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I’m not much of a space builder, but interesting discussions during Bricksmeet
2003 have prompted me to venture back into outer space after an interlude of
some years.
I commented that it was convenient to have a Foccault’s Pendulum near my
workplace, so I could check from time to time that the earth was still rotating.
Others noted that there would be other signs of the earths lack of rotation -
the most intriguing was that the earth would explode (really! I didn’t believe
it at first, either).
I’d thought that there might be some day/night problems, weather anomalies and
so on, but discussion revealed that the earth would, in fact, explode if it
stopped rotating. I think the reason given was that gravity would stop.
A quick discussion with a more experienced space builder (a great-grand-admiral,
perhaps?) took place - given this tendency for bodies to explode when they
stopped spinning, a planet ‘unspinner’ would be a fantastic weapon for space
warfare. I resolved to build a ship to carry such a weapon: Thus, the
Derotatinator was conceived.
The beauty of the ‘unspinner’ (or Counter Rotating Axial Phaser - CoRAx Phaser
(or similar)) is that when one decelerates a planet’s rotation, the energy has
to go somewhere, and this energy can be captured and stored for powering the
CoRAx Phaser. It may sound a little like perpetual motion, but don’t forget: a
planet is being destroyed in the process!
The CoRAx Phaser works on a similar principle to the traditional tractor beam,
but instead of dragging a smaller mass toward a larger one (or vice versa), it
simply creates drag on the object.
The Derotatinator uses a Closed Loop Accumulator Parabolic Trap to capture the
energy released by planetary rotational deceleration. The energy is stored in a
large Capacitor-Relayed-Open-Charge Kinetics battery system, which can be
directed toward the CoRAx Phaser, or the Derotatinator’s drive systems.
The drive systems of the Derotatinator are also worthy of note. The ship uses
special engines which have been developed from energy weapons technology by
Professor Hans Balder. The Balder designed Da5H engines are effectively
externally focused high energy weapons, and could be used as such should the
need arise.
The only noted problem with the Da5H’s is their excessive noise generation. To
counter this, the derotatinator has been retrofitted with U-Screen technology.
The U-Screen effectively renders the Derotatinator a silent runner.
The Derotatinator features exo-atmospheric planar vanes (often refered to as
‘wings’) to ensure optimum manouverability under all conditions.
At present, I am developing a larger version of the Derotatinator and CoRAx
Phaser which will be able to ‘unspin’ bodies larger than planets. I have a
design in mind which will be a true galaxy destroyer...
Have a look at some pics:
Cool, huh? and do LMKWYT.
Cheers
Richie Dulin
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| (...) Could you explane this, please? As you might know, the moon stopped spinning a long time ago (it's always showing the same side to earth) It hasn't exploded, and it's still shifting huge bodies of water (known as tides) here on earth, proving (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jun-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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| In lugnet.space, Richie Dulin wrote: snipping for space (URL) Cool, huh? and do LMKWYT. (...) Very non-traditional shape going here Richie. I quite like how the function has determined the form for the most part...gives it a very industrial feel. (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jun-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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| (...) <snip> (...) Hi Richie, Very interesting weapon you have created. Whilst I'm not the biggest fan of ships capable of destroying entire planets (maybe they just seem too extreme...), I think you are on the right track. The foundations for the (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jun-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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| (...) Golly Gosh Richie. that is one very mighty weapon. Scientist will need to get to work on a U-Screen and/or a Balder da5H detection system to counter the threat of this weapon. great work though. a model to be proud of for sure (and to FEAR!) (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jun-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.loc.au)
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