That's why I think 9/11 was an inside job!

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[–]hennaojichan 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

I was just going to answer your question about interstellar propulsion but the question is no longer there so I will put it here. This idea was not originally from SciFi but from a scientist, Freemann Dyson, I believe. He had so many "thought experiments" that using a search engine would be futile.

So there is a living pod for whatever human or cyborg or other stuff you are transporting, but that is not important. That is connected to the propulsion end of the craft by a very long antenna-like structure that you've seen in multiple SF movies and there would be some sort of minor propulsion devices used only for getting the big vehicle in position. Then, connected to the long antenna-like structure would be a massive parabolic dish facing straight out the back of the starship. When all is ready, a nuclear device is shot out from the center of the parabolic structure and exploded at a predetermined distance from the ship aaand WHAM you're on your way. Of course there would be some hella strong shock absorbing structure in there. Guess what? It has never been tried!

I like the above pic. You have no taste but are funny as hell. "Those 911 was an..." pics are made by a mentally problematic individual or an intel agency—same thing.

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My post on interstellar propulsion got removed!? That's a shame. That is honestly something I have to figure out first because it impacts all the underlying logistics.

I know Dyson from his Dyson Sphere idea.

When all is ready, a nuclear device is shot out from the center of the parabolic structure and exploded at a predetermined distance from the ship aaand WHAM you're on your way

I thought that idea was attributed to Robert Heinlein. He loved the idea of nuking our way places.

You have no taste but are funny as hell

Thanks I think.

[–]hennaojichan 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Not sure why I said it that way but I think a lot of us like your sense of humor. I started out on SF with Heinlein in his SF for juniors book, Have Spacesuit Will Travel. The fact that he was pals with L Ron Hubbard is mind-blowing. Hubbard told Heinlein that he could start a religion, then he did.

[–]JasonCarswellMental Orgy 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Not amusing.