Re: How to fly
From: EMLPrime (emlprime_at_gmail.com)
Date: 08/21/04
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Date: 21 Aug 2004 02:40:00 GMT
I remember reading in a book by, John Campbell (Black Star Passes) the
idea that molecules are always in motion, but that they move in random
directions, which tends to cancel out any locomotion. His Sci/Fi idea
was that if you could align the movement of a majority of the
molecules to the same vector, you'd overcome inertia and the object
would move in the direction of that vector.
If such a thing were possible with nanotech, you could either align
the molecules of the suit in the direction you wanted to fly or align
the molecules of the air around the suit in the opposite direction to
achieve a jet effect. The disadvantage to the suit idea is you'd have
to do it selectively, or you'd get a seriously uncomfortable wedgie.
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