such inverters are fairly common now. Remember that some transmission lines on the west coast and in Europe are HV DC lines. That 750kV has to be converted back to AC for that application as well.
Before you offer him that steak, you better check to see what his partial digestive tract and donor liver can tolerate.... Guy's been through a lot lately, give him a break. I don't care how powerful he is or how much money he has, cancer's a bitch and I don't wish it on anyone.
if they never recovered the weapon, how would they know 5 safeties failed?
They recovered part of the weapon. They also recovered an intact second weapon that deployed it's parachute after it we ejected from the aircraft. I'm guessing they determined this in the post accident review by looking at the second weapon.
You're missing the point. If the charges aren't intact -- and I'm talking about the shape and density -- the boom will be limited to, at most, what you'd expect from a conventional weapon. Since this device is buried over 50 feet down, any resulting explosion will likely be contained for the most part. There have been several instances (some documented in the article) where unarmed nuclear weapons exploded without the Pu core (called the "nuclear capsule" in the report). Made a big hole in the ground but that was it.
That is true now of our weapons. There was a time when an accident leading to detonation was all too easy. Which is why the pits were stored separately from the weapons until it was time to launch them. (for example: one early missile design detonated when the fuel ran out... Which guaranteed a detonation in the event the electronic fuse failed. So, a fire could easily lead to a detonation, if the missile had previously been armed).
I wouldn't be so certain that nuclear weapons designed by other countries would have as many safeguards.
What are the chances that the detonators and HE charge are still intact? What are the chances that the nuclear charge is still intact? Did it even have the pit installed? What are the chances that there is a battery, still charged and connected to a still functional timing circuit, available to detonate the HE charges?
If NASA does find a problem then Toyota can spin it as it being so subtle that it took the resources of NASA to find it. They can then use this, with PR spin, and an agreement to contract with NASA for "consulting" as a win.
If NASA finds nothing, then Toyota is off the hook wrt the drive by wire system, again a win.
And I insist you (my neighbor) not use cell phones. Or cordless phones of any kind. And your microwave oven -- That 1500 watt transmitter sends me into convulsions. And for heavens sake, turn off that computer, because it has a 2GHz processor. You're cable TV system must be leaking because I have a headache. The LNB in your satellite dish is screaming at me, please don't use your satellite system.
All these devices generate RF in the 2-3GHz range. Point is, this insanity has no limits. It needs to be stopped.
The fun part will be determining if he reacts to the wifi network that will most likely be present in some part of the courthouse. The wireless keyboards and mice on the computers. The sheriff's / bailiff's radio gear...
Afghanistan was my first guess; but, considering the US has already put over 5 times that amount in monetary aid into Afghanistan, I was hoping for a different answer. Proves parent didn't do his/her homework. That $8B isn't going to fix the unemployment problem there.
OK, I give. What country has a population of 28,396,000, an unemployment rate of 35%, and an avg wage of $900/yr. Certainly not the United States, whose military we are discussing.
I agree with what you're saying; but, that couple of days would result in a huge mess. I wouldn't assume they won't do anything... No they're not stupid; but, Kim Jung Il is a megalomaniac.
"Dear Mr. Kim. Upon receipt of your delivery in either South Korea or Japan, we would be happy to demonstrate, for you, state of the art methods in manufacturing these weapons. Just pick up the phone and place your order, and we will deliver a demonstration model to your home via express shipment...."
(1)North Korea has a huge army. They might not have resources but, because of the size of their army, even on foot with nothing but rifles, they could cause significant trouble for a while. (2)Seoul, South Korea's capital city, is within artillery range of North Korea... N. Korea could sit on their side of the border and lob shells, again doing considerable damage before, Yes, we would stop it; but, they have a significant amount of firepower parked there, waiting. (3) South Korea is a significant financial and manufacturing power center. Anything that affects South Korea will have an impact on the world market. Point is, you should be concerned about that saber rattling paranoid megalomaniac sitting in power in North Korea.
Pay more attention to Russia: They've found the resources they need to raise all the capital they need to maintain their military at any level they choose. They've discovered they have petroleum riches comparable to the middle east... I'd argue that their nuclear industry is in better shape than that in the United States. They also (still) have a fairly robust manufacturing capacity, which they're leveraging on the global market. Their space industry rivals, and in some ways exceeds, the technological capability of both the United States and European Union. But, your first point is correct, we're not really enemies any more.
Of course you can! Use LaTeX! Then add support for compiling it to PostScript in e-mail clients, and have them display the compiled PostScript. Plus, what you see on your display will be pretty much exactly what is printed out.
fine for the linux community. How is that any better than HTML? And, what about Microsoft Windows. I live in a Windows environment (hence the reference to Office)
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such inverters are fairly common now. Remember that some transmission lines on the west coast and in Europe are HV DC lines. That 750kV has to be converted back to AC for that application as well.
Well OK then. Now I get it (whooosh).
None because they don't allow Li-Ion or Li-Poly batteries on the Shuttle.
Before you offer him that steak, you better check to see what his partial digestive tract and donor liver can tolerate.... Guy's been through a lot lately, give him a break. I don't care how powerful he is or how much money he has, cancer's a bitch and I don't wish it on anyone.
if they never recovered the weapon, how would they know 5 safeties failed?
They recovered part of the weapon. They also recovered an intact second weapon that deployed it's parachute after it we ejected from the aircraft. I'm guessing they determined this in the post accident review by looking at the second weapon.
You're missing the point. If the charges aren't intact -- and I'm talking about the shape and density -- the boom will be limited to, at most, what you'd expect from a conventional weapon. Since this device is buried over 50 feet down, any resulting explosion will likely be contained for the most part. There have been several instances (some documented in the article) where unarmed nuclear weapons exploded without the Pu core (called the "nuclear capsule" in the report). Made a big hole in the ground but that was it.
That is true now of our weapons. There was a time when an accident leading to detonation was all too easy. Which is why the pits were stored separately from the weapons until it was time to launch them. (for example: one early missile design detonated when the fuel ran out... Which guaranteed a detonation in the event the electronic fuse failed. So, a fire could easily lead to a detonation, if the missile had previously been armed).
I wouldn't be so certain that nuclear weapons designed by other countries would have as many safeguards.
What are the chances that the detonators and HE charge are still intact? What are the chances that the nuclear charge is still intact? Did it even have the pit installed? What are the chances that there is a battery, still charged and connected to a still functional timing circuit, available to detonate the HE charges?
I said this earlier:
If NASA does find a problem then Toyota can spin it as it being so subtle that it took the resources of NASA to find it. They can then use this, with PR spin, and an agreement to contract with NASA for "consulting" as a win.
If NASA finds nothing, then Toyota is off the hook wrt the drive by wire system, again a win.
If NASA cannot find a problem, then Toyota is off the hook.
If NASA does find a problem, then Toyota can say -- "It was such a subtle problem, it took NASA's resources and expertise to find and fix it."
Either way, it can be spun positively by the PR folks.
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You're supposed to be paying attention to your teacher young man...
And I insist you (my neighbor) not use cell phones. Or cordless phones of any kind. And your microwave oven -- That 1500 watt transmitter sends me into convulsions. And for heavens sake, turn off that computer, because it has a 2GHz processor. You're cable TV system must be leaking because I have a headache. The LNB in your satellite dish is screaming at me, please don't use your satellite system.
All these devices generate RF in the 2-3GHz range. Point is, this insanity has no limits. It needs to be stopped.
The fun part will be determining if he reacts to the wifi network that will most likely be present in some part of the courthouse. The wireless keyboards and mice on the computers. The sheriff's / bailiff's radio gear...
Will it have little kittens and ponies too?! Oh yeah, ponies! I want ponies! Black ones and polka-dotted ones, and pink ones too!
Afghanistan was my first guess; but, considering the US has already put over 5 times that amount in monetary aid into Afghanistan, I was hoping for a different answer. Proves parent didn't do his/her homework. That $8B isn't going to fix the unemployment problem there.
*checks* Nope, still alive.
OK, I give. What country has a population of 28,396,000, an unemployment rate of 35%, and an avg wage of $900/yr. Certainly not the United States, whose military we are discussing.
It's still nucular = bad in the minds of too many people.
Give Clippy some love. I thought he was actually kind of fun, in an occasionally annoying pops-up when you don't want him kind of way.
I have. So your anecdotal evidence fails.
I agree with what you're saying; but, that couple of days would result in a huge mess. I wouldn't assume they won't do anything... No they're not stupid; but, Kim Jung Il is a megalomaniac.
Cue the cheesy late night infomercial music.
"Dear Mr. Kim. Upon receipt of your delivery in either South Korea or Japan, we would be happy to demonstrate, for you, state of the art methods in manufacturing these weapons. Just pick up the phone and place your order, and we will deliver a demonstration model to your home via express shipment...."
(1)North Korea has a huge army. They might not have resources but, because of the size of their army, even on foot with nothing but rifles, they could cause significant trouble for a while. (2)Seoul, South Korea's capital city, is within artillery range of North Korea... N. Korea could sit on their side of the border and lob shells, again doing considerable damage before, Yes, we would stop it; but, they have a significant amount of firepower parked there, waiting. (3) South Korea is a significant financial and manufacturing power center. Anything that affects South Korea will have an impact on the world market. Point is, you should be concerned about that saber rattling paranoid megalomaniac sitting in power in North Korea.
Pay more attention to Russia: They've found the resources they need to raise all the capital they need to maintain their military at any level they choose. They've discovered they have petroleum riches comparable to the middle east... I'd argue that their nuclear industry is in better shape than that in the United States. They also (still) have a fairly robust manufacturing capacity, which they're leveraging on the global market. Their space industry rivals, and in some ways exceeds, the technological capability of both the United States and European Union. But, your first point is correct, we're not really enemies any more.
Of course you can! Use LaTeX! Then add support for compiling it to PostScript in e-mail clients, and have them display the compiled PostScript. Plus, what you see on your display will be pretty much exactly what is printed out.
fine for the linux community. How is that any better than HTML? And, what about Microsoft Windows. I live in a Windows environment (hence the reference to Office)