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by Betruger
Sun Jul 06, 2008 6:23 pm
Forum: Theory
Topic: Where's the beef?
Replies: 132
Views: 71562

So all that data, that was going to be in that peer review paper, is lost ? If it is, how much of it will be retraceable from WB7 data?
by Betruger
Sat Jul 05, 2008 9:02 am
Forum: General
Topic: SO Dr NEbel wants to build a 1.6 meter, 100MW net power WB-8
Replies: 28
Views: 17655

Like Helius says, it sounds like he's looking ahead at the best path from an eventual successful evaluation. Not that he's committing to the evaluation (this august officialy, or anytime if it happens privately) being successful.
by Betruger
Mon Jun 30, 2008 8:31 pm
Forum: Implications
Topic: Kick the tires, light the fires...
Replies: 27
Views: 23162

Thanks, I had to ask to be sure.. I thought it was feasible to have the flywheel precisely made so that it'd grind itself evenly to a stop on the casing after collapsing the rolling mechanism. But if it can cause certain damage within 100 yards even inside buildings, it'd take a really dense shieldi...
by Betruger
Mon Jun 30, 2008 8:18 pm
Forum: General
Topic: A test bed for bfr marine propulsion
Replies: 22
Views: 11903

Hehe
Mike Holmes wrote:Perhaps. [...]
I do agree.. :)
by Betruger
Mon Jun 30, 2008 4:20 pm
Forum: General
Topic: A test bed for bfr marine propulsion
Replies: 22
Views: 11903

But if it goes fast enough, and cheap enough, it may become economical once again for ships to compete with planes as a method of transportation. We're deep in speculation here, but wouldn't the same efficiency benefits apply to planes as well, albeit with some time lag in devising solutions accomo...
by Betruger
Mon Jun 30, 2008 2:40 pm
Forum: Implications
Topic: Kick the tires, light the fires...
Replies: 27
Views: 23162

Feasibility

Isn't the real problem with flywheels for cars, no matter how efficient, that a collision involving a car with one could be catastrophic? If a full-spin wheel comes into contact with anything, the damage could be collossal. No? Isn't that just a matter of isolating the flywheel mechanism from every...
by Betruger
Sun Jun 29, 2008 5:37 am
Forum: Networking
Topic: Lend a hand please
Replies: 4
Views: 15452

I haven't spent a lot of time reading the forums at arstechnica, but from what I've seen, some of the posters don't have much in the way of social graces. And what seems like a tendency to nit-pick things rather than keep sight of the big picture. The WB7 trials are this august, so there's only a mo...
by Betruger
Sun Jun 15, 2008 7:07 pm
Forum: Theory
Topic: magrid configuration brainstorming
Replies: 632
Views: 271036

Field type "monopole attempt" looks like it only needs the coils to change from square to round to make a polywell.
by Betruger
Sat May 31, 2008 8:29 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Something stirring - Blacklight Power
Replies: 18
Views: 14730

Every mention of Mills' work I've seen has pegged people's skepticality (to put it politely) levels, so far... This all the way back to the early BLP days. For example, that his theories/math are inconsistent, or don't do what he pretends they do... So this should be interesting, either confirming a...
by Betruger
Thu May 29, 2008 3:29 pm
Forum: Administration
Topic: about ready to ban GMail
Replies: 8
Views: 17351

Would it be any help if us who've already registered with gmail addies switched to a different address?
by Betruger
Sun May 11, 2008 1:04 pm
Forum: Administration
Topic: Thanks for solving my registration problem
Replies: 2
Views: 6782

Thanks for solving my registration problem

Thanks again for setting me up!