A Conversation for SEx - Science Explained
SEx: riding the Magnetosphere
Argon0 (50 and feeling it - back for a bit) Started conversation May 10, 2010
OK, I've read about this in a Science Fiction book (not sure who by) and it sounded impractical and pointless to me at the time, but more recently I heard of some military vehicles (spy planes?) which used the same principle...
Basically my question is, could you harness the forces of the Magnetosphere to fly/power a vehicle from the ground to earth orbit, or higher?
SEx: riding the Magnetosphere
turvy (Fetch me my trousers Geoffrey...) Posted May 10, 2010
I don't know about the idea working but the author might be Adam Roberts and the book Gradisil.
t.
SEx: riding the Magnetosphere
Argon0 (50 and feeling it - back for a bit) Posted May 10, 2010
Ah - that sounds like it... Oddly enough I've just started reading Swiftly by him...
SEx: riding the Magnetosphere
turvy (Fetch me my trousers Geoffrey...) Posted May 10, 2010
The only other one of his books I've read is Land of the Headless. I would recommend it and also say that you need to persevere with it.
t.
SEx: riding the Magnetosphere
Orcus Posted May 11, 2010
Perhaps for those of us who have not read these books it might be nice to expand upon the question a bit.
I know that I've no idea what the question really is I'm afraid.
What exactly does the book suggest is possible?
SEx: riding the Magnetosphere
Argon0 (50 and feeling it - back for a bit) Posted May 11, 2010
OK....
It suggests that it would be possible to "levitate" by acting against the magnetic force of the magnetosphere, IIRC.
I heard something similar the other day about the blackbird spy plane...
Key: Complain about this post
SEx: riding the Magnetosphere
- 1: Argon0 (50 and feeling it - back for a bit) (May 10, 2010)
- 2: turvy (Fetch me my trousers Geoffrey...) (May 10, 2010)
- 3: Argon0 (50 and feeling it - back for a bit) (May 10, 2010)
- 4: turvy (Fetch me my trousers Geoffrey...) (May 10, 2010)
- 5: Orcus (May 11, 2010)
- 6: Argon0 (50 and feeling it - back for a bit) (May 11, 2010)
More Conversations for SEx - Science Explained
- Where can I find tardigrades? [26]
May 25, 2020 - SEx: Why does it hurt [19]
May 14, 2020 - SEx: Does freezing dead bodies kill any diseases they may have? [6]
Sep 12, 2019 - Is it going to be life in an artificial pond ? [4]
Sep 4, 2019 - SEx: What is the difference between a psychopath and a sociopath? [16]
Feb 18, 2019
Write an Entry
"The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a wholly remarkable book. It has been compiled and recompiled many times and under many different editorships. It contains contributions from countless numbers of travellers and researchers."