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Kitchen Sink => No Moto Content => Topic started by: Monsterlover on November 27, 2012, 04:01:56 PM

Title: Warp drive is here! Almost
Post by: Monsterlover on November 27, 2012, 04:01:56 PM
http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2012/11/27/nasa-is-building-a-real-warp-drive/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+geeksAreSexyTechnologyNews+%28%5BGeeks+are+Sexy%5D+technology+news%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher (http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2012/11/27/nasa-is-building-a-real-warp-drive/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+geeksAreSexyTechnologyNews+%28%5BGeeks+are+Sexy%5D+technology+news%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher)

Its about time :D
Title: Re: Warp drive is here! Almost
Post by: ducpainter on November 27, 2012, 05:07:59 PM
I need to see a pic of you in your official trekky garb. ;D
Title: Re: Warp drive is here! Almost
Post by: Monsterlover on November 27, 2012, 05:28:39 PM
Quote from: ducpainter on November 27, 2012, 05:07:59 PM
I need to see a pic of you in your official trekky garb. ;D

I don't own any.

I like the science behind it.

And I think its cool.
Title: Re: Warp drive is here! Almost
Post by: ducpainter on November 27, 2012, 05:35:26 PM
Quote from: Monsterlover on November 27, 2012, 05:28:39 PM
I don't own any.

I like the science behind it.

And I think its cool.
I'm sorry
Title: Re: Warp drive is here! Almost
Post by: zooom on November 28, 2012, 04:10:17 AM
while I believe he doesn't own any Trek gear....I wouldn't put it past him to not have Star Wars gear...and I somehow envision him matching it up with the horsehead mask running around the shop trying to go PLAID!
Title: Re: Warp drive is here! Almost
Post by: Monsterlover on November 28, 2012, 04:24:38 AM
No sw stuff either but I do like the movies.

I forgot about the horse head mask [laugh]
Title: Re: Warp drive is here! Almost
Post by: MendoDave on November 28, 2012, 07:49:03 AM
Where's my jet pack?
They promised us all jet packs about the same time they told us we were switching to the metric system in a few years.

I dislike the English system.
5280 feet in a mile indeed....

I buy the tape measures that have decimal feet on the tape.
Title: Re: Warp drive is here! Almost
Post by: Speeddog on November 28, 2012, 09:11:25 AM
The jet pack is in the trunk of the flying car.
Don't you remember?
Title: Re: Warp drive is here! Almost
Post by: brimo on November 29, 2012, 12:57:22 AM
I did some of my own calculations and it kind of works, however if we sit the spaceship on a treadmill that turns at the speed of light...
Title: Re: Warp drive is here! Almost
Post by: Monsterlover on November 29, 2012, 02:33:16 AM
Quote from: brimo on November 29, 2012, 12:57:22 AM
I did some of my own calculations and it kind of works, however if we sit the spaceship on a treadmill that turns at the speed of light...

That's a terrible idea!

Didn't you see Event Horizon?!?
Title: Re: Warp drive is here! Almost
Post by: MendoDave on November 29, 2012, 08:06:31 AM
Quote from: Speeddog on November 28, 2012, 09:11:25 AM
The jet pack is in the trunk of the flying car.
Don't you remember?

Still waiting for the flying car too.
Title: Re: Warp drive is here! Almost
Post by: zooom on November 29, 2012, 08:23:38 AM
Quote from: Mendo Dave on November 29, 2012, 08:06:31 AM
Still waiting for the flying car too.

see Kevin Smith's "The Flying Car" and you'll know why you don't have it yet....it is all Dante's fault!
Title: Re: Warp drive is here! Almost
Post by: Privateer on November 30, 2012, 06:14:09 AM
Quote from: Mendo Dave on November 29, 2012, 08:06:31 AM
Still waiting for the flying car too.

people can't drive well in two dimensions and you want to give them a third?
Title: Re: Warp drive is here! Almost
Post by: Duck-Stew on November 30, 2012, 07:15:48 AM
Quote from: Privateer on November 30, 2012, 06:14:09 AM
people can't drive well in two dimensions and you want to give them a third?

That's always been my arguement against them...
Title: Re: Warp drive is here! Almost
Post by: Speeddog on November 30, 2012, 08:10:15 AM
Quote from: Privateer on November 30, 2012, 06:14:09 AM
people can't drive well in two dimensions and you want to give them a third?

Well, it *would* be effective at weeding out the bad drivers.
Title: Re: Warp drive is here! Almost
Post by: MendoDave on November 30, 2012, 08:22:12 AM
Quote from: Privateer on November 30, 2012, 06:14:09 AM
people can't drive well in two dimensions and you want to give them a third?

I was asking about My flying car, everybody else in on their own.  ;D
Title: Re: Warp drive is here! Almost
Post by: Duck-Stew on November 30, 2012, 10:23:57 AM
Quote from: Speeddog on November 30, 2012, 08:10:15 AM
Well, it *would* be effective at weeding out the bad drivers.

Right through someone's roof...
Title: Re: Warp drive is here! Almost
Post by: brimo on November 30, 2012, 04:02:41 PM
Quote from: Privateer on November 30, 2012, 06:14:09 AM
people can't drive well in two dimensions and you want to give them a third?
With warp drive it's more like 5 dimensions. Imagine that in the carpark during school pick-up.
Title: Re: Warp drive is here! Almost
Post by: MendoDave on November 30, 2012, 04:31:45 PM
I want the one with Auto pilot.
Title: Re: Warp drive is here! Almost
Post by: Dirty Duc on November 30, 2012, 09:48:48 PM
Quote from: Mendo Dave on November 30, 2012, 04:31:45 PM
I want the one with Auto pilot.
Autopilot is a crutch... like ABS and automatic transmissions.   [laugh]
Title: Re: Warp drive is here! Almost
Post by: zooom on December 01, 2012, 05:13:24 AM
since no one bit on my reference...here ya go...posted for those that haven't seen it...

Kevin Smith "The Flying Car" *short film* (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsSCBxzlDbU#)

BTW, may not be safe for some due to language...there is the fair warning ahead of time...otherwise, it is pretty funny!
Title: Re: Warp drive is here! Almost
Post by: MendoDave on December 01, 2012, 06:45:21 AM
I didn't realize that the law of entropy would prevail over order because of no flying cars. I don't want to end up being like the road warrior guy whose family and dog were murdered but moto hooligans just because JFK is still dead.
Title: Re: Warp drive is here! Almost
Post by: MendoDave on December 10, 2012, 07:09:20 PM
More Star freak stuff or where's my Tricorder?

http://gizmodo.com/5965143/holy-spock-the-star-trek-medical-tricorder-is-real-and-its-only-150 (http://gizmodo.com/5965143/holy-spock-the-star-trek-medical-tricorder-is-real-and-its-only-150)
Title: Re: Warp drive is here! Almost
Post by: Monsterlover on December 11, 2012, 01:30:22 PM
So that's pretty neat :D