The tail is supposed to be deployed during rentey at an altitude where the air is thin. So even though you are going faster the air is thin so the loads are less.
The main issue is the aerodynamic forces are enough that if you aren't pointed in the right direction it could destroy the aircraft. The worry was during reentey but if this report is correct it shows you how the wrong orientation can cause breakup.
I would make sure that each person who is risking their life on flights makes a video stating that they acknowledge the risks involved and the reasons they choose to accept them. Also let them say that in the event of their death they want the technical problem investigated, fixed and for the program to continue. That would be the best ammunition against idiots like this.
I donated about $50 to Ron Paul when he was running in 2008. Campaign laws require that to be a public record so since then I've received about 1000 letters from various GOP candidates saying I'm a valuable supporter and asking for money. I typically hate every single one of their positions so I just mail back their prepaid envelope.
The issue is that education can be both an investment and a luxury. People spend lots of money learning to do all sorts of things as hobbies such as art, home brewing, photography, in which they have no desire to earn a living. This is fine. The problem involves debt. Debt can be a good financial strategy if you have calculated you will get a financial return. For instance getting a mortgage to buy a house could be a good investment if you compare it to renting but if rents are low and housing prices are high it might not be.
The same applies for going into debt for education. It may be a good thing if you calculate the alternatives. Spend 4 years working and building job skills vs spend 4 years not working and going into debt with the prospect of a higher income later, or some variant of the two. The worst choice is to go into debt while not learning anything that will help you get an income high enough to pay off the debt.
As for the argument that not everyone can be educated in those profitable fields I agree. It doesn't mean you can't learn what you like be it art, music, or philosophy. Those are fine and noble pursuits. But don't go into debt to do it. Get a regular job and instead of getting a degree just learn about it on your own or if you really want a degree take night classes or save up to pay for it.
The same is true of every human endeavor which is why the whole concept of IP is ridiculous. Innovation is always around the edges whether it is music, art, engineering, or science. People learn about what current technology and knowledge is and move the boundaries a bit. We have this hero worship culture that likes to put certain people on pedestals as if they were geniuses working in total isolation. But notice the majority of these advances come from people in advanced cultures?
Most of these companies are local monopolies because the local politicians were bribed to give them a monopoly. You don't have to build your own just get rid of the monopoly.
Work on getting the $/power down. If you can get energy efficiency gains cheap enough fine otherwise work on making them cheap enough to replace shingles on every house.
If you just want to put something around another planet it doesn't cost that much. If you are designing and building equipment that has never flown in space before it costs quite a bit more. And the whole scientific reason for going in the first place is to collect data. And it's not just the number of instruments or what they are measuring but how good are they? Just like benchtop equipment as you want more precision in your equipment prices escalate rapidly.
You are exactly right. The fact is on earth we only get about 1 kW/m^2 which at today's rates is worth about $2/day. Chasing conversion efficiency is a waste of time and resources. The real goal is installed $/kW. Get that down low enough and every roof can be covered.
I'd like to explain stress vs strain. Stress is related to force while strain is related to displacement. No matter what thin phone you are putting in your pocket the phone will conform to your body. Strength isn't the real issue. The issue is yield strain. This is how far you can bend something before it yields (permanently deforms). Aluminum while stronger (can take more force) than almost all plastics cannot bend as far without yielding. Aluminum yield strain will be around 0.4% while plastics like polycarbonate will be more like 2.6%. Effectively this means you can bend a piece of polycarbonate about 6.5 times as far as piece of aluminum before it permanently bends. Yes it will take quite a bit more force to permanently bend an aluminum phone than a plastic one but that force is small enough that it will not be the limit. The shape your body and pocket form is going to force the phone to that shape.
The truth is it's nice using large phones but it sucks carrying them. I actually still prefer the form factor of the 4S with the stainless edge and glass front and back. It has a nice weight to it so I know it's in my pocket plus it's so smooth it slides in and out of a pocket easy.
My thoughts exactly. They would like nothing more than to brainwash people that once they get old they are useless and resources shouldn't be spent on you. Better off for everyone if you just kill yourself, or at least don't get any medical care. Wait until your children start pressuring you into going quietly.
Music has existed as a business since before history. It only became a huge industry when recording and cheap players became available to a mass market. We are now past this point. Previously recording music required huge amounts of capital in equipment and copying and distribution. But now copying and transmitting are essentially without cost and recording and editing equipment is on the same scale as the instruments. The huge music industry is dead. What will replace it is a return to the past. Paying for the experience of a live show. Recordings will serve mearly as advertising.
It's nice when you have a natural monopoly buy enjoy it while it lasts.
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Everyone has different risk tolerances.
They knew what they were getting into.
If this deployed it would have created a massive pitch up manuver. The G forces may have been enough to knock the pilots unconscious.
The tail is supposed to be deployed during rentey at an altitude where the air is thin. So even though you are going faster the air is thin so the loads are less.
The main issue is the aerodynamic forces are enough that if you aren't pointed in the right direction it could destroy the aircraft. The worry was during reentey but if this report is correct it shows you how the wrong orientation can cause breakup.
I would make sure that each person who is risking their life on flights makes a video stating that they acknowledge the risks involved and the reasons they choose to accept them. Also let them say that in the event of their death they want the technical problem investigated, fixed and for the program to continue. That would be the best ammunition against idiots like this.
Well as popular as your views may be on /. it doesn't matter in the long run. You are not breeding and will be extinct in the near future.
I donated about $50 to Ron Paul when he was running in 2008. Campaign laws require that to be a public record so since then I've received about 1000 letters from various GOP candidates saying I'm a valuable supporter and asking for money. I typically hate every single one of their positions so I just mail back their prepaid envelope.
The issue is that education can be both an investment and a luxury. People spend lots of money learning to do all sorts of things as hobbies such as art, home brewing, photography, in which they have no desire to earn a living. This is fine. The problem involves debt. Debt can be a good financial strategy if you have calculated you will get a financial return. For instance getting a mortgage to buy a house could be a good investment if you compare it to renting but if rents are low and housing prices are high it might not be.
The same applies for going into debt for education. It may be a good thing if you calculate the alternatives. Spend 4 years working and building job skills vs spend 4 years not working and going into debt with the prospect of a higher income later, or some variant of the two. The worst choice is to go into debt while not learning anything that will help you get an income high enough to pay off the debt.
As for the argument that not everyone can be educated in those profitable fields I agree. It doesn't mean you can't learn what you like be it art, music, or philosophy. Those are fine and noble pursuits. But don't go into debt to do it. Get a regular job and instead of getting a degree just learn about it on your own or if you really want a degree take night classes or save up to pay for it.
The star is powered externally by currents in the cosmic plasma.
The same is true of every human endeavor which is why the whole concept of IP is ridiculous. Innovation is always around the edges whether it is music, art, engineering, or science. People learn about what current technology and knowledge is and move the boundaries a bit. We have this hero worship culture that likes to put certain people on pedestals as if they were geniuses working in total isolation. But notice the majority of these advances come from people in advanced cultures?
Most of these companies are local monopolies because the local politicians were bribed to give them a monopoly. You don't have to build your own just get rid of the monopoly.
This is one of the areas I think the electric universe guys are correct about.
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Sounds like most government employees.
Work on getting the $/power down. If you can get energy efficiency gains cheap enough fine otherwise work on making them cheap enough to replace shingles on every house.
They can't repossess the ride.
If only there was some sort of vehicle designed specifically for medical emergencies. Oh well.
Buy a $999 used car. 3 easy payments of $333.
If you just want to put something around another planet it doesn't cost that much. If you are designing and building equipment that has never flown in space before it costs quite a bit more. And the whole scientific reason for going in the first place is to collect data. And it's not just the number of instruments or what they are measuring but how good are they? Just like benchtop equipment as you want more precision in your equipment prices escalate rapidly.
You are exactly right. The fact is on earth we only get about 1 kW/m^2 which at today's rates is worth about $2/day. Chasing conversion efficiency is a waste of time and resources. The real goal is installed $/kW. Get that down low enough and every roof can be covered.
I'd like to explain stress vs strain. Stress is related to force while strain is related to displacement. No matter what thin phone you are putting in your pocket the phone will conform to your body. Strength isn't the real issue. The issue is yield strain. This is how far you can bend something before it yields (permanently deforms). Aluminum while stronger (can take more force) than almost all plastics cannot bend as far without yielding. Aluminum yield strain will be around 0.4% while plastics like polycarbonate will be more like 2.6%. Effectively this means you can bend a piece of polycarbonate about 6.5 times as far as piece of aluminum before it permanently bends. Yes it will take quite a bit more force to permanently bend an aluminum phone than a plastic one but that force is small enough that it will not be the limit. The shape your body and pocket form is going to force the phone to that shape.
The truth is it's nice using large phones but it sucks carrying them. I actually still prefer the form factor of the 4S with the stainless edge and glass front and back. It has a nice weight to it so I know it's in my pocket plus it's so smooth it slides in and out of a pocket easy.
My thoughts exactly. They would like nothing more than to brainwash people that once they get old they are useless and resources shouldn't be spent on you. Better off for everyone if you just kill yourself, or at least don't get any medical care. Wait until your children start pressuring you into going quietly.
Music has existed as a business since before history. It only became a huge industry when recording and cheap players became available to a mass market. We are now past this point. Previously recording music required huge amounts of capital in equipment and copying and distribution. But now copying and transmitting are essentially without cost and recording and editing equipment is on the same scale as the instruments. The huge music industry is dead. What will replace it is a return to the past. Paying for the experience of a live show.
Recordings will serve mearly as advertising.
It's nice when you have a natural monopoly buy enjoy it while it lasts.