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originally posted by: BASSPLYR
a reply to: Bedlam
good to know about the mhd no go in the aviation thread. always suspected but good to know.
i hereby promise in the aviation thread i will desist in bringing up mhd. seriously.
originally posted by: BASSPLYR
a reply to: StargateSG7
from the responses in this thread it looks like you've touched a nerve regarding this stuff.
the format is just fine for me and what this thread is intended for.
don't worry I'm still a fan. i got plenty to look at from this thread.
originally posted by: BASSPLYR
you still doing the midnight shift these days? i got a few questions in the ask about physics thread you may be interested in answering.
originally posted by: StargateSG7
Is this MHD (magneto-hydrodynamic drive aka a Caterpillar drive) really such a big deal?
originally posted by: jedi_hamster
originally posted by: BASSPLYR
a reply to: StargateSG7
from the responses in this thread it looks like you've touched a nerve regarding this stuff.
the format is just fine for me and what this thread is intended for.
don't worry I'm still a fan. i got plenty to look at from this thread.
or noone cares what he talks about, because he posts stuff even he doesn't understand, mixing tons of pseudo-scientific mumbo-jumbo to fool people into believing there's something to it (because they will expect him to be truthful, while considering themselves not smart enough to validate the topic at hand). unfortunately for him, he stepped into my field of expertise once and failed.
for me, he looks like someone in desperate need of a doctor. perhaps the only 100% true thing he said is the fact that he's using a phone - if he's a patient of some mental institution, that may be the case. that, or his parents took his computer when they figured what he's doing.
why he wasn't banned here yet is beyond me.
originally posted by: BASSPLYR
a reply to: StargateSG7
Hehehehe!!!!
I like you stargate
originally posted by: Bedlam
originally posted by: StargateSG7
Is this MHD (magneto-hydrodynamic drive aka a Caterpillar drive) really such a big deal?
Only "Hunt for Red October" called it that. The reason why those terms were conflated is that Clancy originally intended it to be a sort of Archimedes screw in a tunnel.
When the movie script was being written, someone told him about the Navy's diddling around with a seawater MHD drive in the 70's, and they changed the script to fit. But they liked the term 'caterpillar drive' for some reason and Bob's your uncle.
But yes, yes it is a big deal. Here's you a challenge - why? A Certain ATS Member knew why before he asked me about it last year. The basics are open lit, but hard to find.