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In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Jon Palmer writes:
> Imagine a winch pulling a rope or cable through a series of pulleys
> (horizontal) that are staked to the ground. The pulleys are arranged so that
> the rope makes a zig zag pattern on the ground. There is an object at one
> end of the cable, being reeled in by the winch at the other end (ignore for
> now that the object would collide with the pulleys) • SNIP
> Thoughts?
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> [ j o n ]
Why not just artificial singularities instead of pulleys? Place pairs of
singularities orbiting around each other in a ring pattern. the orbital plane
of each pair is perpendicular & equidistant to the center anchor singularity.
calculate when the orbits of the ring singularities would allow the 'zig-zag'
pattern. the loop stays put because of it's center singularity anchor.
eliminate the winch & cables & just set the 'pulled' object thrusters toward
one singularity which it will use to navigate around all the rest in the 'null'
grav orbits to it's destination, at which point it will fire thrusters (&
preferably, a space warp drive) to get away from the singularity ring.
Voila!
Jeff
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