Having read some of Bob's website, and much of the analysis provided,...I came to a suprising conclusion.
Looking at the image, it occurred to me that this could also resemble a burnt out conductor of sorts.
It was said that the electromagnetic properties were there, plus it has radiation blocking abilities, plus it has unique composition.
So I thought, What if it is just a energy converter or conductor?
Picture a long cylindrical shaft. Coupled at one end to a radioactive source, and pointing out the bottom of a craft. The energy from the radiation
is applied in a controlled fashion to the end(s) of the cylinder.
This energy, is 'brought into' the shaft, and since the radioactive component is effectively blocked, or absorbed, and energy normally isnt being
created, but converts.
If this composition attached to such an energy source, has considerable magnetic properties, could it be conceivable that the radioactive energy is
being converted into a strong, yet controllable magnetic field.
Lets say strong enough to propell onself and vehicle, against the polarities of a planet with a field of it's own.
Are you with me?
A vehicle could pull itself to, or propell away from, or even skim a field, with an equal field.
Now since this would be an energy conversion device, as well as transmitting a magnetic field, which is also an energy form, some degredation would
occur at the source,...the cylinder.
This might be apparent in the sloughing off of particulate matter, or flake'ing.
If the rod was connected at one end, it would eventually burn out and needing replacement, leaving a cone shape, with a nub at the end, and flake'ing
appearing surface texture, all the way to the tip of the object, which would have been the outlet or direction, of this changed magnetic energy
transmitted.
Leaving what bob witnessed as , 'purged waste rods'.
Ship stability may be compromised if one of the rods burned out during flight. Ship crashing were to occur if all but one burned out. One could
probubly be replaced in flight.
This device, or at least three of them, would be minimally required to produce opposing magnetic fields in a controlled fashion in order to navigate a
'naturally-fielded' environment. More than three would provide a more stable control of the ship against the field.
These could be housed in a round half shell each, and positioned on the bottom of a craft, in triangular fashion.
The craft could be any shape really, round, square, triangle,...as long as it could triangulate at least three 'engines' for control.
Yes, just digging thru the imagination, based on the facts presented.
This would not necessarily mean that this craft would be earth bound, you could use the opposition of solar, planetary, and star, magnetic emissions,
to slide thru space, if the field from the craft was strong enough, to repel or attract, to a distant field.
And yes it would be like surfing. You have to be able to catch a 'wave' to get where you are going. No 'wave', no way to travel there.
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