Curiosity
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Why does shit always have to turn in to Obama shit. This is f-ing amazing. We are spending money are a phenomenal rate, might as well be some star wars shit (wait, that already happened).
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I wonder about magnet propulsion as a means of interstellar travel. Similar on concept to a bullet train. How far could a super magnet fling you in the limitless vacuum of space? If there's no drag the answer seems to be as far as you want...although something would need to be done about possible collisions
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How would you get propulsion from the magnets?
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Repulsion? Electromagnet to dock? I'm not sure, woody, I'm not an astrophysicist. Magnets repel potentially at great speed. It would be interesting to see how long a repulsed magnet keeps up its highest velocity in a perfect vacuum.
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So Curiosity landed on Mars, and its role is to assess whether or not the environment was viable for microbial life. If it turns out it was, there is a chance it still is. And in that case, we are gathering data for the first manned expedition to the Red Planet. How do you feel about these expenditures?
So Curiosity landed on Mars, and its role is to assess whether or not the environment was viable for microbial life. If it turns out it was, there is a chance it still is. And in that case, we are gathering data for the first manned expedition to the Red Planet. How do you feel about these expenditures?
I thought you were finally coming out of the closet with Bunker.
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Building those steel tracks all the way to mars would be a pain in the ass!
WSS
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Building those steel tracks all the way to mars would be a pain in the ass!
WSS
Building those steel tracks all the way to mars would be a pain in the ass!
WSS
Why would you need tracks steve? Theotetically on space there's nothing to throw you off course except collision. That you'd need some sort of collision detection system and boosters is a given. Something has to be able to slow it down
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Building those steel tracks all the way to mars would be a pain in the ass!
WSS
Why would you need tracks steve? Theotetically on space there's nothing to throw you off course except collision. That you'd need some sort of collision detection system and boosters is a given. Something has to be able to slow it down
Why would you need tracks steve? Theotetically on space there's nothing to throw you off course except collision. That you'd need some sort of collision detection system and boosters is a given. Something has to be able to slow it down
No idea.
I thought magnets had to repulse against something.....
WSS
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Building those steel tracks all the way to mars would be a pain in the ass!
WSS
Why would you need tracks steve? Theotetically on space there's nothing to throw you off course except collision. That you'd need some sort of collision detection system and boosters is a given. Something has to be able to slow it down
Why would you need tracks steve? Theotetically on space there's nothing to throw you off course except collision. That you'd need some sort of collision detection system and boosters is a given. Something has to be able to slow it down
Gravity would like to have a word with you. And Woody's right about the magnets, see the following diagram.
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Yeah, lol. I'm not getting how magnets would work...
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Yeah, lol. I'm not getting how magnets would work...
Outside of planetary orbit there's no gravity in space, fellas, that's pretty basic. You'd still have to get out of the atmosphere as you normally would. What's your better idea?
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Yeah, lol. I'm not getting how magnets would work...
Outside of planetary orbit there's no gravity in space, fellas, that's pretty basic. You'd still have to get out of the atmosphere as you normally would. What's your better idea?
Outside of planetary orbit there's no gravity in space, fellas, that's pretty basic.
You're an engineer?
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You are going to have to explain exactly how you plan on launching and directing the spacecraft with rockets.
And there is gravity in space. You are always under the influence of gravity no matter where you are. How strong though depends on distance and mass.
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Outside of planetary orbit there's no gravity in space, fellas, that's pretty basic.
You're an engineer?
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It's Cysko, I think.
Lol
Let's turn this into a physics board. Then I'll be right even more often than I am now
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You'd be surprised though, at how many intelligent people have misconceptions of gravity. Ask people what would happen to a pencil if you're standing on the moon and you drop it.
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You'd be surprised though, at how many intelligent people have misconceptions of gravity. Ask people what would happen to a pencil if you're standing on the moon and you drop it.
You'd be surprised though, at how many intelligent people have misconceptions of gravity. Ask people what would happen to a pencil if you're standing on the moon and you drop it.
Trick question? A pencil can't be dropped on the moons surface.
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You'd be surprised though, at how many intelligent people have misconceptions of gravity. Ask people what would happen to a pencil if you're standing on the moon and you drop it.
Trick question? A pencil can't be dropped on the moons surface.
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You'd be surprised though, at how many intelligent people have misconceptions of gravity. Ask people what would happen to a pencil if you're standing on the moon and you drop it.
Trick question? A pencil can't be dropped on the moons surface.
Trick question? A pencil can't be dropped on the moons surface.
Well, we're supposing you're in a spacesuit, so you can be on the moon's surface without dying.
Huh? The moon has gravity....
And that's correct. But you'd be shocked by how many people will say, "It'll float away." I've done this to a bunch of engineers and med students, and there's a large number of them that don't get it right. For some reason, no atmosphere and no friction somehow leads to the incorrect assumption of no gravity.
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