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Re: Anime inspired container train for Soren Roberts containers
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lugnet.trains
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Date:
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Tue, 18 Apr 2006 22:44:54 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Michael Rutherford wrote:
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Mr. Pieniezak,
You grabbed the words right out of my mouth. As you point out, if you were
moving containers in space, the “Upside-down” notion is relative.
Equilateral triangle cross sections (or consistent trapezoid cross sections
for that matter) could be connected in alternating patterns, or they could be
connected in such a way that they would form great cylinders, or giant
“Container Tubes”. They could connect to one another in such a manner that
they would radiate outward in an even thickening cocoon around the outside of
a transport. In Zero G, your options are greatly increased. Only then I
look at that excellent train and realize that if it takes that much train to
move those containers…then the gravity is probably pretty close to normal,
and I am forced to conclude that trapezoids simply look cooler than
rectangles… Attack! Mike
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The containers have to reach planet level at some point... where they are
carried in the more usual manner ;)
Tim
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