A politician opens up a large pipeline project for bids. The first guy comes and says he can build it for 20 billion dollars. The second guy comes in and says he can build it for 10 billion dollars. The third guy comes in an says "I can build it for 30 billion dollars."
"30 billion?!?", exclaimed the politician. "We've got bids that are far less expensive. Explain yourself!"
"Certainly", oozed the third guy. "Ten billion for you. Ten billion for me, and ten billion to hire the second guy to do the actual work".
In order to do pressure feeding, the tank needs to be able to withstand the feed pressure. That means heavy, reinforced tanks. It's less massive to use a lightweight tank and a pump.
At 3g, it took the shuttle 8.5 minutes to get to Low Earth Orbit. This rocket is going at 30g. If things scale, then it will take less than a minute to reach orbit. Even if it took 5 minutes, there are three stages on this rocket. The batteries need to run for two minutes, max. In other words, you don't need big heavy batteries. Small, lightweight batteries will do just fine.
What the hell is a "lid"? You mean like those old flip-phones which people used 15 years ago?
OF COURSE! What do you think we're talking about? Didn't you read through the thread you're replying to? Shakrai said he tried going back to a flip phone. I said it would be cool to have a flip phone that chirped when you opened it.
I wonder if someone's made a smartphone app for that: every time you press the button to turn on your phone's screen, it chirps with the Star Trek sound.
Turn on the phone's screen? You mean after you open the phone, you have to turn it on? Why don't they build that into the lid?
You're missing the entire point. Something has to flip up for it to be cool. And it can't be some lame plastic cover that comes with the app. Besides, you can't use the app to answer incoming calls, so: useless.
Facebook, Twitter, Google+... All of them require a signup before you can use them. Well, how am I supposed to know if I want to sign up, if it's worth signing up, if I can't try before "buying"?
Fewer maggot covered sex scenes, true, but more terminally cute robots. Maggots.... VINCENT..... Maggot covered sex.... BOB... What to do what to do....
Britain is currently about to have a general election, at the start of May. We apologise for the loss of sanity and indeed coherence from our political classes...
Put your mind at ease. We have never expected sanity or coherence from the political classes.
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A politician opens up a large pipeline project for bids. The first guy comes and says he can build it for 20 billion dollars. The second guy comes in and says he can build it for 10 billion dollars. The third guy comes in an says "I can build it for 30 billion dollars."
"30 billion?!?", exclaimed the politician. "We've got bids that are far less expensive. Explain yourself!"
"Certainly", oozed the third guy. "Ten billion for you. Ten billion for me, and ten billion to hire the second guy to do the actual work".
In order to do pressure feeding, the tank needs to be able to withstand the feed pressure. That means heavy, reinforced tanks. It's less massive to use a lightweight tank and a pump.
At 3g, it took the shuttle 8.5 minutes to get to Low Earth Orbit. This rocket is going at 30g. If things scale, then it will take less than a minute to reach orbit. Even if it took 5 minutes, there are three stages on this rocket. The batteries need to run for two minutes, max. In other words, you don't need big heavy batteries. Small, lightweight batteries will do just fine.
The pumps only have to run for ten minutes or so. Space isn't that far away.
They must be good, because they certainly didn't put any effort into their streaming. Half a minute of waiting and the cache is only at 19%.
We past the point where rural folk outnumbered urban folk long ago. Most humans are city-dwellers now. Needs of the many...
Analog radios don't need power - just a coil of wire, a variable capacitor, a diode, and an earphone.
Since about 2005, it was plugin your mp3 player (ipod, zune, replaced by iphone starting in 2007 and android in 2009)
Some of us don't have cars that new.
It's not everyday when you can sit down and talk with a rocket scientist in a casual environment.
I really hate summaries that conspicuously omit the only thing that's really important in the whole article.
I hate comments that say that something is "really important" but don't explain what it is.
So, which "really important" thing in the article is missing from the summary?
The technology behind this hologram.
Double-yu to the aitch, to the double oh ess aitch. WHOOSH!
You're completely missing the joke. You can't shoot holograms.
Why splash down when you've got the tech to land? Especially when, if you want to get off of this rock, there is no other place to splash down in.
What the hell is a "lid"? You mean like those old flip-phones which people used 15 years ago?
OF COURSE! What do you think we're talking about? Didn't you read through the thread you're replying to? Shakrai said he tried going back to a flip phone. I said it would be cool to have a flip phone that chirped when you opened it.
I wonder if someone's made a smartphone app for that: every time you press the button to turn on your phone's screen, it chirps with the Star Trek sound.
Turn on the phone's screen? You mean after you open the phone, you have to turn it on? Why don't they build that into the lid?
You're missing the entire point. Something has to flip up for it to be cool. And it can't be some lame plastic cover that comes with the app. Besides, you can't use the app to answer incoming calls, so: useless.
Sigh! It would be cool to have a FLIP PHONE that chirps when you open it, not an app that emulates a communicator that chirps when you swipe.
Ever hear of the Concorde? It took far less time to cross the Atlantic as a 747. Must have been breaking those physics you're talking about.
A snakebot traversing collapsed buildings could buld a 3D map using this tech.
I never had a flip phone, but I always thought having one that played a Star Trek communicator chirp when opened would be cool.
Facebook, Twitter, Google+... All of them require a signup before you can use them. Well, how am I supposed to know if I want to sign up, if it's worth signing up, if I can't try before "buying"?
It's been ten years since Cowboy Neal left. Give it a rest already.
Fewer maggot covered sex scenes, true, but more terminally cute robots. Maggots.... VINCENT..... Maggot covered sex.... BOB... What to do what to do....
Fan-fic mashup?
Britain is currently about to have a general election, at the start of May. We apologise for the loss of sanity and indeed coherence from our political classes...
Put your mind at ease. We have never expected sanity or coherence from the political classes.
Do you have a link the rest of the world can enjoy?
That's why I only buy clear shampoo in clear bottles. There have been too many terrorist-behind-the-shampoo incidents. Wake up sheeple!