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1 posted on 12/24/2010 10:55:38 PM PST by ErnstStavroBlofeld
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To: ErnstStavroBlofeld

Seems a bit over-teched for today’s planes. Maybe in the future with much heavier aircraft it will be practical.


2 posted on 12/24/2010 11:02:00 PM PST by Clock King (Ellisworth Toohey was right: My head's gonna explode.)
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To: ErnstStavroBlofeld

I hope they are smart enough to protect it and the controlling equipment from EMP.


11 posted on 12/25/2010 3:16:45 AM PST by OldMissileer (Atlas, Titan, Minuteman, PK. Winners of the Cold War)
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To: ErnstStavroBlofeld
You'll never guess who pioneered this technology: Disney. A few years ago Walt Disney Imagineering was looking to find a way to make a rollercoaster that took up less space. The answer was replacing that first big hill(and the space it took up) with an electromagnetic launch system. It launced a fully loaded set of cars from 0 to 60 Mph in 4 seconds. The two Disney coasters that use this system are "Aerosmith's rockin rollercoaster" in Orlando and "California screamin' " in Anaheim.

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12 posted on 12/25/2010 4:39:33 AM PST by Celtic Conservative (Good heavens Miss Takamoto, You're beautiful!)
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13 posted on 12/25/2010 6:18:53 AM PST by magslinger (Samuel Colt, feminist. Making women equal to men for over 150 years.)
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