zero gravity machine

[ozro]

Off topic. However that is how hydro-power is generated at many dams. In that case the penstock becomes the "pressure vessel".

 

[ozro]

Let's get back to the giant slinky.....

 

[dblack]

The perpetual motion machine, for the win.

 

[ding]

The bottom of a slinky goes into a free fall when you hold it from the top and drop it, the bottom will create a zero gravity effect as it floats in the air. Using a large number of slinky's you could keep a platform attached at the bottom in a free fall state, and if you stood on this platform your balance system might feel like its falling or floating.

Gravity is a consequence of space time being curved or warped by mass.

 

[trevorjohnson83]

I discussed mixing hydrogen with oxygen as fusion fuel maybe 5-6 years ago. Was recently thinking one could mix yellow cake with black powder to substantially decrease the size of the bomb. The primary could be a large amount of oxygen/hydrogen mix, which when the secondary of black/yellow powder goes off, the first mix is already hot and dense, which would be important to lowering the critical density of both mixes and making smaller.