That was my first thought, as well. But a closer look at the patent shows that they are using the camera sensor itself as the IR receiver. If you tape over it to block the IR datastream , you can't take any pictures with it anyway.
What is needed is a filter that blocks IR, but passes visible light.
No, it isn't naturally occurring. It is MADE FROM a chemical which comes from the ergot fungus.
LSD is lysergic acid diethylamide. You can extract lysergic acid from ergot, but it isn't LSD until you add the diethylamino group at the proper position on the structure.
Raw ergot contain a bunch of alkaloids closely related to LSD, some of which are psychoactive. Some of them cause nice side effects like gangrene, too. But the specific chemical compound called LSD has never been found in ergot, even though it can be made FROM it.
Why bother with ejection seats (which as you state would severely limit crew size).
The shuttle crew cabin is a largely self-contained, structural module (as evidenced by the fact that the cabin from Challenger remained intact until it hit the water). If the entire crew module was attached to the rest of the airframe with explosive bolts, and provided with self-contained emergency power and oxygen, the whole cabin could be blown free of the shuttle during an abort, to splash down under parachute.
Well, the main difference is that GMOs can and do incorporate genetic material from completely different species, like the GM tomato that incorporated genes from a species of salmon, creating organisms that NEVER could have arisen naturally or through traditional agricultural techniques like crossbreeding and artificial selection.
Of course, if you know of a way that a fish can successfully crossbreed with a plant without laboratory manipulation, please let us know...
Presumably, the Dutch sample was stolen at some point over the years, and replaced with petrified wood. Why the thief would use petrified wood and not a piece of basalt or something else that is actually found on the moon is anyone's guess...
Fiber is largely indigestible, and comes out the other end in large amounts. That's why it is needed to maintain regularity, afterall. If you are trying to minimize the need for bowel movements, what you want is a "low residue" meal, high on protein, with little to no fiber. The protein gets digested and absorbed, leaving very little to be eliminated.
The traditional launch day breakfast from Mercury through Apollo was always steak and eggs, specifically chosen for the reasons above.
Hey, the Rapture followed by global earthquakes and whatever other kinds of horseshit they are predicting should make for pretty cool viewing from the ISS, right?
Sure, Grumman deserves a LOT of recognition for their contributions to the space program (including the wing sections for the shuttles).
But there is a great museum on Long Island (near the old Grumman site) that covers all that and more. It also happens to house not one, but TWO Apollo lunar modules, as well as a mock-up of the Grumman assembly "clean room".
I wouldn't be surprised to find places like Cleveland or Pittsburgh on priority target lists in that era, as well. We used to actually have a manufacturing base in the USA, and that's how we managed to spool up so quickly for WW2..
AFAIK, Grant is the only one on the show with a degree in a science/engineering discipline (EE).
What makes Grant unusual is that he can actually BUILD stuff, rather than just simulate it on a computer. Most of the EE's I've worked with over the years are WAY outside of their comfort zone in a shop, and there have been a few that I seriously doubt knew which end of a soldering iron to pick up.
Even Grant has screwed some stuff up on the show, though. I remember the homebrew defibrillator with paddles made from wood-handled kitchen spatulas. Grant and Kari are REALLY lucky that they didn't get knocked on their asses playing with that thing. At the multi-kilovolt level, wood isn't all that great of an insulator, and Grant SHOULD have known that. But neither of them were wearing insulating gloves or taking other precautions.
His attempts at model rocket prototypes for the "Turkish Rocketmen" myth were laughable, as well. Both attempts spiraled around wildly, because he paid no attention to the absolute fundamentals of aerodynamics, like the relation between CG and CP.
Of course, the rest of the team have had a few problems with rockets, as well. Remember the JATO car revisit that blew up as soon as the motors were lit?
The "multiple 1000 horsepower motors" part hinted at the power levels required.
Even ignoring the losses in the step-up transformers, trying to run thousands of HP worth of medium voltage motors from a low voltage UPS would require UPS output currents in the "completely ridiculous" range.
The problem becomes even worse when you consider that he starting current draw for a motor can be 6 or more times the fully loaded running current.
What company would WANT to buy that bit of spectrum for a new service?
There are so many FRS/GMRS radios out there by now that the band may not be free from interference for decades. Most ordinary consumers aren't going to be aware that frequency allocations have changed, and will continue using their Wall-Mart walkie-talkies as they always have.
You might as well try to repurpose the 27 MHz Citizens Band. The FRS spectrum is just about as crowded in some areas.
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But we aren't talking about "decent" cameras here. Most people get a new cellphone every couple years.
That was my first thought, as well. But a closer look at the patent shows that they are using the camera sensor itself as the IR receiver. If you tape over it to block the IR datastream , you can't take any pictures with it anyway.
What is needed is a filter that blocks IR, but passes visible light.
No, it isn't naturally occurring. It is MADE FROM a chemical which comes from the ergot fungus.
LSD is lysergic acid diethylamide. You can extract lysergic acid from ergot, but it isn't LSD until you add the diethylamino group at the proper position on the structure.
Raw ergot contain a bunch of alkaloids closely related to LSD, some of which are psychoactive. Some of them cause nice side effects like gangrene, too. But the specific chemical compound called LSD has never been found in ergot, even though it can be made FROM it.
LSD is also synthetic, as in not naturally-occurring.
Why bother with ejection seats (which as you state would severely limit crew size).
The shuttle crew cabin is a largely self-contained, structural module (as evidenced by the fact that the cabin from Challenger remained intact until it hit the water). If the entire crew module was attached to the rest of the airframe with explosive bolts, and provided with self-contained emergency power and oxygen, the whole cabin could be blown free of the shuttle during an abort, to splash down under parachute.
Which will work great, until pollen from GM crops in the surrounding area contaminates your garden....
Well, the main difference is that GMOs can and do incorporate genetic material from completely different species, like the GM tomato that incorporated genes from a species of salmon, creating organisms that NEVER could have arisen naturally or through traditional agricultural techniques like crossbreeding and artificial selection.
Of course, if you know of a way that a fish can successfully crossbreed with a plant without laboratory manipulation, please let us know...
DU is also pyrophoric, and ignites upon impact. It burns at a very high temperature, which helps it penetrate armor.
A rock, not so much.
Presumably, the Dutch sample was stolen at some point over the years, and replaced with petrified wood. Why the thief would use petrified wood and not a piece of basalt or something else that is actually found on the moon is anyone's guess...
Fiber is largely indigestible, and comes out the other end in large amounts. That's why it is needed to maintain regularity, afterall. If you are trying to minimize the need for bowel movements, what you want is a "low residue" meal, high on protein, with little to no fiber. The protein gets digested and absorbed, leaving very little to be eliminated.
The traditional launch day breakfast from Mercury through Apollo was always steak and eggs, specifically chosen for the reasons above.
Hey, the Rapture followed by global earthquakes and whatever other kinds of horseshit they are predicting should make for pretty cool viewing from the ISS, right?
But sound travels MUCH farther underwater than light will...
And Rastafarians should be allowed to use Cannabis as they see fit...
when the location track starts and ends AT YOUR FREAKING HOUSE every day?
Cap'n Chronic FTW!
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Sure, Grumman deserves a LOT of recognition for their contributions to the space program (including the wing sections for the shuttles).
But there is a great museum on Long Island (near the old Grumman site) that covers all that and more. It also happens to house not one, but TWO Apollo lunar modules, as well as a mock-up of the Grumman assembly "clean room".
http://www.cradleofaviation.org/
This museum would have been a more appropriate place for a shuttle than an oversized greenhouse next to the West Side highway.
I wouldn't be surprised to find places like Cleveland or Pittsburgh on priority target lists in that era, as well. We used to actually have a manufacturing base in the USA, and that's how we managed to spool up so quickly for WW2..
Not to mention trying to reboot the manufacturing base after losing Detroit.
As does the AC checkbox....
AFAIK, Grant is the only one on the show with a degree in a science/engineering discipline (EE).
What makes Grant unusual is that he can actually BUILD stuff, rather than just simulate it on a computer. Most of the EE's I've worked with over the years are WAY outside of their comfort zone in a shop, and there have been a few that I seriously doubt knew which end of a soldering iron to pick up.
Even Grant has screwed some stuff up on the show, though. I remember the homebrew defibrillator with paddles made from wood-handled kitchen spatulas. Grant and Kari are REALLY lucky that they didn't get knocked on their asses playing with that thing. At the multi-kilovolt level, wood isn't all that great of an insulator, and Grant SHOULD have known that. But neither of them were wearing insulating gloves or taking other precautions.
His attempts at model rocket prototypes for the "Turkish Rocketmen" myth were laughable, as well. Both attempts spiraled around wildly, because he paid no attention to the absolute fundamentals of aerodynamics, like the relation between CG and CP.
Of course, the rest of the team have had a few problems with rockets, as well. Remember the JATO car revisit that blew up as soon as the motors were lit?
The "multiple 1000 horsepower motors" part hinted at the power levels required.
Even ignoring the losses in the step-up transformers, trying to run thousands of HP worth of medium voltage motors from a low voltage UPS would require UPS output currents in the "completely ridiculous" range.
The problem becomes even worse when you consider that he starting current draw for a motor can be 6 or more times the fully loaded running current.
The US CB legal power limit is 5 watts.
Wrong.
The allowable power levels are 4W carrier for AM, or 12W PEP for SSB.
It just proves that 6000 years ago God created life by lighting his own farts!
FTFY...
Transistors were invented before vacuum tubes were phased out, by several decades IIRC.
The invention of the transistor was announced in 1947, with the first mass-market application (transistor radio) in 1954.
Harder to pin down when tubes were "phased out", as they are still used to this day in some applications.
What company would WANT to buy that bit of spectrum for a new service?
There are so many FRS/GMRS radios out there by now that the band may not be free from interference for decades. Most ordinary consumers aren't going to be aware that frequency allocations have changed, and will continue using their Wall-Mart walkie-talkies as they always have.
You might as well try to repurpose the 27 MHz Citizens Band. The FRS spectrum is just about as crowded in some areas.