It's going to be near impossible to get out of that dune if it's anchored at an angle where it acts like a digging bucket.
I'm thinking they will have to match an exact reverse of the moves the rover made when it anchored the wheel into that position. If that is even possible.
Well Captain Asshole, thanks for the fart, but it certainly takes more than common sense and some skinny armed geeks to understand the dynamics of 4x4'ing.
If they had been using that common sense, they would'nt be stuck now would they?
Being an avid 4x4'er and no stranger to getting stuck, the best suggestions are this:
1. Do *not* make things worse by spinning the wheels and digging yourself *in* further. (You're not rushing so you know this already, but certainly don't spin the wheels) 2. Try to wiggle/dig *out* some clearance between your undercarriage and the sand. The more contact points you have the more friction you need to overcome. (After exhausting all options you may want to use the arms to remove as much sand from around the wheels and undercarriage as is possible. This may ruin the scientific instruments on those arms, but at least you'll better your chances of getting out.) 3. Straighten your wheels as much as possible, but also try to match the entrance route. (noticed in the picture that one of the wheels is perpendicular to the track line, not a great way to get out.) 4. Use your highest gear and slowly without tire spin, REVERSE!
(It's usually best to go the route you came from, *not* visa versa because you've compacted the sand and you don't want to "plow" anymore) 5. If that is difficult, ROCK the house! Rocking back and forth to create a space to give momentum on the way out is a great way of "punching" through the hard spot. Again, the reverse route is usually the best choice to rock out of. Give one last good pendulum type run at it when you're ready to try to bust out. Rocking forward then at the pinnacle, rock with all you have backwards. 5. Use time to your advantage; keep working at it with the above. You don't want the sand to settle like cement though, so don't just sit there. Further those pesky dust devils may fill your tracks. 6. Perhaps you can use gravity to your advantage on a slope.
I'd wish you good luck, but there is no such thing as luck. There's only statistically calculated coincidence.
Slashdot Mirror
Found these:
Palm running Linux
Not my language by hey cool ntl
Nice collection of links
I have the Palm T3 and would love to convert the ROM to Linux.
lol, your right, I've been too lazy to even look.
I'll start with ebay.
Great info.
What really gets my interest, is that this thing could run my web server no problem.
Currently, I'm using a P200 under 200Mb ram.
My Server
and your serious.
That is very cool!
Last time I checked, slash is a lot to do about Linux.
I for one would welcome these new overlords.
A PDA that runs Linux, ssh, lynx and even X11 would be excellent if it was stable.
Well here is chance to discuss it and get the ball rolling anyway.
No harm in that.
Now were talkin.
What does it have for web client?
Lynx?
lol, only on days where my finger hasn't poked through the toilet paper. :P
Will it play Nethack?
Nethack Game
beat me to it.
lol, Mod Parent up!
replied to this already, see above.
change mod from Troll to Redundant.
and this was moded insightful at one point.
Interesting to say the least.
That yin yang shows up in all aspects of life, so I guess it's no suprise.
I'll be adding this to my collection.
Balance is so important.
There was a slashdot game at one point if I remember.
You had to whore for karma and face many story rejections.
To funny from anti-slash:
# Old-timer sigs
* Back in my day I had to write games in BASIC, on a 4.7Mhz computer with no hard disk and 128K of RAM. And I was grateful.
This is so me!
save that my experience was limited to the Timex Sinclair.
...until Europeans have "discovered" water ...
Interesting way to put it since they were looking for land not too long ago.
*bangs head on desk at another fucking Google cocksucking story on Slashdot*
lol!
I'm doing that now with every web page I see that has been infected by Google Ads.
Meant to put this link with that post:
Forum on Random number genration
and here I was using MS Solitaire to generate my random numbers. :P
Does the concept of anything "random" really exist or is it just a word synonymous with obfuscation?
Thanks for that.
It's going to be near impossible to get out of that dune if it's anchored at an angle where it acts like a digging bucket.
I'm thinking they will have to match an exact reverse of the moves the rover made when it anchored the wheel into that position.
If that is even possible.
I'd mod that up if I could.
Where was that information posted?
and with you. :P
Yes, that certainly makes it an interesting problem to solve.
No doubt with the Earth bound unit, they will come up with something.
Be interesting to see this application for retail vehicles.
If they can do anti-lock, why not posi-rock?
Well Captain Asshole, thanks for the fart, but it certainly takes more than common sense and some skinny armed geeks to understand the dynamics of 4x4'ing.
If they had been using that common sense, they would'nt be stuck now would they?
Good points also.
Can you program the electric-motor to act in a way that uses more torque instead of speed?
Good points.
It certainly will be something you need to test here on Earth and submit as an entire program to be executed on Mars.
Being an avid 4x4'er and no stranger to getting stuck, the best suggestions are this:
1. Do *not* make things worse by spinning the wheels and digging yourself *in* further.
(You're not rushing so you know this already, but certainly don't spin the wheels)
2. Try to wiggle/dig *out* some clearance between your undercarriage and the sand. The more contact points you have the more friction you need to overcome. (After exhausting all options you may want to use the arms to remove as much sand from around the wheels and undercarriage as is possible. This may ruin the scientific instruments on those arms, but at least you'll better your chances of getting out.)
3. Straighten your wheels as much as possible, but also try to match the entrance route.
(noticed in the picture that one of the wheels is perpendicular to the track line, not a great way to get out.)
4. Use your highest gear and slowly without tire spin, REVERSE!
(It's usually best to go the route you came from, *not* visa versa because you've compacted the sand and you don't want to "plow" anymore)
5. If that is difficult, ROCK the house! Rocking back and forth to create a space to give momentum on the way out is a great way of "punching" through the hard spot. Again, the reverse route is usually the best choice to rock out of. Give one last good pendulum type run at it when you're ready to try to bust out. Rocking forward then at the pinnacle, rock with all you have backwards.
5. Use time to your advantage; keep working at it with the above. You don't want the sand to settle like cement though, so don't just sit there. Further those pesky dust devils may fill your tracks.
6. Perhaps you can use gravity to your advantage on a slope.
I'd wish you good luck, but there is no such thing as luck.
There's only statistically calculated coincidence.
So good "statistical calculating"!
somewhere on the net.
Post the URL when you find it.
If I can get spam from offshore ISPs, why can't the site be hosted in these places?
Spam Tricks
That's a good point.
Wonder if you can save by buying two regular class seats?
Of course, the best way to get available first class seats, without paying, is to be pregnant.
That's admittedly difficult for us males though.