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1986
Earlier in there is an article on cross-over points in design calculations of when particle beams are more energy efficient than lasers: ...
neil3m2002
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Aug 5, 2007
5:15 am
1987
... due ... not ... reaches ... folded ... would ... shot ... weapons ... Here are the upper numbers: Design: Max. RC 8/8 Folded 3 times Folded length: 601 cm ...
neil3m2002
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Aug 5, 2007
6:10 pm
1988
Jetboat propulsion can be considered a form of reaction engine in which water below the waterline of a boat is pumped above the water line and propelled at...
neil3m2002
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Aug 12, 2007
6:34 pm
1989
Some further thoughts is to have the the waste heat from the power plant be through radiators in along the piping of the water jet to take advantage of the...
neil3m2002
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Aug 20, 2007
4:09 am
1990
Guys, I have a possibly odd question. I just downloaded the free pdf character sheet from the BTRC website, and it looks blank. Five pages of blank. The...
Robert Blanton
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Aug 23, 2007
4:17 pm
1991
... Looks like you can get a working version of the file at: www.btrc.net/pub/character.pdf I'll work on fixing the broken web link next page update. Greg BTRC...
Greg Porter
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Aug 24, 2007
3:06 pm
1992
Yep. That's the one you sent me in the email from the website. I decided to ask at the Yahoo group as well. Cover my bases. Thanks for replying to that one...
Robert Blanton
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Aug 24, 2007
3:36 pm
1993
Robert: Which version of Acrobat Reader are you using?...
William Hostman
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Aug 25, 2007
8:10 am
1994
I've got Acrobat 7. Greg sent me a link to one that works. William Hostman <y1@...> wrote: Robert: Which version of Acrobat Reader are you...
Robert Blanton
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Aug 25, 2007
8:20 am
1995
Here is a link for design inspiration: http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/08/28/suns-rays-to-drive-aerial-landing-field/ #more-2959 It would probably kept...
neil3m2002
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Sep 2, 2007
6:26 pm
1996
This article might be of interest for some people for specialized uses: http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htairw/articles/20070821.aspx...
neil3m2002
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Sep 10, 2007
4:59 am
1997
A while back there was a discussion of the idea of using steam as the propellant. Here is an article about a home-made version: ...
neil3m2002
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Sep 16, 2007
10:56 pm
1998
Ah for the days when red-hot metal and home-made firearms were considered good, clean family fun rather than a reason to get put on the no-fly list... Greg ...
Greg Porter
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Sep 17, 2007
1:43 pm
1999
I hear ya there, Greg. Greg Porter <btrc@...> wrote: Ah for the days when red-hot metal and home-made firearms were considered good, clean family fun...
Robert Blanton
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Sep 17, 2007
3:24 pm
2000
I am not sure whether the merits that the article has will be valid or not: http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htairw/articles/20070821.aspx In 3G3 design, going...
neil3m2002
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Sep 24, 2007
6:36 am
2001
... I suspect there is going to be a minimum practical power output based on the ability of a target to re-radiate the heat. This will be further complicated ...
Greg Porter
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Sep 24, 2007
11:58 am
2002
... I do have some design suggestions. There should be a "battery" that can allow the system to fire while the power plant goes from cold start to maximum...
neil3m2002
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Sep 25, 2007
6:19 am
2003
I did some looking at the 3G3 formulas and derived some rough formulas for calculating rough numbers for a continuous beam laser requirements. Using a...
neil3m2002
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Oct 1, 2007
4:15 am
2004
so, inspired by Heroes (and a long-time desire to do something similar), i decided that i wanted to run a relatively realistic, low-powered metahuman campaign....
C. L. Vermeers
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Oct 6, 2007
4:13 am
2005
... forgot to add: thrusting attacks and most (all?) projectiles should halve DV for knockback purposes. c. vermeers...
c.l. vermeers
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Oct 6, 2007
4:27 am
2006
This is not really apropos of supers per se, but I recently saw a mention of the new protective foam d3o. This is a b right orange putty like substance that is...
Robert Blanton
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Oct 6, 2007
9:40 am
2007
... There was a CORPS bestiary in third-party production a while back, but the company was not able to meet the (IMHO) reasonable quality standards I wanted in...
Greg Porter
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Oct 7, 2007
12:18 pm
2008
Here is a web site on using long vertical air-filled chambers to support a base above water: http://www.vbuoy.com/thesystem.html Most others have proposed...
neil3m2002
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Oct 15, 2007
3:06 am
2009
I came across an article on a 1kW continuous beam solid-state laser. http://www.defensetech.org/archives/003800.html "Target munitions (IEDs, UXO) are...
neil3m2002
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Oct 21, 2007
8:37 am
2010
Here is one article on a blog: http://bldgblog.blogspot.com/2007/08/derinkuyu-or-allure-of-underground-city.html There are other ways that a similar effect can...
neil3m2002
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Oct 29, 2007
12:41 am
2011
Here is an article on a technology called "Seabrakes": http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?nid=37868 It can for design purposes be considered a form of...
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Nov 5, 2007
6:52 am
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Nov 5, 2007
12:00 pm
2013
An interesting article for background information: http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/releases/story.php?id=6084 It has principles that could be applied to other...
neil3m2002
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Nov 12, 2007
2:48 am
2014
BAE is supposed to deliver a 32 megajoule railgun to the US Navy: http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/boys-and-their-toys/bae-delivers-worlds-first-32+ ...
Greg Porter
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Nov 15, 2007
12:03 pm
2015
For an inspirational idea that could lead into horror are website links on a disease behind the story of the mythical creature called the jackolope. It is a...
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Nov 19, 2007
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