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(...) I usually assume Velcro, which is what real astronauts today use. (...) Trouble is, gravity radiates out in all directions from a single point (the center of mass). Unless your ship is spherical, it doesn't make much sense - at the extreme (...) (24 years ago, 9-Mar-01, to lugnet.space)
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 | | Re: Moller M400 Skycar Anyone?
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(...) It's even come up on Lugnet before... (URL) love the Moller Skycar. I remember first hearing about it on CNN a couple years ago... eric (24 years ago, 9-Mar-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Yeah, this is really cool. I remember when Popular Mechanics ran an article about this back in the 80's :^) ~Grand Admiral Muffin Head (24 years ago, 9-Mar-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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Gee, seems like only a couple of months ago I was having fun tossing together the Supersucker 9000 model for the Classic Space contest. Today on AO-helL they were featuring the real thing! Check out: (URL) Hop-Frog (24 years ago, 9-Mar-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Ooooh, tethers. I like that idea. Though I dunno how to build it in Lego. :) In fact, one could do something like this where both sides are habitation modules, and have an "elevator" that climbs and descends the tethers should minifigs need to (...) (24 years ago, 9-Mar-01, to lugnet.space)
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