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The drive that the author said was his preference for a deep space drive, the Taylor engine, puts out about 29,900 kps, or 10%c. To compensate the G forces and magnetic fields, one of the patents contain a protective enclosure - patent # 5,269,482. Also, the fact that there is an atmosphere...

what?? they dump the hydrogen? why don't they use it as combustible fuel in generators? they could power batteries for emergency power, and be an aid to the solar panels.

I'm confused, the first thing it says is that ABCD is a square prism...it sure as heck doesn't look like one to me... as for the other stuff, it's just simple geometric calculations isn't it? I think all you need to know are the rules governing angles and shapes.

Homework Statement Biogenesis states that life can only come from life, so if life can only come from life, than the universe had life in it from the start - right? and if it did, it was never created, and if it was never created by some life, than it doesn't exist right? But it does exist...

I like the hydrogen burning one personally, but I'd like to separate the hydrogen from water also. As for the weather one, how about trying to create controlled clouds in a heated jar or something? maybe a mini-hurricane in a bowl(heated and non heated), or a research project on lightning?

okay, I actually don't understand why they're not obsolete. chemical rockets have been used since the 1950's without much change, have they not? They burn thousands of pounds of fuel, require excessive disposal of materials, and at a high cost. Has nothing changed? Even commercial jet technology...