Hmm... we're dividing a worthless uncertainty by another one that doesn't measure anything significant at all and get a meaningless number that provides food for a lively discussion on slashdot. Fascinating! I hope the next article is about BMI multiplied by the number of angels that can stand on the head of a pin.
Article head: "Next Mars rover will carry plutonium"
As anyone will readily understand it is the higly toxic and cancerous plutonium that's the problem. Exploding mini reactors in the sky are ofcourse of no concern at all as far as the mechanical impact is concerned.
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Hmm... we're dividing a worthless uncertainty by another one that doesn't measure anything significant at all and get a meaningless number that provides food for a lively discussion on slashdot. Fascinating! I hope the next article is about BMI multiplied by the number of angels that can stand on the head of a pin.
Article head: "Next Mars rover will carry plutonium" As anyone will readily understand it is the higly toxic and cancerous plutonium that's the problem. Exploding mini reactors in the sky are ofcourse of no concern at all as far as the mechanical impact is concerned.
spring flamingo developed at MIT is 'sort of' such a robot. However, it is on a stick to keep it from falling sideways