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It may be something of a scam, but how does that make it any different than anything else
these days?
One of the things I am finding is that the plants that grow wild are actually more nutritious
than the plants we get from the supermarket. You know, if you think about this for a minute,
then you'll figure that the MEDICAL PROFESSION may not be much better than what the primitives
did.
Whoa! Quite the leap is that. But think about it. If the corona-scam was launched with
the acquiescence of the medical profession, then what good is it really? You might be better
off not using their services at all. Not that I would want to go that far, but if they
are going to treat people the wrong way, then why show them any confidence? It might get
their attention. Maybe.
I'm sure we'd all be better off if the modern medical profession actually did their jobs,
but you see, the overall problem is a lack of integrity. If you take the Hippocratic Oath
to do no harm, then how do you justify what they've been doing this past two years? Maybe herbal
medicines are an option. Maybe not. It is not a happy situation no matter how you slice it.
This was going to be just one video, but I noticed a couple of updates ( so far).
Goldenberries are getting popular in the health food space. There have some good qualities
that promote health, as you might expect.
The plant can be poisonous if not properly handled. Only ripe berries should be eaten, and
nothing but the berries I would think.
Get advice about this one.
This is interesting. As I was watching it, the question arises as to what is this good for?
How can this phenomenon be put to good use?
There may be some applications for this, such as nuclear fusion. But how? Nuclear fusion
usually means very hot temperatures, does it not? This quantum effect only works near absolute
zero, which is as cold as it gets. But certain types of fusion techniques do not require
high temperatures. In fact, if high temperatures occur, the technique cannot work. This
would be Polywell fusion.
Polywell fusion attempts to overcome the Coulomb Barrier by concentrating a lot of electrons
in a cloud, which creates a deep "well" of negative charge. The deep well is said to facilitate
fusion through kinetic energy. There is another form of fusion which brings together a
heavier negative charged mass called a "muon", which brings the hydrogen nucleus close enough
together to create fusion.
The idea I had is to bring together the electrons in a well of very cold temperatures. It
would be a frozen polywell, you might say. One of the problems of Polywell fusion is the
difficulty in controlling the electrons. What if very cold temperatures controls the electrons
really well? According to the video below, quantum locking actually does this very thing.
Maybe the electrons act like a Bose-Einstein condensate, and clump together. In the video
below, they pair together. Pairs or clumps could make for the mass increase that the muons
do and then some. Maybe this could work in a fusion device.
Before I start, a PSA---Let's Go Brandon. Even Biden agrees. Now for our regularly
unscheduled post.
Methinks this guy comes not to criticize Starship, but to bury it. But being the reluctant
dialectician, I come to offer the middle ground. Or let's say some constructive criticism.
As I've written before, I think he needs another vehicle if he wants to colonize Mars to the
extent he is aspiring to. Assuming the concept he is developing actually works, he will
be able to get 200k lbs of payload to low Earth orbit on a frequent basis. It is incumbent
upon Musk to make the most of this accomplishment.
Critic says that using the Starship like a plane won't work. I think he has a good point there.
One thing to keep in mind is that the Starship can get anywhere on Earth in 90 minutes or
less. That's a capability that could be exploited. However, it doesn't mean that it will
be. Only that it can be.
As for the technical aspect of launching and making it reusable with short turnarounds, he
is somewhat skeptical. I agree that we need to wait and see on that one. The one really
interesting idea is to catch the booster as opposed to landing it on the ground. By catching
it, the booster will be in a good position to be serviced immediately. This will cut the
time between launches to a minimum. That's providing that it works, and providing that the
government doesn't stop it from happening, which is a real possibility.
If he gets by the government hurdles, and if the thing works, his next big problem is making
use of his machine.
One caveat here for me personally: I would not want to fly on that thing. It is was too
radical. This thing will need beaucoup testing and development before anybody will be allowed
to get on it. Just my opinion...
So finding a use for it will be paramount. NASA has awarded him a contract to return to the
moon. That's his big opportunity right now. By the way, the guy in the video says that to
land on the moon is a problem. I would agree... But there's ideas on how to do that which
could work. Or maybe not...
Rather than to build a new spacecraft, why not use what's available now? Here's a proposition.
Rather than have a bunch of launches to refuel the Starship, just use the Starship to deliver
the equivalent of a SIVB booster to low Earth orbit. During the Apollo Era, the SIVB is
what delivered the Lunar Module and Command Module to a lunar trajectory. It's mass is close
to what the Starship can get to orbit.
What's available now that is powerful enough and light enough? It could be something that
NASA is already building for the SLS. If it could be somehow mated to the Starship and fit
inside its cargo bay, then they'd have what you need for a lunar injection on one launch.
By the way, Terran Space Academy had some thoughts on a combo Starship booster and SLS
type rocket. A rendezvous will be necessary to mate the pieces together, I would think.
Then you need a command module and lunar module. A Falcon heavy could do those honors, with
the Dragon being outfitted as both a lunar module and command module. You'd add a kick
stage to get from lunar orbit back to Earth. You'd need enough fuel to land on the moon,
and to get back. In the Apollo Era, that command module and lunar module massed out about
about 100k lbs. If the configuration above could be fitted in, and come under the mass
that can be launched by Falcon Heavy, the we're in business. If so, then that's two
launches.
NASA wants to launch something too. That'd be three. Maybe they can send the kick stage home
and the return capsule. So with three launches from three different rockets, and you'd get
the job done. Maybe.
Given that the thing is reusable, you could do it multiple times. For that, you'd need a
mission for it. The mission would be to set up the lunar base.
I'd say build your base on the moon for the eventual trip and colonization of Mars. It would
be a shame to bury the Starship under a mountain of criticism because too much is being
expected of it. So the guy is correct in that expectations for this one ship is going to
be lowered just a bit. A trip to Mars is going to take a bit more than the Starship.
This is a really bad habit. Today is a rededication to the goal of eliminating that bad
habit, but I put it off until just now. Dern that thing!
Anyway, how do I incorporate that rededication into a blog post? How do I know that this
is just another way of putting something else off? Well, I don't know. But I want to write
about it anyway. There is just so much rattling around my head, what the heck do I want to
write about? It really isn't about procrastination, but it is in a way.
Just now I read something on Instapundit. Maybe reading blogs is a way to waste time too.
Something grabbed me though, and so I got the idea to do a post. But then I hesitated and
shazzam! That's how it happens. There is an idea to do something, and then it is put off
until later. That dreaded procrastination bug bites again.
So settle down, I'm a gonna write stuff here. The thing on Instapundit was about "insurrection".
There is some jackass editor on the rag called Atlantic that says "Let's go Brandon" is about
insurrection. But you know what? It wasn't an insurrection. Sure, I've written that before,
and I'm writing it here again. It wasn't about insurrection. It is said to be about
insurrection because it puts forth the "lie" that Biden is an illegitimate President. Hmmm.
Let's go back 4 years. There was something about Trump being an illegitimate President because
of the alleged Russian collusion. Trouble is, they could never prove that. Besides, back
then it was about "rule of law". Except that it wasn't about rule of law. It is only what
they claimed as an excuse to go on a witch hunt to find something that didn't exist. So why
wasn't that an "insurrection" and this claim about a stolen election in 2020 an insurrection?
It is after all, only a claim that it was an insurrection this past January 6th. They haven't
proven any insurrection existed. It is just a claim. But what about falsifying records
to obtain a FISA warrant? What about setting up an entire investigation on a dossier that
was false? It seems that that effort is being proven out that it was false, and the case
of falsifying records to obtain a FISA warrant was also proven. It wasn't rule of law to
lie about Carter Page being a Russian spy in order to get a warrant on Trump. It was flouting
the rule of law. Why is that not insurrection?
It has been a long running theme on this blog that not enough people respect the truth anymore.
The claim of insurrection has not be proven and is not likely to ever be proven and these
people know that well enough. Basically and quite bluntly, they are lying about that. And
they are lying about a whole bunch of other things too.
I thought the whole thing about Let's go Brandon was a bit silly. But if it is going to be
illegal to just say a few words, then here goes== Let's go Brandon mofos! Time to stop
procrastinating. Let's go Brandon!
Nope, can't eat them. They aren't made of candy. They're Chinese made electric cars, and
they supposedly are affordable.
Depending upon the models and subsidies, they could be had near 10k. That seems pretty cheap.
But is it worth it? The range is short. Or shall we say, shorter than the Tesla. Plus
the performance isn't up to Tesla's standard.
But these cars are available now. The Tesla has yet to make a car under 25k to my knowledge.
These cars would not be useful to me in any capacity. Looks like that is true with newly
manufactured ICE cars too. Looks like I got real poor. Can't swing a new car anymore.
The Chinese Kandi car would be practical if it's range was much longer and it could charge
in a reasonable amount of time. I never heard of this car before my recent research. Maybe
it's common knowledge. Since I don't watch TV and don't go around in those circles of folks
who might be interested in such things, I can explain away the ignorance.
This price point is said to be the lowest. That's probably true. So this may be the last
blog entry on these types of cars. At least for now.
