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Re: New MOC: The Omicron
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lugnet.space
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Fri, 11 Jul 2003 13:53:30 GMT
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At 10:33 AM 11/07/2003 +0000, you wrote:
> In lugnet.space, Paul Baulch wrote:
> > In lugnet.space, Travis Matheson wrote:
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> > > Now if I recall physics, wouldn't the over all force of the engines • need to
> > > be applied to the center of gravity or any ship? I mean this doesn't
> > > dictate a symmetrical shape but it does make me think a little more about
> > > design...
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> > There are so many straightforward explanations to explain such
> > pseudo-scientific quibbles that I generaly don't bother wondering about it
> > and just enjoy the design instead. That being said, if I aim for a • particular
> > mix of sci-fi technology (which I usually do), I try to make some effort to
> > stick to it... I don't think that's contradictory.
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> I completely agree with you paul, there are so many explanations possible ...
please don't think I was nit-picking. this was just a thought I had whilst
looking at your model.
> However to satisfy everyone i use the next killer explanation:
> This series of ships are from a very very very advanced alliance of
> species, in
> fact every ship had a elaborate AI making it an entity by itself.
> As a consequence every imaginable drive and techonolgy are built in, so
> depending the need this craft does or does not follow classical physics...
> it has manoeuvering thrusters, classical rocket drive, hyper engines (passing
> through hyperspace), warp drive (bending space), gravitational acceleration
> drives (a gravitational source is projected in front of the schip), a quantum
> slipstream drive, an improbability drive and a temporal engine ... Finally the
> imagination drive (allowing to use whatever physics theory needed ;-) )
I was thinking about this and I've come up with my own
explanation. Gravimetric counterweights. Massive force fields are used to
generate a gravitation tear to ensure that the net force of the engines can
be applied to any point on the ship. whether it is the ship's Center of
Gravity or maybe somewhere else to help in maneuvering and/or something.
but hey, your explanation is good.
> seriously, the ship does have no problems moving, i know cause i made it ;-)
and no-doubt could reconstruct it with no problems if it fell into, er, an
"Edge of the table" black hole. ;-)
Trav (-|-)
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