I have this urge to travel, any ideas? Options

[BlackCelicaGT94]

I need some places to consider traveling to and also some reasons -such as places to see and go

please keep them within the US as my passport expires this spring and im not looking to travel with anyone at this moment and so i dont really wanna leave the country by myself


Talie

[orvillescelica]

what kind of things do you like? History? Grand monuments of nature? simple fun stuff that only locals know?

Willing to fly? or just within a weekend driving distance?

Me, i like grand displays of history... something that can tell a story just by looking at it and you can feel all the history locked inside jsut by being there. So now that im finally on the west coast, i want to drive down to McMinnville, OR to see the largest plane ever constructed... The Spruce Goose!



But thats the nerd in me, i know its not everyones idea of a cool trip.

[ghostdog]

anywhere outside the US. get your passport renewed

[BlackCelicaGT94]

went to germany and loved it but its a bit too expensive to travel outside the US

[Kamakiri]

If you've never been to AZ there's tons of beautiful scenery.... the Grand Canyon, Canyon de Chelly, Monument Valley, the whole city of Sedona, and the coolest place in the world... Slide Rock....

[BlackCelicaGT94]

im gonig there in feb to see an ex actually

[trdevelopment]

^hell yeh man the wether is buetiful right now in az but you can also go to lake plesent and and lake havasue and you would have a blast <--- only in the summer though right now its a little bit chilly.

[Uppitycracker]

I think anywhere in Europe or Asia is definately choice I wanna travel to, but theres so many things I have to do before that happens, mainly a successful carreer..in stuff...*sigh*

[coustoe]

whats a succesful career?

go to japan, all the japanese guys will oggle over you.

[Uppitycracker]

whats a succesful career?

go to japan, all the japanese guys will oggle over you.
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Doing something I enjoy making enough money to not live pay cheque to pay cheque. I have no idea what I wanna do though, so thats kinda a road block.

This post has been edited by Uppitycracker: Nov 19, 2004 - 9:04 PM

[ghostdog]

whats a succesful career?

go to japan, all the japanese guys will oggle over you.
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Doing something I enjoy making enough money to not live pay cheque to pay cheque. I have no idea what I wanna do though, so thats kinda a road block.
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join the club..

[BlackCelicaGT94]

well i know whatim gonna do ---MARRY RICH

[shadycrew31]

go to new york, miami, la then go home!

[coustoe]

well i know whatim gonna do ---MARRY RICH
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I know a young attractive but shy Doctor, still poor doing his residence. Maybe you guys should meet

[The__J__Factor]

Australia, Its awesome, especialy on the Gold Coast where i live.
ow and if u could get here in about a day (lol) u would be intime for our schoolies party weeks.
Schoolies would be like your spring break, i think, except we all finish school when we r like 17 - 18 which may be younger then your spring break partiers(?) im not sure, the main thing is i just finished school so im gonna go now and get wasted big time
Besides that Australia is sweet

c u all later

[creis]

History lesson: The Spruce Goose! was probibly one of the best worst planes ever, it was very cool and the biggest, but only actualy flew for like 30 sec, its cable/pully system that controled the flaps, ruters, etc maid it all but imposible to operate.

Australia is one of the places I have to see befor i die, (I wana go down under

[orvillescelica]

History lesson: The Spruce Goose! was probibly one of the best worst planes ever, it was very cool and the biggest, but only actualy flew for like 30 sec, its cable/pully system that controled the flaps, ruters, etc maid it all but imposible to operate.

Australia is one of the places I have to see befor i die, (I wana go down under
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Engineering lesson: All planes, esp those back in the 1930s, basically use mechanical cable/pulley systems to manuever its control surfaces. Only in the past decade have planes been created with fly-by wire systems. There are some pretty lengthy equations that describe the correct control system feedback for cable driven flight controls. They are very scalable and was not the reason why the goose did not succeed.

History Lesson: The Spruce Goose was an insane project by the ecentric Howard Hughes. But it is marvel of ingeneous engineering. It was created to make trans-atlantic flights to aid in suppling the allied forces during WW2. But the war ended during its design phase. Only one was made. By the time that one was built, it had already sucked up so much money that congress forced Hughes to conceed. During a taxi test it which it was suppose to just be moved, Huges realized this would be the only oppurtunity he would have to ever see it fly. So he ignored tower orders and put her at full throttle. She lifted off the water surface and flew for about a mile. It didnt matter how long it flew. The point was that all the critics that said an aircraft that size couldnt fly were shut up. It proved that the same thoeries that made a toy airplane fly could be scaled to make anything, any size fly, there were no limits.

[celicarocker]

whats a succesful career?

go to japan, all the japanese guys will oggle over you.
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Doing something I enjoy making enough money to not live pay cheque to pay cheque. I have no idea what I wanna do though, so thats kinda a road block.
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damn you cannadanians... its check over here, not cheque....

[shadycrew31]

history lesson who cares about the spuce goose. sorry i just had to be ab ass haha

[orvillescelica]

history lesson who cares about the spuce goose. sorry i just had to be ab ass haha
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Its all good. I know that nobody does care except me. I love aviation and space history stuff because thats my field, i dont expect others to care.

And if you are going out of the country, Italy was a blast last time i went! Staying in the country, you should throw a dart on a map and go. The best trips are the ones that you find, not plan out. There is SO much in this country to see and do. Anywhere you go, youll find something.

[Uppitycracker]

whats a succesful career?

go to japan, all the japanese guys will oggle over you.
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Doing something I enjoy making enough money to not live pay cheque to pay cheque. I have no idea what I wanna do though, so thats kinda a road block.
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damn you cannadanians... its check over here, not cheque....
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Ya well good for you yanky bastards and its zed not zee, and milk is supposed to come in litre bags, and ummm its colour and so on....eh ...I wish I could sleep ;( 6:51am and counting

[BlackCelicaGT94]

litre bags?? ur milk comes in bags? hmm mine comes ina carton

[coustoe]

history lesson who cares about the spuce goose. sorry i just had to be ab ass haha
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Its all good. I know that nobody does care except me. I love aviation and space history stuff because thats my field, i dont expect others to care.

And if you are going out of the country, Italy was a blast last time i went! Staying in the country, you should throw a dart on a map and go. The best trips are the ones that you find, not plan out. There is SO much in this country to see and do. Anywhere you go, youll find something.
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air ships are better than airplanes.

[Digndoug]

You could come to Annapolis, Maryland, its near D.C. an theres a lot of cool **** everywhere around, n sheat i could show u around..

[orvillescelica]

[/quote]

air ships are better than airplanes.
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[/quote]

Airships? you mean dirigibles? you mean giant balloon ships that they havent used since WW2, and even then the best ones were filled with combustable hydrogen? You mean those things that are only used today for overhead shots of football games? You mean those flying things that would loose to an ST in a race, but yet takes a mile to turn due to the instense virtual bouyancy?

yeah... those are cool!!!

[mr_dude]

Someone should make dirigable out of liquid helium.

[Consynx]

lol, i was waiting for this kind of response

i liked Gh0st Dog's first reply although i thought it was meant at something else, lol

and as for marrying rich...i hate that. When i graduate and have a good job im going to act like im broke still, i hate gold diggers.

[coustoe]

[quote=orvillescelica,Nov 21, 2004 - 9:52 AM]
[/quote]

air ships are better than airplanes.
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[/quote]

Airships? you mean dirigibles? you mean giant balloon ships that they havent used since WW2, and even then the best ones were filled with combustable hydrogen? You mean those things that are only used today for overhead shots of football games? You mean those flying things that would loose to an ST in a race, but yet takes a mile to turn due to the instense virtual bouyancy?

yeah... those are cool!!!
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[/quote]

closest thing you come to anti grav, theres some misconceptions about airships, your gas in your tank is more dangerous then the hydrogen in an airship.

This is one of the few discarded great inventions that was never fully developed, I think the last 2 centuries is littered with interesting technologies. But Id have to put Air ships and Nuclear power at the top of the list of technologies with the largest potential, but never pursued or fully developed.

Imagine where we would be today if we would have fully pursued nuclear fission technologies, learning to safely harness fission in every day applications such as cars, jets. really every fuel/energy source has its hazard, JP8 fuel for planes, the most toxic stuff you can think of, probably just as bad as anything radioctive if it containinates an area.

And Airships... I can only imagine we probably have floating way stations or mini cities in the air, or Air cargo haulers instead of ocean freight. So can haul so much more stuff with airships then airplanes and faster then ocean freighters or trains. It would be awesome.

This post has been edited by coustoe: Nov 21, 2004 - 3:16 PM

[coustoe]

lol, i was waiting for this kind of response

i liked Gh0st Dog's first reply   although i thought it was meant at something else, lol

and as for marrying rich...i hate that.   When i graduate and have a good job im going to act like im broke still, i hate gold diggers.
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I still act like im broke. except for my car and the stupid amounts of money i put into it.

[Benevolence]

Go to Rosarito... it maybe in mexico but you don't need a passport fun fun fun place.

[Uppitycracker]

litre bags?? ur milk comes in bags? hmm mine comes ina  carton
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yup and you have special jugs that hold them, its really pretty awesome, when I first came down here I didnt get why my parents mae the switch to cartons, then I found out the bag thing is canadian, why? I dont know.

[Andason]

whats a litre? a LITER.

[Uppitycracker]

Imagine where we would be today if we would have fully pursued nuclear fission technologies, learning to safely harness fission in every day applications such as cars, jets.  really every fuel/energy source has its hazard, JP8 fuel for planes, the most toxic stuff you can think of, probably just as bad as anything radioctive if it containinates an area.

Fission is ok, but fusion is better becasue it doesn't necessarily involve any harmful radiation or waste.

Dispite energy costs, the energy output from a fusion reactor would be far greater. Theres a team in California I believe working on a fusion reactor, using a donut shaped chamber with plasma flowing in the centre contained by a electromegnetic field.

[Andason]

Fission is ok, but fusion is better becasue it doesn't necessarily involve any harmful radiation or waste.

Dispite energy costs, the energy output from a fusion reactor would be far greater. Theres a team in California I believe working on a fusion reactor, using a donut shaped chamber with plasma flowing in the centre contained by a electromegnetic field.
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where do people get these jobs? honestly?

[ghostdog]

assuming you're talking about fusion its still being researched. theres a tokamok fusion reactor abut 5 minutes from my house. they've been able to create energy but a lot more has gone in than has come out. give it a couple more decades

Imagine where we would be today if we would have fully pursued nuclear fission technologies, learning to safely harness fission in every day applications such as cars, jets.  really every fuel/energy source has its hazard, JP8 fuel for planes, the most toxic stuff you can think of, probably just as bad as anything radioctive if it containinates an area.[right][snapback]209801[/snapback][/right]

[Uppitycracker]

whats a litre? a LITER.
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Its how canadians spell litre, I think we got it from the french, its in the dictionary You guys dont need a spelling for it anyways, stupid backwards imperial system

This post has been edited by Uppitycracker: Nov 21, 2004 - 5:17 PM

[Uppitycracker]

Fission is ok, but fusion is better becasue it doesn't necessarily involve any harmful radiation or waste.

Dispite energy costs, the energy output from a fusion reactor would be far greater. Theres a team in California I believe working on a fusion reactor, using a donut shaped chamber with plasma flowing in the centre contained by a electromegnetic field.
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where do people get these jobs? honestly?
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Fusion energy is like the energy source of the future, Im sure there is a lot of companies looking for a piece of the technology when its developed, I would think mainly energy companies. And the way I explained there apparatus is completely simplified, its quite sophisticated.

This post has been edited by Uppitycracker: Nov 21, 2004 - 5:21 PM

[Uppitycracker]

assuming you're talking about fusion its still being researched. theres a tokamok fusion reactor abut 5 minutes from my house. they've been able to create energy but a lot more has gone in than has come out. give it a couple more decades

Imagine where we would be today if we would have fully pursued nuclear fission technologies, learning to safely harness fission in every day applications such as cars, jets.  really every fuel/energy source has its hazard, JP8 fuel for planes, the most toxic stuff you can think of, probably just as bad as anything radioctive if it containinates an area.[right][snapback]209801[/snapback][/right]

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Beat ya

[Andason]

litre = french version of liter
do you speak french?
do you live in france?

This post has been edited by Andason: Nov 21, 2004 - 5:34 PM

[ghostdog]

Beat ya
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ok, but the only fusion reactor in the US isn't 5 minutes from your house. so ha

[Uppitycracker]

litre = french version of liter
do you speak french?
do you live in france?
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Canada is a bilingual country so mixing of languages isn't unheard of, and litre is a "variant" of liter, not necessarily french, though that is how they spell it.

[Uppitycracker]

Beat ya
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ok, but the only fusion reactor in the US isn't 5 minutes from your house. so ha


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hahaaha werd man, I wonder if its the one I saw on the science channel? I thought it was on the west coast, but it very well could have been on the east coast.

[Andason]

litre = french version of liter
do you speak french?
do you live in france?
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Canada is a bilingual country so mixing of languages isn't unheard of, and litre is a "variant" of liter, not necessarily french, though that is how they spell it.
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and america isn't bilingual? you dont see us mixing spanish grammar in with ours.

just admit it that canada sucks

This post has been edited by Andason: Nov 21, 2004 - 5:40 PM

[ghostdog]

and america isn't bilingual? you dont see us mixing spanish grammar in with ours.

just admit it that canada sucks
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obviously you've never been skiing in canada. I really can't argue with banff or whistler/blackcomb. those canucks are doing something right

[Uppitycracker]

and america isn't bilingual? you dont see us mixing spanish grammar in with ours.

just admit it that canada sucks
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obviously you've never been skiing in canada. I really can't argue with banff or whistler/blackcomb. those canucks are doing something right
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Thanks bro

[Uppitycracker]

litre = french version of liter
do you speak french?
do you live in france?
[right][snapback]209874[/snapback][/right]

Canada is a bilingual country so mixing of languages isn't unheard of, and litre is a "variant" of liter, not necessarily french, though that is how they spell it.
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and america isn't bilingual? you dont see us mixing spanish grammar in with ours.

just admit it that canada sucks
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No your not actually, I dont see spanish labels or street signs anywhere, your government isnt famous for being obliging to minorities.

[Andason]

and america isn't bilingual? you dont see us mixing spanish grammar in with ours.

just admit it that canada sucks
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obviously you've never been skiing in canada. I really can't argue with banff or whistler/blackcomb. those canucks are doing something right
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meh. we got colorado

[Andason]

No your not actually, I dont see spanish labels or street signs anywhere, your government isnt famous for being obliging to minorities.
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its because we are too busy being a superpower

This post has been edited by Andason: Nov 21, 2004 - 5:48 PM

[coustoe]

litre = french version of liter
do you speak french?
do you live in france?
[right][snapback]209874[/snapback][/right]

Canada is a bilingual country so mixing of languages isn't unheard of, and litre is a "variant" of liter, not necessarily french, though that is how they spell it.
[right][snapback]209879[/snapback][/right]

and america isn't bilingual? you dont see us mixing spanish grammar in with ours.

just admit it that canada sucks
[right][snapback]209881[/snapback][/right]

No your not actually, I dont see spanish labels or street signs anywhere, your government isnt famous for being obliging to minorities.
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you ever been to so cal or any southern state half the signs and everything else is in spanish. Always get the spanish option when you dial your telephone/cable/power/government

This post has been edited by coustoe: Nov 21, 2004 - 5:52 PM

[Uppitycracker]

litre = french version of liter
do you speak french?
do you live in france?
[right][snapback]209874[/snapback][/right]

Canada is a bilingual country so mixing of languages isn't unheard of, and litre is a "variant" of liter, not necessarily french, though that is how they spell it.
[right][snapback]209879[/snapback][/right]

and america isn't bilingual? you dont see us mixing spanish grammar in with ours.

just admit it that canada sucks
[right][snapback]209881[/snapback][/right]

No your not actually, I dont see spanish labels or street signs anywhere, your government isnt famous for being obliging to minorities.
[right][snapback]209888[/snapback][/right]

you ever been to so cal or any southern state half the signs and everything else is in spanish. Always get the spanish option when you dial your telephone/cable/power/government
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I havent been that far south so I stand corrected.

[Andason]

haha m00t for wisconsin. we have half of our stuff in hmong

[BlackCelicaGT94]

lol, i was waiting for this kind of response

i liked Gh0st Dog's first reply   although i thought it was meant at something else, lol

and as for marrying rich...i hate that.   When i graduate and have a good job im going to act like im broke still, i hate gold diggers.
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haha honestly i dont go for money cuz i always end up taking a guy out and paying. So i joke around about marrying rich but i couldnt do it. ill probably be the one who supports my husband and his car obsession. "oh you want a turbo honey? ok ill buy it for you tomorrow"

[coustoe]

lol, i was waiting for this kind of response

i liked Gh0st Dog's first reply   although i thought it was meant at something else, lol

and as for marrying rich...i hate that.   When i graduate and have a good job im going to act like im broke still, i hate gold diggers.
[right][snapback]209797[/snapback][/right]

haha honestly i dont go for money cuz i always end up taking a guy out and paying. So i joke around about marrying rich but i couldnt do it. ill probably be the one who supports my husband and his car obsession. "oh you want a turbo honey? ok ill buy it for you tomorrow"
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But secretly you want to marry rich, every girl wants to marry rich.

Like every guy wants a super model wife.

[carb0n_f1b3r]

you could always go to japan an get a job there tutoring english... i gotta friend thats dropping out of college right now to go there after the end of this year

[Uppitycracker]

lol, i was waiting for this kind of response

i liked Gh0st Dog's first reply   although i thought it was meant at something else, lol

and as for marrying rich...i hate that.   When i graduate and have a good job im going to act like im broke still, i hate gold diggers.
[right][snapback]209797[/snapback][/right]

haha honestly i dont go for money cuz i always end up taking a guy out and paying. So i joke around about marrying rich but i couldnt do it. ill probably be the one who supports my husband and his car obsession. "oh you want a turbo honey? ok ill buy it for you tomorrow"
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But secretly you want to marry rich, every girl wants to marry rich.

Like every guy wants a super model wife.
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Ya man its instinct, men want the most suitable mates, and women want a provider. People are still free to make decisions to the contrary, but I would think statisticlly this is the case.

[ghostdog]

you could always go to japan an get a job there tutoring english... i gotta friend thats dropping out of college right now to go there after the end of this year
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speaking of which... who wants to move to japan and get a project gt-four. I got a house in tokyo so we got somewhere to stay, practically anyone can get a teaching job, and the women are the hotness.. whos in?

[Uppitycracker]

you could always go to japan an get a job there tutoring english... i gotta friend thats dropping out of college right now to go there after the end of this year
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speaking of which... who wants to move to japan and get a project gt-four. I got a house in tokyo so we got somewhere to stay, practically anyone can get a teaching job, and the women are the hotness.. whos in?
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**** Im down man Ive always anted to do that!

[Consynx]

supermodel?
psh, try 7
i'd like to have something new every day of the week

[Andason]

you could always go to japan an get a job there tutoring english... i gotta friend thats dropping out of college right now to go there after the end of this year
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speaking of which... who wants to move to japan and get a project gt-four. I got a house in tokyo so we got somewhere to stay, practically anyone can get a teaching job, and the women are the hotness.. whos in?
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i dont know you personally but im in.

id wear nothing but japenese suits...

and then id party boy tokyo someone

This post has been edited by Andason: Nov 21, 2004 - 8:15 PM

[chucho]

you'd probably enjoy New Orleans during Mardi Gras, well if you like drinking and clubbing you'll like the French Quarter (Bourbon St) anytime.

[chucho]

litre = french version of liter
do you speak french?
do you live in france?
[right][snapback]209874[/snapback][/right]

Canada is a bilingual country so mixing of languages isn't unheard of, and litre is a "variant" of liter, not necessarily french, though that is how they spell it.
[right][snapback]209879[/snapback][/right]

and america isn't bilingual? you dont see us mixing spanish grammar in with ours.

just admit it that canada sucks
[right][snapback]209881[/snapback][/right]

No your not actually, I dont see spanish labels or street signs anywhere, your government isnt famous for being obliging to minorities.
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You've never been to Houston, huh?

[orvillescelica]

closest thing you come to anti grav, theres some misconceptions about airships, your gas in your tank is more dangerous then the hydrogen in an airship.

This is one of the few discarded great inventions that was never fully developed, I think the last 2 centuries is littered with interesting technologies.  But Id have to put Air ships and Nuclear power at the top of the list of technologies with the largest potential, but never pursued or fully developed.

Imagine where we would be today if we would have fully pursued nuclear fission technologies, learning to safely harness fission in every day applications such as cars, jets.  really every fuel/energy source has its hazard, JP8 fuel for planes, the most toxic stuff you can think of, probably just as bad as anything radioctive if it containinates an area.

And Airships... I can only imagine we probably have floating way stations or mini cities in the air, or Air cargo haulers instead of ocean freight.  So can haul so much more stuff with airships then airplanes and faster then ocean freighters or trains.  It would be awesome.
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I believe that airships did get their fair share, but was not found to be cost effective. It is much easier to create lift using a wing and fluid forces than with bouyancy. The size airship needed to lift a certian mass is vastly greater than the size of wing needed to lift the same craft. The lightest gas available, hydrogen, was used and still massive hangers had to be constructed to house them. Yes, gasoline is much more volitile than hydrogen. But the lower heating value of gasoline is enomous compared to its size, plus its really easy to store. Hydrogen is not as energetic or as easy to store compressed. And without compression, it just takes up a lot of space.

The size airship required to lift the same amount of cargo as an ocean tanker would probably have to be a few miles in diameter. And the size bouyant mass needed to lift a small city?? It would be the size of a small state! My guess would be probably be MA. And even then, how you are you going to get plumping? sewage? keep it from drifting arond? Also, airships are very susceptible to weather conditions. The British gave up on thiers because too many were crashing on thier way to or from India.

Fission is ok, but fusion is better becasue it doesn't necessarily involve any harmful radiation or waste.

Dispite energy costs, the energy output from a fusion reactor would be far greater. Theres a team in California I believe working on a fusion reactor, using a donut shaped chamber with plasma flowing in the centre contained by a electromegnetic field.
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where do people get these jobs? honestly?
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My department of Aeronautics and Astronautics here at the University of Washington are one of the leaders in plasma and fusion research. There is a dual toridical plasma reactor in the lab above mine which studies the the helicity of plasma injected into a Tokamak fusion reactor. Also there is a 'spin-off' lab in Redmond which does a lot more than the stuff here on campus. The stuff there is really cool! The stuff here on campus has to be restricted from super harmful or radioactive materials, they dont.

If you want a job like that, get a MS or PhD in physics, Aerspace Engineering, or nuclear engineering with a focus on plasmas. Im sure the job offers will pour in after that.

This post has been edited by orvillescelica: Nov 21, 2004 - 9:14 PM

[The__J__Factor]

LITER, in Australia its litre, how do u guys pronounce LITER
coz all i see is it looks like it should sound like "Lighter"?

[Uppitycracker]

LITER, in Australia its litre, how do u guys pronounce LITER
coz all i see is it looks like it should sound like "Lighter"?
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See you guys are down with us Canadians

[coustoe]

closest thing you come to anti grav, theres some misconceptions about airships, your gas in your tank is more dangerous then the hydrogen in an airship.

This is one of the few discarded great inventions that was never fully developed, I think the last 2 centuries is littered with interesting technologies.  But Id have to put Air ships and Nuclear power at the top of the list of technologies with the largest potential, but never pursued or fully developed.

Imagine where we would be today if we would have fully pursued nuclear fission technologies, learning to safely harness fission in every day applications such as cars, jets.  really every fuel/energy source has its hazard, JP8 fuel for planes, the most toxic stuff you can think of, probably just as bad as anything radioctive if it containinates an area.

And Airships... I can only imagine we probably have floating way stations or mini cities in the air, or Air cargo haulers instead of ocean freight.  So can haul so much more stuff with airships then airplanes and faster then ocean freighters or trains.  It would be awesome.
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I believe that airships did get their fair share, but was not found to be cost effective. It is much easier to create lift using a wing and fluid forces than with bouyancy. The size airship needed to lift a certian mass is vastly greater than the size of wing needed to lift the same craft. The lightest gas available, hydrogen, was used and still massive hangers had to be constructed to house them. Yes, gasoline is much more volitile than hydrogen. But the lower heating value of gasoline is enomous compared to its size, plus its really easy to store. Hydrogen is not as energetic or as easy to store compressed. And without compression, it just takes up a lot of space.

The size airship required to lift the same amount of cargo as an ocean tanker would probably have to be a few miles in diameter. And the size bouyant mass needed to lift a small city?? It would be the size of a small state! My guess would be probably be MA. And even then, how you are you going to get plumping? sewage? keep it from drifting arond? Also, airships are very susceptible to weather conditions. The British gave up on thiers because too many were crashing on thier way to or from India.

Fission is ok, but fusion is better becasue it doesn't necessarily involve any harmful radiation or waste.

Dispite energy costs, the energy output from a fusion reactor would be far greater. Theres a team in California I believe working on a fusion reactor, using a donut shaped chamber with plasma flowing in the centre contained by a electromegnetic field.
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where do people get these jobs? honestly?
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My department of Aeronautics and Astronautics here at the University of Washington are one of the leaders in plasma and fusion research. There is a dual toridical plasma reactor in the lab above mine which studies the the helicity of plasma injected into a Tokamak fusion reactor. Also there is a 'spin-off' lab in Redmond which does a lot more than the stuff here on campus. The stuff there is really cool! The stuff here on campus has to be restricted from super harmful or radioactive materials, they dont.

If you want a job like that, get a MS or PhD in physics, Aerspace Engineering, or nuclear engineering with a focus on plasmas. Im sure the job offers will pour in after that.
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I hardly ever see hard science jobs posted. I've talked with lots of engineers in the 90s who ended up being computer dweebs because they couldnt find jobs.

On Airships, their are various hybrids, and new designs that have been in the works forever, I'm not sure on all the technologies, but there are the conventional 2 mile long airships to lift cargo, hybrid wing for additional lift and hydro/hel for lift, and speculation on more ways of generating more lift power.

[Andason]

out of pure curiousity.... why does everyone on here know about airships but me?

[carb0n_f1b3r]

well im down to skip over to jap that is unless you decide to make a trip to the glorious city of stillwater, oklahoma (Ha!) talie

[Digndoug]

Im with ya andason, I know nothing, an I also wanna move to japan an ware a komoto or what ever they are.. an there beer is pretty damn good too...

[ghostdog]

yeah I'm kind of thinking of moving.. we'll see what happens

[orvillescelica]

ive always wanted to go to Japan! but it cost so much!! not only to get there, but i hear the place itself is expensive. Thats why when japanese tourists come to the states, they end up buying tons of stuff because its cheaper here than there.

[Jonathan]

Well Im an avid traveler

Get a Credit card from delta or unite dor your favorite air liner
Once you sign up they have like 10,000 travel miles etc.Every dollor you spend you get miles annd at some store or companies you get double miles etc.
Cost $50 annual fee which isnt bad. Example:
My girlfriends mother told me she wanted to buy her son a laptop.We went to bestbuy.She was going to pay it in cash.She Gave me $1400 in cash.I used Delta Visa.I put $1400 on it.A week later I sent the $1400 out.

I now have a free travel ticket.I can go to Miami for free,roundtrip or west coast one way.

I recommend you do this.Its really easy and cheap.(low interest rate)

But check out www.travelzoo.com every wensday an email is sent.With the cheap travel tickets vacations etc...

If you dont do anything..Check
www.travelzoo.com I recommend it

makes my wednsdays much funnier

-jon

[Consynx]

im still going to japan...
muahahahaha
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muahahahahahaha

someday :\

Supposedly some Mech. Eng training for Toyota/Nissan/Mitsu and such are in Japan, maybe i'll get lucky