Warp drive in your car - FOR REAL! by piratenews

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Warp drive in your car - FOR REAL!

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UPDATED: Saturday, September 27, 2008 05:21
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Friday, September 26, 2008 11:00 PM

PIRATENEWS

John Lee, conspiracy therapist at Hollywood award-winner History Channel-mocked SNL-spoofed PirateNew.org wooHOO!!!!!!

http://technology.newscientist.com/article/mg19125681.400

"And don't ride on anything with a Capissen 38 engine, they fall right out of the sky."
-Kaywinnet Lee Frye

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Saturday, September 27, 2008 12:31 AM

OLDENGLANDDRY

Hmm, yes. I believe a British chap called Cochran invented a vehicle that hovers some time ago. We call it a HOVERCRAFT.

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Saturday, September 27, 2008 1:09 AM

WHOZIT

Japan wants to build a train that rides on magnets.

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Saturday, September 27, 2008 2:46 AM

FREMDFIRMA

I think there's a misspelling on the diagram.

Shouldn't that be 1.21 Gigawatts ?

Oh, wait, that's for time travel.. nvm.

-F

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Saturday, September 27, 2008 4:22 AM

ANTHONYT

Freedom is Important because People are Important

Hello,

This looks like a very detailed description of a microwave cannon.

--Anthony

"Liberty must not be purchased at the cost of Humanity." --Captain Robert Henner

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Saturday, September 27, 2008 5:21 AM

ANTHONYT

Freedom is Important because People are Important

Hello,

Upon further consideration, I don't believe this concept would work.

The premise is that by filling a conical container with something that exerts pressure on the walls, the container would be propelled because one end of the cone has more surface area than the other. The author of the premise has used microwaves as his pressure-medium, but you could fill the thing with compressed air and get the same result.

Which is, no result.

But if you put a small hole in one end, you do get a nifty weapon. Or a rocket.

Don't think you'll be able to generate enough thrust for sustained flight, though. Not with this setup.

--Anthony

"Liberty must not be purchased at the cost of Humanity." --Captain Robert Henner

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