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by AcesHigh
Wed Nov 11, 2009 2:05 am
Forum: General
Topic: Lest We Forget
Replies: 41
Views: 9991

You might want to study some just war theory. In a way, though, it can be true. If a man fights for what he believes is a good cause, one that genuinely requires him to fight, he can easily come into direct conflict with another man who believes the same thing. All that's necessary is for one of th...
by AcesHigh
Tue Nov 10, 2009 7:37 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Lest We Forget
Replies: 41
Views: 9991

everything posted here is valid both ways you know... the moment you think its honorable to die for your country or beliefs, you are also justifying your own enemy actions.
by AcesHigh
Sun Nov 08, 2009 3:43 am
Forum: General
Topic: Space Elevator Games with Prizes - $2Mil
Replies: 18
Views: 10090

space elevator´s tethers (future ones) will supposedly be made of CARBON NANOTUBES, right? And carbon nanotubes are know to be EXCELLENT electricity conductors, right? why the hell do you need to power the climbers with LASERS then??? wouldnt it be easier to find a way to power them THROUGHT the cab...
by AcesHigh
Sun Nov 08, 2009 3:40 am
Forum: General
Topic: Belief in Global Warming officially recognized as a religion
Replies: 6
Views: 2251

so, most climate scientists are now religious?
by AcesHigh
Fri Nov 06, 2009 1:21 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Einstein-Cartan-Evans unified field theory
Replies: 15
Views: 9747

How can you say the mathetmatics seem sound when the article is only 9 pages long and 90+% of it is text? I'm not making a comment on this particular text, but mathematics is the study of patterns, NOT the study of numbers and certainly not the study of hieroglyphics and reams of greek letters. The...
by AcesHigh
Fri Oct 30, 2009 2:38 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Russian president backs nuclear spaceship
Replies: 8
Views: 4822

according to this article, the russian proposal is for a nuclear electric rocket... that is, the nuclear reactor only serves to create electricity that runs some other propulsion system (VASIMR, IONS, etc)

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091029/ap_ ... _spaceship
by AcesHigh
Thu Oct 29, 2009 7:22 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Russian president backs nuclear spaceship
Replies: 8
Views: 4822

"Perminov said the ship will have a megawatt-class nuclear reactor..." NASA -- "At full power, the SSMEs generate, in watts, the equivalent of 23 Hoover Dams." Dept. of Interior -- "[Hoover Dam] has a nameplate capacity of about 2,080 megawatts." 23*2080 MW = 47840 MW Not for SSTO. Im quite ignoran...
by AcesHigh
Thu Oct 29, 2009 3:52 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Russian president backs nuclear spaceship
Replies: 8
Views: 4822

thats great, but I wonder if they plan to have a nuclear reactor to provide electric energy to some propulsion system (like ions) or if they plan to build some kind of 21th century Orion spacecraft (nuclear pulse propulsion)
by AcesHigh
Mon Oct 12, 2009 1:37 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Could ME thrusters be used to produce torque?
Replies: 94
Views: 31998

"STEALING MOMENTUM FROM OTHER GALAXIES IS WRONG" "EXTRATERRESTRIALS HAVE RIGHTS TOO" seems like the premise of Arthur´s C Clarke & Stephen Baxter´s books A TIME ODYSSEY... where a very ancient (billion year old) and powerful alien civilization destroys new civilizations because they are so worried ...
by AcesHigh
Sat Sep 19, 2009 12:34 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Pretty unbelieveable...
Replies: 225
Views: 139142

Well, but in case of Tajmar´s experiment, the spinning disk is the ENGINE right? The ship doesnt necessarily needs to be in that shape. In fact, since its reactionless, it can be completely enclosed inside lets say, a Imperial Star Destroyer shape :) In fact, from what I understand, to lift a HUGE s...
by AcesHigh
Fri Sep 18, 2009 11:47 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Pretty unbelieveable...
Replies: 225
Views: 139142

Maybe I am being foolish, but the simplicity of the design and the absence of fuel would probably mean that at least our largest spaceships would INDEED be spherical... WHOLE planetoids!
by AcesHigh
Fri Sep 18, 2009 9:02 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Pretty unbelieveable...
Replies: 225
Views: 139142

I wonder if a "relativistic missile defense system" would be possible. I mean, how to detect something travelling near light speed (unless we detect the fabled tachyon emissions (if any) from such objects??? its like trying to defend against a bullet shot from a distance against your eye. The moment...
by AcesHigh
Fri Sep 18, 2009 8:41 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Pretty unbelieveable...
Replies: 225
Views: 139142

Paul, do you agree that if your spacecraft propulsion method turns out to be true, it will be so simple to accelerate anything close to lightspeed that relativistic weapons will be the most common weapons in the universe (in this case, I hope no et civilization comes in contact with us until we are ...
by AcesHigh
Fri Sep 18, 2009 8:32 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Second Worst President in US History.
Replies: 530
Views: 199599

Btw, as you may have noticed I am not american. We didn't notice. You see, we have Americans that talk like idiots too. Now that we understand you're not an American, we will thank you to keep your unsolicited opinions about our politics to yourself. Have a Coke and a Smile and STFU. :) David And I...
by AcesHigh
Fri Sep 18, 2009 2:38 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Second Worst President in US History.
Replies: 530
Views: 199599

Btw, you guys didnt answered me about being creationists or not. I take it that every Republican is a creationist, if not now, in potential.

Any democrat in this forums?