Re: iss Then why would you need "a hell of a bumper bar"?

2005-11-08 Thread Robin van Spaandonk
In reply to Standing Bear's message of Tue, 8 Nov 2005 22:44:47 -0500: Hi, [snip] I wonder if this is why flying saucers are saucer shaped? (A field generated around the perimeter would deflect everything either above or below the rest of the craft). >Already have a 'bumper bar' in the form of s

Re: OT: The French Connection

2005-11-08 Thread Standing Bear
On Monday 07 November 2005 15:28, Robin van Spaandonk wrote: > In reply to Michael Foster's message of Mon, 7 Nov 2005 12:02:14 > -0500 (EST): > Hi, > [snip] > > >Jones wrote: > >> In particular, the situation with the Iraq war > >> betrayal and treachery was absolutely deplorable > >> to Cheney,

Re: iss Then why would you need "a hell of a bumper bar"?

2005-11-08 Thread Standing Bear
On Monday 07 November 2005 23:50, Robin van Spaandonk wrote: > In reply to Wesley Bruce's message of Mon, 07 Nov 2005 22:00:45 > +1100: > Hi, > [snip] > > >A continuous acceleration flight at one g, a tenth of a g or 0.01g; > >results in a maximum speed at the mid-point that is very fast so the >

Re: ISS OT

2005-11-08 Thread Standing Bear
Robin and all, Nobody wishes more than I that we not be in our present situation. I spent many years in the service of my nation and know first hand about this enemy and what they are capable of. My ex wife who is from Viet-Nam can tell you more. Much more! The plain unhappy fact is that we ar

Re: OT:Electrostatic Hover Cars

2005-11-08 Thread OrionWorks
> From: ThomasClark123 ... > We all may be in a time in history presently, were we may > be choosing and fighting over which past and which future > may come to be in our present and in our local region on > Earth. Different regions on Earth each have different > cultures, histories, pasts, and

Re: Prius used as an emergency generator

2005-11-08 Thread Steven Krivit
Targus sells a DC-DC kit to go from the cigarette lighter directly into a laptop, no inverter required. Same kit works on airplanes. I've used an 800 watt inverter (direct to 12V battery terminals) along with a few long heavy duty power extension cables before, during earthquake-caused power