Call to the Four Lands - OCC

[Rhun]

Yeah, in a "perfect storm" of solar wind, maybe. Practically speaking, though, it just ain't-a-gonna happen, is it? (Not that the technology even really exists or anything.....)

The solar wind consistently travels 400-600 kilometers per second. The trick is harnessing that. And actually, the technology DOES exist...but as with most cutting edge, experimental technologies, the funding just doesn't exist to bring it to its full potential. There is a prototype at the University of Washington.

 

[Leif]

The solar wind consistently travels 400-600 kilometers per second. The trick is harnessing that. And actually, the technology DOES exist...but as with most cutting edge, experimental technologies, the funding just doesn't exist to bring it to its full potential. There is a prototype at the University of Washington.

Then as usual, I stand corrected.

 

[Rhun]

Then as usual, I stand corrected.

Its cool. Space technology is an interest of mine. You know, me being a big SciFi geek and all of that.

 

[Leif]

Its cool. Space technology is an interest of mine. You know, me being a big SciFi geek and all of that.

*sigh!* That used to be me, as well. Then I ran into MAJOR problems in Intermediate Mechanics in college. (Trouble in a science class, me??? surely you jest! Or, at least that was my position BEFORE Mechanics.....)

Can You say, "Instant History Major"? Yes, Boys and Girls, the Humanities scraped my abused corpse off the pavement and turned me into a re-animated Social Scientist. Naturally, I couldn't live with the stigma and was FORCED to go to law school. (Huh??? And that HELPED?? Say what??)

So now, the only math I do is the kind that can be done on a $2 calculator.

 

[Rhun]

So now, the only math I do is the kind that can be done on a $2 calculator.

There is a reason my degree is in Information Technology and not Computer Sciene. Math ain't my bag, baby!

 

[Scotley]

Cool, I remember reading a scifi novel or two where sailing on solar wind was a major part of the story. Might have been Larry Niven. I too am fan of such things though mostly in novel rather than televised form.

 

[Leif]

Cool, I remember reading a scifi novel or two where sailing on solar wind was a major part of the story. Might have been Larry Niven. I too am fan of such things though mostly in novel rather than televised form.

That kinda rings a vague bell with me, too, but I wasn't able to come up with any more details than that, so I just decided it must have been my imagination. But... maybe not, eh???

 

[Dracomeander]

Glad to hear things are working out and settling down for you JA.

I am ready to continue as long as ENWorld lets me log in. It kept timing out on me last week.

 

[Rhun]

I am ready to continue as long as ENWorld lets me log in. It kept timing out on me last week.

And the site has been almost completely down the last couple of days.

 

[Leif]

And the site has been almost completely down the last couple of days.

But, contrary to reports from renau1g (and Rhun, too?), I have had no difficulty whatsoever logging-in today! (Knock on formica!)