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originally posted by: BASSPLYR
a reply to: Bedlam
I was wondering that too. And whats so special about starlight. Couldn't the ship produce it's own light in plenty of quantity.
Erno86, Why do you think Foo Fighters are space invaders. Why not some crazy human developed thing? Also, 1976 is 31 years after the US captured the German Rheotron. Nobody could come up with a glowing ball that flies through the air except space aliens?
originally posted by: BASSPLYR
a reply to: Erno86
OK watched the video. The idea of using solar panels hundreds of miles across in some giant Dyson like sphere like monstrosity to power lasers that converge and create a tinsy black hole, after a one year charge up, just so that the hawkings radiation pushes the craft is stupid. Why would we need sun light and solar panels to produce the energy needed? We already have better ways to make the energy.
So I would like to hear the differences in your propulsion theory with the one in the video. Wanna hear how sea water and sunlight play critical rolls.
originally posted by: BASSPLYR
a reply to: Erno86
Collect distant starlight? Why not just tape a flashlight on a boom to the front of the disc and shine it at the photon collectors?
Why even put the photo voltaic cells on the outside of the ship?
Blow some anti matter and feed the 511 to some "Klimov" Quantum Solar Cells that Los Alamos is developing.
Heck forget the 511 just use a glow in the dark strip as the photon source.
Boom!!! Near 100% efficient solar panels collecting antimatter generated light and energy. No need for fusion or cruising around with Sea World in the hold to fuel the ship.
originally posted by: Jocko Flocko
reply to post by karl 12
From what I could gather Karl the understanding over the years regarding this type of technology has basically shifted from it being "magnetic" to "gravitational". The "magnetic well" part of the report, which was not completely understood back then or now, obviously points directly towards gravity and time; time being the 4th dimension in which we are all moving and therefore proves the theories mathematically, I think... It's fascinating stuff.