[QUOTE=bravehat;26512506]E=mc2
That equation is there for a reason dude.[/QUOTE]
holy shit bravehat you'll kill us all
it's E=mc^2
[QUOTE=FunnyBunny;26520813]holy shit bravehat you'll kill us all
it's E=mc^2[/QUOTE]
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[editline]6th December 2010[/editline]
[QUOTE=superdinoman;26511646]And the breakthrough is?
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They invented a material that creates lift when exposed to light.
Like if you had a piece of paper that hovered when you exposed it to sun light.
I would imagine ships powered by this to be extremely slow.
Made me think of
[img]http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:CG5G3di0uJwvmM:http://i887.photobucket.com/albums/ac77/Thesexualjedi/rainicorn.jpg&t=1[/img]
[quote]Grover and his colleagues predicted that radiation pressure could generate lift[/quote]
[img]http://wonkette.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/grover.jpg[/img]
This could be pretty useful.
Any material creates lift when exposed to light, guy, the math is:
R*(S*A)/c
R = Reflectivity (1 = Fully absorbic, 2 = fully reflective)
S = Wattage of the light (In w/m^2)
A = Area
c = lightspeed
Divive thta by the mass and you get the acceleration. The goals are to make thinner, lighter, more reflective sail materials, and apparently this lightfoil is lightweight enough for an acceleration to be observed on Earth's surface.
[QUOTE=MasterG;26512022]I expect to see planes flying on rainbows.
[img_thumb]http://regmedia.co.uk/2010/06/18/rainbow_aircraft.jpg[/img_thumb][/QUOTE]
I made a wallpaper sized version of that.
[url=http://b.imagehost.org/0835/GaybowPlane.png]-cough cough-[/url]
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