For Questions That Don't Merit Their Own Thread

[SOXBLOX]

DARPA is using drones loaded with what appears to be the high tech equivalent of Silly String to foul the rotors of enemy drones. Here. Might help put an end to all those drones which have been flying (unauthorized) over nuclear power facilities here in the US.

[JoeSchmuckatelli]

30 minutes ago, SOXBLOX said:

DARPA is using drones loaded with what appears to be the high tech equivalent of Silly String to foul the rotors of enemy drones. Here. Might help put an end to all those drones which have been flying (unauthorized) over nuclear power facilities here in the US.

I want some - then I can be 'spider man, spider man, every body's fav-o-rit spiider man, spinning webs?  Any size!' 

[kerbiloid]

Can they make a bigger one?

Spoiler

 

[Admiral Fluffy]

1 hour ago, SOXBLOX said:

DARPA is using drones loaded with what appears to be the high tech equivalent of Silly String to foul the rotors of enemy drones. Here. Might help put an end to all those drones which have been flying (unauthorized) over nuclear power facilities here in the US.

I want high tech silly string

[kerbiloid]

Many silly strings  make a big clever thread for a skylift.

[StrandedonEarth]

22 hours ago, SunlitZelkova said:

What is the distance you would need to land away from the base and other landers to avoid causing damage? For the purposes of this question, in a regular LM.

As others pointed out, nowhere in Earth’s SOI is safe from plume-accelerated regolith. Berms would be required to contain the ejecta from a conventional LM/Blue Moon-style lander.

Starship sidesteps this issue with canted thrusters above the main tanks, giving the plume room to expand and its pressure to drop to safer levels before hitting the ‘lith. 

E: Or a prepared, dust-free surface...

Edited June 9, 2021 by StrandedonEarth

[Spacescifi]

2 hours ago, StrandedonEarth said:

As others pointed out, nowhere in Earth’s SOI is safe from plume-accelerated regolith. Berns would be required to contain the ejecta from a convention LM/Blue Moon-style lander.

Starship sidesteps this issue with canted thrusters above the main tanks, giving the plume room to expand and its pressure to drop to safer levels before hitting the ‘lith. 

Uh huh. Looks like the rocket shape upright is the only IRL practical one.

 

Sadly saucer ships, despite looking awesome, are so close to the ground that they are moon ejecta monsters waiting for their moment.

[JoeSchmuckatelli]

44 minutes ago, Spacescifi said:

Sadly saucer ships, despite looking awesome, are so close to the ground that they are moon ejecta monsters waiting for their moment.

Saucers do not use any form of propulsion that would cause dramatic ejecta.

Sheesh - it's like you are completely unaware of the entire field of Science Fiction or something.

[kerbiloid]

The video picture makrs mr now to have a think.

If Tesla sees an elephant, syanding across the road, will it try to slide beneath?

[mikegarrison]

A US Representative today asked an expert testifying in committee, "Is there anything that the National Forest Service or BLM can do to change the course of the moon’s orbit or the Earth’s orbit around the sun? Obviously that would have profound effects on our climate.”

For those not from the US, in this context "BLM" is the Bureau of Land Management.

[Spacescifi]

1 hour ago, JoeSchmuckatelli said:

Saucers do not use any form of propulsion that would cause dramatic ejecta.

Sheesh - it's like you are completely unaware of the entire field of Science Fiction or something.

 

I was speaking of IRL rocket powered saucers....not the cheaty scifi kind.

1 hour ago, mikegarrison said:

A US Representative today asked an expert testifying in committee, "Is there anything that the National Forest Service or BLM can do to change the course of the moon’s orbit or the Earth’s orbit around the sun? Obviously that would have profound effects on our climate.”

For those not from the US, in this context "BLM" is the Bureau of Land Management.

 

At first I thought you meant Black Lives Matter....and I had to suppress laughter.

 

But for what it's worth both BLM's are equally powerless here unless one of their member's is wearing a red cape.

 

 

What you're asking COULD in theory be done with a lot of time and cataclysmic  level technology....but all of which would take a lot longer than any current popular human organization will likely exist.

[JoeSchmuckatelli]

3 hours ago, mikegarrison said:

A US Representative today asked an expert testifying in committee, "Is there anything that the National Forest Service or BLM can do to change the course of the moon’s orbit or the Earth’s orbit around the sun? Obviously that would have profound effects on our climate.”

For those not from the US, in this context "BLM" is the Bureau of Land Management.

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[SOXBLOX]

3 hours ago, mikegarrison said:

A US Representative today asked an expert testifying in committee, "Is there anything that the National Forest Service or BLM can do to change the course of the moon’s orbit or the Earth’s orbit around the sun? Obviously that would have profound effects on our climate.”

For those not from the US, in this context "BLM" is the Bureau of Land Management.

Excuse me while I throw up...

[Admiral Fluffy]

3 hours ago, mikegarrison said:

A US Representative today asked an expert testifying in committee, "Is there anything that the National Forest Service or BLM can do to change the course of the moon’s orbit or the Earth’s orbit around the sun? Obviously that would have profound effects on our climate.”

For those not from the US, in this context "BLM" is the Bureau of Land Management.

That is so dumb.

[JoeSchmuckatelli]

OK - well, if BLM can't do it, should we worry about BLM doing it? 

 

Tune in to Fox News to find out 

[Admiral Fluffy]

4 hours ago, JoeSchmuckatelli said:

Saucers do not use any form of propulsion that would cause dramatic ejecta.

Sheesh - it's like you are completely unaware of the entire field of Science Fiction or something.

That kid lol

[mikegarrison]

I would have laughed so hard if she had replied, "I'm sorry sir, but the orbits are on rails. We would have to reload the solar system using Kopernicus."

Edited June 10, 2021 by mikegarrison

[Spacescifi]

32 minutes ago, SOXBLOX said:

Excuse me while I throw up...

 

A better question is....what would you say in response if you were the expert?

Remember forum rules in your response.

 

I would say:

"Do you listen to coast 2 coast AM on the radio much? Does illuminati or ancient aliens mean anything to you? Because if so, this is the wrong forum for you. Next question please!"

Edited June 10, 2021 by Spacescifi

[kerbiloid]

5 hours ago, mikegarrison said:

Is there anything that the National Forest Service or BLM can do to change the course of the moon’s orbit or the Earth’s orbit around the sun?

Don't  they know the answer themselves?

Spoiler

 

[Shpaget]

7 hours ago, mikegarrison said:

A US Representative today asked an expert testifying in committee, "Is there anything that the National Forest Service or BLM can do to change the course of the moon’s orbit or the Earth’s orbit around the sun? Obviously that would have profound effects on our climate.”

For those not from the US, in this context "BLM" is the Bureau of Land Management.

Was the answer that was eventually given any form of "Are you dim or halfwit?"?

This is on par with that one gov oficial talking about islands tipping over due to increase in population, or something.

[AHHans]

9 hours ago, mikegarrison said:

A US Representative today asked an expert testifying in committee, "Is there anything that the National Forest Service or BLM can do to change the course of the moon’s orbit or the Earth’s orbit around the sun? Obviously that would have profound effects on our climate.”

what! That actually happened, and it apparently wasn't method acting or a joke :
(It starts at 1:18.50, direct link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkSs7BHScnU&t=4730s )

 

And the answer was:

Quote

I would have to follow up with you on that one.

I've got nothing to say....

Edited June 10, 2021 by AHHans
The forum removed the timestamp, so I addded it...

[kerbiloid]

Also they can grow Eywa.

[tomf]

The person responding played it well

"I'm not going to call you an idiot in this public meeting, instead when I have thought of a polite way to explain it I will email the explanation to you"

[magnemoe]

9 hours ago, Spacescifi said:

Uh huh. Looks like the rocket shape upright is the only IRL practical one.

 

Sadly saucer ships, despite looking awesome, are so close to the ground that they are moon ejecta monsters waiting for their moment.

Both the other two landers who competed with moonship and the Apollo lunar lander had engines placed low.  Granted national team and Apollo used the landing stage as an launch platform getting up.  Problem with starship is that its so heavy and using powerful engines. 

[kerbiloid]

Heavy engines on top add additional intrigue to the vertically standing Starship CoM position.

Also it's nice to blow hot gas around the cryogenic fuel tanks below.