank to the combustion chamber after plumbing the Liquid hydrogen lines. Step 14: turbo pump throttle cables . . . '
If the original genetic material was 'binary', this is going to create quite a debate on how the shift to 'quaternary' genetic material happened into being. Possible arguments are that two different systems of genetic material merged, It made the 'evolutionary step' (insert miracle or magic here). Other interesting debate will set up about what the benefits and detractors are with each 'File system'. What metabolic implications are there to the reproductive process if there is possibly an alternate genetic 'file system'. The metabolic implications could be a significant reason due to the fact that reproduction is such an energy consuming activity in almost all species that I know of. Maybe there were both a binary and a quaternary system around and due to energy/metabolic needs one died out. Some other interesting issues would be error correcting properties of a genetic file system. Some quaternary DNA is fairly robust I have been told. Capable of replacing missing bits. Which could be handy in the mitosis process which could be frought with errors due to environmental factors such as cell chemistry, viral issues, radiation, cell wall capabilities and strengths, etc. It will be interesting to follow up on the Binary related implications and their quaternary comparisons.
People Grumble about why we are not 'there' yet with the journey to improved vehicular transport. Others say they will never drive the teeny windup toy of a alternative vehicle. The fact is, these hybrids are midpoints in the trip that help fund the researching manufacturer's efforts, and gives them valuable feedback on what the market needs. Buying one of these vehicles helps pay their research debt, and lets them know the market for that technology had at least one more customer at that price. While probably not great, there is a potential risk that too many people may purchase the product on grounds that are insubstantial and give the researcher/manufacturer a false read on the next step to take research and marketing wise. Remember that these are for profit enterprises that live paycheck to paycheck. If I as a rural resident with 3 inches of snow already chose to purchase their street car product on purely Idealistic grounds, and then found out later that their product did not meet my needs (I could not drive it half the year), I have helped them pay a research debt (good), but I have given them a bad direction in which to put their research and marketing efforts that they would need to provide me (the real reason they make their product) with a new product when I need it(bad). The risk that their next product is something that no one needs or wants is real, but hopefully low with proper research. The down side of the risk is that they will bankrupt themselves on a bad idea. I guess I wrote this to encourage consumers to use their buying power wisely to meet their needs, and thus encourage the manufacturers to supply you with what you need. How a vehicle operates often takes a back seat to other more immediate issues in the consumer?s life such as cost or performance. The fact that a better alternative is offered as a solution to some cases of need category is good. The fact that they will have a return on their research efforts, and a good idea of what to build next is better. SO, if these vehicles meet your driving needs Great! If they do not, buy what you need and don?t feel bad about it. Unnecessarily an extra vehicle that you cannot use will only create more waste.