Not to mention, you know, added weight?
A turbocharger similarly uses wasted energy, and is proven and reliable technology. On the other hand, you're going to have a lot of heat being dumped in places you don't want it if this thing ever craps out.
This is an interesting, and likely successful, publicity stunt. But aren't the waters of the North Atlantic, you know, balls cold? And doesn't the gulfstream tend to flow, you know, the opposite direction?
I'm not entirely sure, here's the disclaimer quote:
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Methinks "Bill Gates" isn't what they mean by "verifiable".
Boy did I learn this one first-hand...
My first car was an '87 Ford pickup, and I grew into the habit of using the parking brake to slow down and stop as I pulled in to a parking space. The first time I tried this with my '03 Kia however, I slammed into the parking stopper (and nearly the building past it). The parking brake in the new car is completely useless at speed, and isn't even enough to stop a loaded car from rolling down a steep driveway from a stop.
I'd love to know what concerns the manufacturer had that outweighed the safety factor of a redundant braking system.
A bubble isn't a good idea, with the whole tumble factor. The craft would have to be aerodynamically stabilized (SpaceShipOne has the right idea), and it would also have to be somewhat sleek in design (otherwise you'd quickly reach the terminal velocity of the craft, at which point you could only watch the ground rush at you and wait on that parachute.
Otherwise yes, as long as both you and the craft accelerate at 9.8, you get the exact same effect.
I wonder just how encompassing this list is. I'm 21/m, white, kinda tall, and have nothing on my record save a pair of speeding tickets. Yet without fail, I am searched EVERY single time I pass airport security, 8 or 10 times a year. No matter what I'm wearing, no matter who I'm with, no matter where I'm going, I'm given the full search. I'm sure profiling is responsible to an extent, but doesn't it seem unusual that I'm flagged every single time?
You should be able to pick up an older solid-state MP3 player for next to nothing. Wire it up with a DC adapter, connect the Play button, and either use headphones or amp it to a speaker.
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On the other hand, we now know we have the PERFECT spacecraft to take us to the planet Mips.
Not to mention, you know, added weight? A turbocharger similarly uses wasted energy, and is proven and reliable technology. On the other hand, you're going to have a lot of heat being dumped in places you don't want it if this thing ever craps out.
This is an interesting, and likely successful, publicity stunt. But aren't the waters of the North Atlantic, you know, balls cold? And doesn't the gulfstream tend to flow, you know, the opposite direction?
This is most definitely not happening.
Methinks "Bill Gates" isn't what they mean by "verifiable".
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Boy did I learn this one first-hand... My first car was an '87 Ford pickup, and I grew into the habit of using the parking brake to slow down and stop as I pulled in to a parking space. The first time I tried this with my '03 Kia however, I slammed into the parking stopper (and nearly the building past it). The parking brake in the new car is completely useless at speed, and isn't even enough to stop a loaded car from rolling down a steep driveway from a stop. I'd love to know what concerns the manufacturer had that outweighed the safety factor of a redundant braking system.
A bubble isn't a good idea, with the whole tumble factor. The craft would have to be aerodynamically stabilized (SpaceShipOne has the right idea), and it would also have to be somewhat sleek in design (otherwise you'd quickly reach the terminal velocity of the craft, at which point you could only watch the ground rush at you and wait on that parachute. Otherwise yes, as long as both you and the craft accelerate at 9.8, you get the exact same effect.
I wonder just how encompassing this list is. I'm 21/m, white, kinda tall, and have nothing on my record save a pair of speeding tickets. Yet without fail, I am searched EVERY single time I pass airport security, 8 or 10 times a year. No matter what I'm wearing, no matter who I'm with, no matter where I'm going, I'm given the full search. I'm sure profiling is responsible to an extent, but doesn't it seem unusual that I'm flagged every single time?
You should be able to pick up an older solid-state MP3 player for next to nothing. Wire it up with a DC adapter, connect the Play button, and either use headphones or amp it to a speaker.