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On 09/03/2017 05:23, Johnny B Good wrote:
Sure beats the
Hell out of being fried by induced cosmic rays trying to attain
relativistic speeds riding a Bussard Ram Jet

I though the idea was the mind bogglingly strong magnetic field
protected you from that sort of stuff?

Andy

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In article , Vir
Campestris wrote:
On 09/03/2017 05:23, Johnny B Good wrote:
Sure beats the Hell out of being fried by induced cosmic rays trying
to attain relativistic speeds riding a Bussard Ram Jet

I though the idea was the mind bogglingly strong magnetic field
protected you from that sort of stuff?

IIRC later observations and analysis concluded that the energy density of
the intersteller medium was too low for Bussard to be practical. i.e. the
thrust-drag came out negative. But I threw out all the relevant journals I
had many years ago, so this is based on my unreliable memory.

Jim

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On 10/03/2017 09:42, Jim Lesurf wrote:
In article , Vir
Campestris wrote:
On 09/03/2017 05:23, Johnny B Good wrote:
Sure beats the Hell out of being fried by induced cosmic rays trying
to attain relativistic speeds riding a Bussard Ram Jet

I though the idea was the mind bogglingly strong magnetic field
protected you from that sort of stuff?

IIRC later observations and analysis concluded that the energy density of
the intersteller medium was too low for Bussard to be practical. i.e. the
thrust-drag came out negative. But I threw out all the relevant journals I
had many years ago, so this is based on my unreliable memory.

So it's supposed to collect cosmic scrap?
That would explain why Interstellar Overdrive is similar to the theme
from Steptoe and Son.

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On 05/03/2017 19:13, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
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Tim Streater wrote:
Dave is talking cock again, that is the problem. What you are
suggesting is no more than what the situation used to be pre-EU.

When I had a summer job at CERN in 1967 and drove across France and
into Switzerland to get there, any question of visa never arose. And
more than it did visiting Italy, Greece, or even commy Yugoslavia in
1970.

Dave is having hysterics about everything these days. He's suffering
from cognitive dissonance like all lefties are at the minute (i.e.
since brexit and/or Trump).

And you are one of those eternal optimists who have absolutely no clue how
to control immigration in practice. One of the key things many voted leave
for. But almost certainly will be just another broken promise.

It also comes as no surprise you've not noticed how easy and cheap travel
can be today, compared to 1967. Ah well.

Petrol was five bob a gallon in 1967, much cheaper
than today.

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On 10/03/2017 18:50, Andrew wrote:
On 05/03/2017 19:13, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Tim Streater wrote:
Dave is talking cock again, that is the problem. What you are
suggesting is no more than what the situation used to be pre-EU.

When I had a summer job at CERN in 1967 and drove across France and
into Switzerland to get there, any question of visa never arose. And
more than it did visiting Italy, Greece, or even commy Yugoslavia in
1970.

Dave is having hysterics about everything these days. He's suffering
from cognitive dissonance like all lefties are at the minute (i.e.
since brexit and/or Trump).

And you are one of those eternal optimists who have absolutely no clue
how
to control immigration in practice. One of the key things many voted
leave
for. But almost certainly will be just another broken promise.

It also comes as no surprise you've not noticed how easy and cheap travel
can be today, compared to 1967. Ah well.

Petrol was five bob a gallon in 1967, much cheaper
than today.

How much did you earn in 1967 compared to now?

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Graeme Wall
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