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I think I am beginning to understand, so it isn't the mass that is ejected that causes the satellite to be pulled towards the earth, but in fact the pull of the magnetic fields from moving fields that are generated that creates a kind of pulsing moment. Creating a type of repulsion that gradually pulls the system

Oh looks like I just posted what you said, that makes a bit of sense. Could the same effect be generated using a neutron reactor with a focused exit to a greater extent? I know radioactive materials are frowned upon, but I wonder how much more effective it could be.

Hmm, is it more of a static net then? I understand there is a greater density of particles, gravity, etc the closer you get to earth. So dragging this tether generates a charge as it is an object moving through a somewhat charged field. Since this end is positively charged the opposite end (the satellite) would be

Hmm, I guess I looked at the thrust arrow and the electron emission and got confused.

Cool, the company is in my backyard :D.

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I enjoy the jalopnik review. I really do. I enjoy the disclaimer, and the review is thurough and well thought out. Plus, it comes from the perspective of a "car guy," which means it won't go into great detail regarding gimmicky tricks etc, or how the cross stitching really brings out the metal flake in the right glove

Strange, are the tally counts condensed/representative? Not trying to sound conceited, but I voted for a game on the poll that did not make it on the list, and seeing as how the last place games have a single vote each, I am confused.

Hmm, I don't believe I mentioned drag, and drag isn't the problem at least not once an object is in space, it's mass. Accelerating objects is what burns fuel, whether that acceleration is positive or negative. The more mass you have to move the more force has to be supplied to achieve the desired level of

Makes quite a bit of sense, that since the shuttle itself does not have to carry xkg of weight for instruments or bulky suits, it carries x amount of extra fuel. I definitely think that this has merit.

An inflatable compartment would be pretty neat. I actually thought that was what you were going with with the tin can

It's not a bad idea at all, but the main problem you hinted at would still exist, mass. To take your caravan analogy along, as with all trips, you will have to stop and then go back home, but now you have a caravan 4 times the size of the tow vehicle. So once you reach your destination, you will have to spend far more

Oh I would be very interested as well. Heck, I wouldn't even put a limitation on the battery capacity. A team could for example run a heavier battery pack with more cells at the cost of weight. So they have more fuel/speed but would loose out on the corners. It would add another level of strategy regarding certain

Oh yes, I definitely don't think any of this is new (other than the internal pulleys between pistons), but I have a feeling that may be where it will be headed. I know formula E is getting up and running, but unless there is a massive breakthrough in pure electric power plants, or they are allowed to do battery

My prediction for the future, exhaust powered alternators.

Eventually I feel like the motor won't connect to the driveline directly in the near future. It will be used to charge next gen batteries with liquid metal cores or micro drilled plates. Exhaust will be used to turn turbines to generate more electricity instead

I think I get where you are coming from, it was more of an interactive movie or a choose your own adventure book, but the same could be said of MGS4 and other CGI intensive games, hell I think out of the first 10 hours, you only played 2 hours for that game.

BTS was released as a game, and I played it on my PS3, so

I disagree, it was a game and it was a darn good one.

If you google it you will find that it was built by Lashway Motors and they claim it is a turbo charger kit. So unless they themselves don't know what they are installing it seems to be a turbo with a really fast instant spool.

It seems like car manufacturers bring this up every few years. High pressure air vents in front of the windshield, special ducting, certain angle of tilt, certain bulge, special polymers, but in the end it never seems to come out. I think one of the closest outputs in modern times was hot, high pressured air to