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I see you have expressed opinions.
I have opinions also. My opinion is that your words are opinions and nothing more than that. And I don't agree with them.
You can have your opinions. I can have mine.
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So, the title is changed. What do you think? We can change it some more, if necessary.
Crowds of people do act as a singular entity at times.
The Supreme court renders an opinion. (And a minority opinion).
Congress votes a law.
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I have some concepts that obviously derived from other people concepts. It is just possible that at times I may find a associated concept that seems to come from me.
Your question is very important.
The mind of humans is individual and collective. The individual and the hive mind.
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In my thought experiment.....
Females tend to have more verbal skills, and males may have more math skills and do have more special relations skills.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spatial_relation
You will notice that verbal skills relate to the hive mind.
A female teacher of mine in high school said that it is feminine men who become chiefs of a tribe. Often an alpha male very good as a warrior who seems dominant, but a male with verbal skills obviously can work better with both female and male tribe members.
Having verbal and perhaps art skills, a tribal library can be created, perhaps only oral tradition, and some rock paintings, but this becomes a primer for the direction that the young will develop.
So, "Library" is read only memory. The Hive mind joins the separate individuals together. But the Individual is more likely to add to the "Library". If you are deep into the hive mind, you do not favor the new but recall the old.
So, a community such as a nation or other entity such as a belief system can think, and recall. It can regard something.
For instance, the EU regards the American interest in Greenland in a negative way. They don't understand that we need it so that we can create clothing optional resorts for our A.W.F.U.L.'s from Minnesota.
Visitors will have their eyes blindfolded first.
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I am going to take this liberty to posture a notion about human intergender process, that may cause the fall of an empire.
We know that many animals require acceptance from a female before a procreative act is allowed.
Dolphins rape, so there are exceptions. But rape is a test of sorts. (I can hear the screams). No, I do not regard it to be a acceptable thing.
But the mechanics for procreation usually require a sperm cell to meet an egg cell in a nurturing situation. I think that it is truth to say that that is not always done in ways that we want to accept. Sometimes brute strength allows it.
But often females expect a contest between males.
And there may be the problem. There is what her consciousness says to her she as wants. There is what she says she wants. But there is what do here genes want?
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She mostly has the same genes as a male, but here epigenetics control how the genes are expressed in reality.
A tested example of this is for the avoidance of inbreeding. Sisters tested to small brothers T-Shirts will be relatively repulsed by the odor but may accept a non-relative's odor in preference.
So, could the female population of a tribe/nation turn traitor to its male population? And under what circumstances?
IN the Roman Empire it seems to have happened. It appears from stories and rumors that females attaining high status, may have felt that their population had no worthy males. So, then that may have cause them to make damage to the society, to pull down their own house so that it could be raped by a more powerful set of outside males.
It is perhaps like a drug where you cannot ever get enough. You finally got on top of the Men and got some wealth, and yet you want more, and resent that you are not getting more.
Western Europe is likely enjoying being raped at this time as it is. The USA is barely managing to say NO!
You have to consider that Nature does not value intelligence, unless it perpetuates genes.
So, females will not select for intelligence, only dominance.
Lots of good materials for you to condemn in this post.
The question of Neoteny: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoteny
It is my opinion that societies that allow more power for males in mate selection will become more Neotenous. They are selecting for there opposite. (China? Japen?).
Cultures which give more power to the females will become more robust, in my opinion. Females exploit cucks, but when they are most fertile are compelled to seek the masculine robust.
The Hairiest men are in the middle east, I think, but that is only one aspect of Neoteny.
https://www.curlcentric.com/what-ethnic … Caucasians.
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According to Personal Health via the New York Times, Caucasians are the hairiest ethnic group, with Semitic and Mediterranean people being the hairiest out of all Caucasians.
You would think that north Europeans would be the hairiest, but they are not, it seems.
Carl Young, I seem to recall indicated that Catholics are Feminine. But Muslims, Protestants, Jewish People and Communists are Masculine.
But most of those have only existed for a number of centuries at most. So, their previous cultures may have been feminine.
I have deviated a bit, but the interaction of collections of individuals and their cultural roots could affect their epigenetics over time and also even the predominance of genetic traits, among those being the contrast between Efficient/Capable, Gracile/Robust, and other polarities that may experience deviation/drift over time.
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For Void...You created a topic with this title:
What Nations or other entities regard the people as property? by Void
I am curious to know if you (as a living human being) think that an imaginary entity such as a Nation can "regard" anything?
How about other entities?
Can a corporation "regard" anything?
Can a tribe "regard" anything?
Your post in reply will be enlightening to our readers.
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Spin Launch is a load attached to a center of spin.
A circular mass driver could be a track on the rim of a Lunar crater. And so it may not have a central pivot point.
A Mass Driver in orbit could have a center pivot anchor or be of a circular track with no pivot.
In the case of a circular track, the load may be accelerated by circling the track many times. Then at a certain point a method to release the load from the track is needed.
In the above cases the mass driver is imagined as being stationary, even if not really true. The Mass Driver then send loads to an alternate location.
But a ship might have a Mass Driver mounted on it. And it could expel loads to create a action/reaction propulsive method for the ship.
For this one Oxygen could be convenient as throw mass, as near the Earth/Moon and likely near Mars/Phobos/Deimos, the Oxygen can be expected to vaporize when subject to a heat source such as sunshine.
This would keep the travel routes free of Oxygen collision hazards.
Oxygen when liquid or solid, I believe is paramagnetic, so might be manipulated directly with a magnetic field.
I am interested in Iron Oxide in Space, because using a method to roast it with Hydrogen you can extract the Oxygen indirectly into water, and then split the water expel the Oxygen, reuse the Hydrogen and have Iron that you could use as propellant or for building structure.
Saying that and understanding that accidents happen, it would be important to not have an explosive event scatter lots of Iron Oxide material in an orbit. The Moon has self-cleaning orbits. In those orbits, an object will over time eventually collide with the Moon. So, a ship can be OK in such an orbit as long as it has a means to maintain orbit, using a propulsive device.
For Earth orbits it might be better to use water, and so for instance if you had Carbon, you could split the water, eject the Oxygen for propulsion and make Methane out of the Hydrogen and Carbon, then sell the Methane, possibly for use in association with Lunar activities.
For Mars orbit, I guess you just need good hygiene. Water is easier to lift from Mars than from Earth. But Iron Oxide could be manufactured from the substances of Phobos and Deimos.
I hope that helps (th).
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The above "Omega Loops" could be two circles and not two ovals, so then this is rather complex, as it has a central pivot point and yet two oval or circular tracks.
Thems are sort of wheels within a wheel.
The whole mass is a flywheel, which can be spun up with a propulsive method. I am thinking Neumann Drive or Magdrive, but could be an Oxygen Mass driver or something else.
The "Loops" are tracks of slides if you like. I have imagined an engine with a load that could "Fall" down though the synthetic gravity to the end of the oval loop and drop its load overboard to launch it. The engine then coasts back up to the pivot point.
But of a "Loop" were circular, you could spin around it a number of times, but there would be significant stresses to the structure doing that like an unbalanced washing machine. You could do it though, but the structure might need fortification.
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Title Change. Old Title: "What Nations or other entities regard the people as property?"
Yes, I am violating my pledge to not interact in "Not So Free Chat".
But it has occurred to me that at its root Communism in intending to own the means of production then treats the people as property it also owns.
It also occurs to me that Monarchy and Dictators also may behave in such a manner as well.
This then explains to me why the Left and the Right resemble each other when they arrive at a possession of power to rule.
In the USA, "In Theory" it is "We the People".
Yes, I understand that in the USA this concept if violated early and often by those who wish to get power.
But it is inverse to starting with the idea that "Rulers own the People".
So, in my opinion the concept of the USA is not Left or Right but leaves each of those in their many forms off to the side, destined for the trash bin, whenever possible.
That is my current thinking.
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So, I mentioned the things I think can be practical for space propulsion:
1) Chemical
2) Electric Ion
3) Centrifugal Launch
4) Mass Drivers.
I have mentioned "Oxygen Mass Driver", and there is some reason to think it could be a method of propulsion for a ship
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_driver
https://lunarpedia.org/w/Mass_Drivers
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An Oxygen Mass Driver refers to a proposed method of non-rocket spacelaunch using electromagnetic systems to accelerate payloads, including oxygen.
Mass Drivers utilize linear motors and magnetic fields to propel payloads without the need for explosive propellant, making them a potential alternative to traditional rockets.
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These systems can achieve high speeds and could be used for launching materials from the Moon or other celestial bodies.
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The technology could significantly reduce launch costs, potentially allowing for more affordable space transportation and exploration.
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Lunarpedia mentions this:
Circular Mass Driver
Consider here a circular mass driver or mass accelerator which would keep power requirements low by spreading the acceleration out over many laps of a circular track. The payload could be about 200 kilograms.
That is something I have not studied very much. I wonder if an induction motor method might allow Oxygen ice chips to be accelerated though a tube and then "Vented" in a particular direction?
Anyway, if you think about it the Moon could provide Oxygen, but also Phobos and Deimos could as well.
Some near Earth Asteroids may be accessible and perhaps their Oxygen could be used in propulsion.
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Yes, and I now notice that the internet claims that severe weather has increased due to climate change.
A while backs the data said the severe weather had not increased.
We are victim to narrative. Facts don't support your claims, well then change the "Facts".
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Don't get me wrong, I do think that the nature of weather can fluctuate and climate change could be associated and that humans have likely changed the climate. Cutting down many trees to do farming over the last 10,000 years may have done so, and indeed Co2 in the atmosphere increasing may have done so.
But suddenly the narrative changes to support the international power grab by would be people owners.
It is annoying.
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The fact that these devices would spin, suggests that synthetic gravity treatments for humans could be in association with these devices.
It is possible that these devices could be in circular orbits or elliptical orbits. They may benefit from having mass where the mass if part of a flywheel, and also life support aspects.

Spooled Tether, in a tunnel, that can unwind like a casting rod.
Although the drawing is defective, the "Load" could be hooked up in the central space where the spool is and then the load could be pushed out of the central area though the tube, and the cable to unreel moving the spin energy from the structure more to the load. And then by some method the load could be unhooked, to be accelerated to an altered orbit.
The device may have multiple floors not shown in the drawing.
Humans and Robots could be hosted inside the structure.
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So, what I am seeking is Spin-Fling, which could be a bit similar to the concept of Spin-Launch, but in orbit.
So, a tether method might work, but then you don't have that much inertia, unless you have two loads, one on each end of the tether.
I would like a system where you can bring a load into the device at the "Barycenter" of it and migrate the load to a release position.
Slide, Cast, or Unwind seem to be the options that I can think of for that.
Slide is depicted in the previous post and in this quote:
Keep in mind that this is new puzzling so do not expect final forms:
The g forces will be low at the junction of the two loops, and high at the ends of the loops furthest away from the junction. The downside is that the g forces will be very nigh at those ends just mentioned, when the spin rate is high.
The slide device could accommodate a mass driver system. The power of such a Mass Driver might not have to be as much as for the Moon.
So, that would be acceleration with both flywheel power of the launch assembly, and then if some moderate mass driver systems were included, from that mass driver.
We might settle for a more conventional method of an Electric Train:
I am presuming here that the means of propulsions will likely be Neumann Drive and/or Magdrive, possibly an Oxygen mass Driver.
For the Oxygen mass Driver, to adjust the orbit and spin of the Omega Rings assembly either liquid Oxygen or solid Oxygen would need to be ejected by some means. Oxygen cubes derived from a substance like Iron Oxide might be ejected.
Being ejected above the Earth to lift the Omega Rings the Oxygen cubes will either evaporate on atmosphere entry or evaporate in the vacuum of space, especially in sunlight.
For the Moon, in some cases, you might actually build a thin atmosphere doing this. Perhaps the Oxygen could be collected by some means and reused.
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The maximum speeds of electric trains vary by type and technology:
Maglev Trains: The JR Central L0 Series from Japan holds the world record at 603 km/h (375 mph).
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High-Speed Trains: The Shanghai Maglev reaches 460 km/h (286 mph).
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CR400 Fuxing from China operates at 350 km/h (217 mph).
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TGV Duplex from France has a maximum speed of 320 km/h (200 mph).
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ICE 3 from Germany operates at 330 km/h (205 mph).
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That isn't much really, but it is something and is actual technology. The "Electric Locomotive" might push a load down a loop, while the spin of the loops assembly would pull the load towards an exit at the end of the loop. The "Locomotive", we hope may dissipate its inertia by dropping the load to the exit, and by traveling up the loop back to the spin gravity "Null" point, to take on another load.
If an Omega Rings assembly were at LEO+ it might shoot a series of loads to a higher orbit. Keep in mind that the Omega Rings would recover back their orbital altitude and spin rate using on-board electric rocker propulsion. I think it is likely that the power source could be either on-board or beamed power from a power station in a higher orbit.
A series of loads flung into a higher elliptical orbit, could perhaps be caused to be in proximate association with each other. Some of the loads might be a tug(s), or propellants, or payloads. The tugs could collect the multiple items into a stack and then propulse the stack to a higher circular orbit.
Of course the choreography of such a thing is not easy to visualize. If the launcher were at LEO+ and orbited the earth over the equator, perhaps on a particular point in its orbit it might eject a new load in such a timed way as to end up accessible to the tug that was originally ejected.
So, if that is possible you might eject the tug, and then a series of propellant modules and then finally the payload modules. The stack would be assembled robotically, and proceed to circularize the stacks orbit.
Then you might have another launcher at that circular orbit.
And of course, this scheme might be used to move materials from the Moon, once they were made orbital initially by some means.
A means of extracting Oxygen from Iron Oxide would be to use a solar baking process with Hydrogen.
I will try to work with the Casting and Unwind propulsive methods later.
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From the previous post:
So, there would be 3 methods of propulsion that I think are practical:
1) Chemica.
2) Electric Ion (Argon, Metals).
3) Mass Driver (Dust, Oxygen Ice).
To this you could add Orbital Ship Launch Mass Driver, and T.A.R.S.
Calliban introduced this some time back:
TARS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97MlXLBYUdw
I would think to modify it though to be a spinning rail type Mass Driver.
I was looking at something like that in this post: https://newmars.com/forums/viewtopic.ph … 67#p235367
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OK this only rotates once per orbit of Earth, so is not a rotavator:
Keep in mind that this is new puzzling so do not expect final forms: 
OK, so you could perhaps use a Neumann Drive or MagDrive to spin up a rail type system that a mass driver rail propulsion could be associated with.
If SpaceX gets a Mass Driver on the Moon working, then it could send materials to build a device like this. So, a spaceship might get a quick boost from such an orbital system.
It could be just a electric train type system, but that of course would not give much acceleration, but still even 1/10 of a ships speed to a destination provided would change the "Rocket Equation" nicely.
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Actually, the main function of the electric train would be to keep it bonded to the rails and the spin would cause the payload to accelerate as it traveled down from the center to the end of one loop.
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Referring to the prior post, it seems that there can be a case for "Cold" geothermal.
Either with Eavor or Fracking Methods.
https://www.bing.com/search?q=Evor+Geot … pc=EDGEXST
So, in a weird way, places that are not great for deep hot geothermal, might be good for shallow cold geothermal.
Probably high latitudes with no permafrost might do.
A temperature from 52 to 58 degrees F may be the target. That would not be the natural rock temperature, but what it might settle to, if you have various inputs and outputs of cold and heat.
An interesting game would be to have a northern lake where you have robots that harvest ice and then perhaps melt it using Data Server heat, and then push the Melt Water though a geothermal well. Then that could would be available for the summer as well perhaps.
Mixing ice water with Data Center waste heat, you could achieve the 52 to 58 degrees F water for that fish farming.
Harvesting ice off of a lake would increase evaporation a little bit but I don't think it would dry up a lake for instance.
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Well, this may after all be a maybe,
So, it may be that multiple parties can have a good outcome.
The deal is not really defined yet, but possibly:
The USA gets certain areas for bases that can be actually under USA as actually territory of as if, indefinitely. .
I presume that the rest is for the interests of Greenland and Denmark, with Denmark being connected to NATO and the EU.
Rumor suggests that multiple parties may have some access to mineral benefits.
This could be good for the people who live on the Island, as well as other parties.
I presume, that "Bad Actors" can be excluded from the Island of Greenland.
We might be in your Attic Robert.
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The title is wrong, but the subject material is very interesting, I feel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxWsJgdo8HU
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West Virginia RELEASED 1 Million Arctic Char Into A Flooded Mine—What Happened Next Defies All Logic
EXTREME AGRICULTURE
So a Geothermal Thermal Battery might be drilled to do similar to the above.
You could use the water to both raise fish and cool Data Centers.
And you could use buildings as radiators. You could also draw Industrial heat from the water at some point to cool the water.
Something like this might be done in Mars lava tubes, is you could fill them with water.
The method that Nitrogen and CO2 got concentrated into the mine water might explain where much of the atmosphere went. It may be in the deep aquifers that are thought to exist in the Martian crust.
Perhaps industrial Ammonia could be harvested from this process as well.
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So, going forward, Chemical Rockets, and Electric Rockets seem to be the two practical paths I have so far looked at. These are both "Mass Projectors".
In the case of Electric Rockets, I think it could be fair to call them a form of Mass Driver, as well as Mass Projectors.
Mass Drivers seem to be a sort of machine that expels matter, using electric energy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_driver
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One possible drawback of the mass driver is that it has the potential to send solid reaction mass travelling at dangerously high relative speeds into useful orbits and traffic lanes. To overcome this problem, most schemes plan to throw finely-divided dust. Alternatively, liquid oxygen could be used as reaction mass, which upon release would boil down to its molecular state. Propelling the reaction mass to solar escape velocity is another way to ensure that it will not remain a hazard.
So, some have thought about casting dust our of a mass driver with the hope that the forces of the sun, Solar Wind, or Photons, will push it away from the "Shipping Lanes".
But of course, I am interested in expelling Oxygen from a Mass Driver, to propel a spacecraft. Probably ice cubes of Oxygen.
So, if that were possible then of course many worlds are full of Oxygen, including the Moon.
So, there would be 3 methods of propulsion that I think are practical:
1) Chemica.
2) Electric Ion (Argon, Metals).
3) Mass Driver (Dust, Oxygen Ice).
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I regret having started this topic, although I do not think I did anything wrong.
It seems that non-Americans cannot dialog in the manner that I think most Americans can.
There seems to be some desire to establish who is the ruler.
I think possibly some Americans can dialog to seek a good outcome. But other people are like dogs, the get upset if they are not sure who is alpha. They assume that someone has to be Alpha.
So, even though I don't think I did anything wrong, I apologize anyway for not understanding the dangers.
I will seek to post minimally on this topic and will choose not to have any dialog in the "Not So Free Chat" section.
Some people have said that America is the Europeans "Thug" gone rogue, and it seems that the Europeans and their like don't think we should be protective of our own interests.
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I appreciate your comments GW Johnson. The deice is exciting. I hope it will prove out.
I think it would compliment the Starship as to be able do some things very well that maybe the Starship will not. But I think both schemes may be of great value.
I think Starship has the edge to go to Mars, as Methane is easier to contain against boil off and other problems with Hydrogen.
From what I recall for news articles, the device will only work with Hydrogen as a coolant, but it is very effective in cooling, so that they can endure greater heating on the way down, perhaps being more efficient in sheading inertia.
I hope that this will all hold true.
I also hope the device can be sized up to Starship size.
Lots of hope, searching for evidence. but hopeful.
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We are not isolated, I can talk to Calliban.
I just don't want people who don't know how to walk on their hind paws, who drag knuckles, to feel free to exercise bad intentions towards us.
And it is time to sort out our own house. It is full of cooties it seems.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooties
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Cooties is a fictitious childhood disease, commonly represented as childlore. It is used in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the Philippines as a rejection term and an infection tag game (such as Humans vs. Zombies). It is similar to the British "dreaded lurgi", and to terms used in the Nordic countries, in Italy, India and Iraq.[1] A child is said to "catch" cooties through close contact with an "infected" person or from an opposite-sex child of a similar age.
The immune system has awakened.
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It will be very difficult to convey understanding. We speak a similar language but have different life references.
From our point of view we have a desire to set up a survivable situation going forward. And if possible, those who think that Greenland should become American, think that with that position they could better protect western Europe. Your ranks are full of traitors of various kinds, continually undermining the strength of America on purpose.
But if you check the post my post #1, I suggested a circumstance of compromise that I thought would work. Territory for American Bases that we could not legally be evicted from. For the Greenlanders, perhaps a commonwealth self-government such as some of our territories have. Even places that Denmark and it's "Friends"? could have a position in. Wealth for the Greenlanders and self-government on much of the territory.
But I don't think the current administration has trust at this point because Europeans have become untrustworthy.
We can see forward on the chess board, and we want to avoid some unfortunate possibilities.
The Military Aspect is the most important issue.
Do you realize that while I had to work 64 or more hour work weeks for much of my working life, Europe was on holiday? But never mind, it was to some degree choice as we were more or less told that we had to provide our retirements.
Now, imagine that this is when the western Roman Empire fell, because the Latins do not know how to work in half of the world. Imagine that America is the Eastern Roman Empire where the character of the Greeks allowed them to work in Europe, Africa, and Asia.
You can only repel the Russians and try to climb on top of them from time to time until you get your butts kicked once more.
They are not a people you can climb on top of. If you were the Mongols, you could surround them and make them pay tribute. But you are not the Mongols and we are nyet! either. And we are happy on this continent. Given a chance the Russians will sell minerals to us, if we have money, as I think that they also like money. So, we need to have money to deal with them (And weapons).
Obviously, we will work with the Russians when we can. But we will count our fingers.
America has worked with the Russians many times. We even bought Alaska from them. If the Orange Man has matters with the Russians, that is not necessarily betrayal, but him doing his duty to America.
The more West Europe becomes trouble for us the more we have to look for other options.
Do you remember WWII, when the NAZI and Japan threw a party? Now we have a Western Europe where I would be afraid to travel to because they might do something to me for the words, I type on my computer.
Now Carney, the sweet child of Britan and West Europe is over in China trying to sell Canada to China. That just looks too familiar.
Fascist behaviors in Western Europe and cultivating an Axis power in the Pacific?
We do need to be careful. The bear may bite, but maybe there are other things to fear in the dark forest.
Half of Western Europe is Socialist, Communist, or Fascist, and have contempt for America. We will not wait around to be raped.
West Europe had plenty of time to offer a compromise that we could trust. But instead rushed to judgement.
I am sorry if your silver market does actually go wrong. I don't think the Orange man did it on purpose. And I am not gloating.
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"The 'Greenland Tariff' Just Destroyed The Silver Market | 10% Tariffs Just Cut Off LBMA"
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Well, we will see. It is something to learn about, beyond my meager money mind.
London will be in trouble is this guy is right.
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There has been some value gained from all of this.
1) We discover that some of the Europeans have some very bizarre behaviors and attitudes. Good to know, but a bit sad.
2) The Russians don't seem to be aligning to hard again the USA about this (Yet).
Anyone with a sensible mind would have come up with a way for everyone to get what they want, without so much weird behaviors.
I suggested something in post #1.
Since they don't I have a bad feeling about European intentions and what they think about America.
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I am looking Stoke Space and delivery of propellants to LEO.
https://www.stokespace.com/nova/
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This device is already divided into 3 sections. Booster, 2nd Stage (Hydro-Lox), and Fairings.
My presumption is that the 2nd stage could be landed without the Fairings. I hope that that is true.
If so, then the fairings might be made of a desired metal, perhaps Aluminum, and be in container form.
The might contain Magnesium Metal Propellants already made to shape for Neumann Drive and Magdrive.
Alternately the container might contain water, or Carbon or a Carbon Compound, or Iron Oxide as possible cargo.
My hope is that a sized up Stoke Space upper system could be put on top of New Glen or New Armstrong, or SpaceX Superheavy.
I am not thinking for this to replace Starship but to also be in support of space efforts.
Magnesium is said to have an ISP of 3000, if I recall the videos. Aluminum would be 2000 ISP, I recall.
Options for power for Ion Electric Metal systems are:
1) On board Solar (Low performance)
2) On board Nuclear Fission (Fair performance)
3) Beamed power from one asset to a Metal Propellant Ion Rocket System.
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Including results for Beaming power to satellites in space.
Do you want results only for Beaming power to satellits in space?https://interestingengineering.com/spac … from-orbit
https://dailygalaxy.com/2025/10/japan-t … nsmission/
Star Catcher:
https://www.star-catcher.com/news/recor … -for-space
https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/r … &FORM=VIREBeaming power to satellites in space
Beaming power to satellites in space is a promising technology that could revolutionize energy transmission. Here are some key points about the current state and future of this technology:
Overview Energy: This Virginia-based startup has demonstrated the feasibility of beaming power from space to Earth using infrared laser beams. They aim to launch satellites into geosynchronous orbit to collect solar energy and beam it down to existing solar panels on Earth. This approach eliminates the need for new infrastructure and allows solar farms to harvest energy at night.
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Japan's OHISAMA Project: Japan's OHISAMA project involves a satellite that will collect sunlight, convert it into microwaves, and beam that energy back down to Earth. This project aims to validate the accuracy of orbital-to-ground microwave targeting and the efficiency of wireless energy reception on Earth.
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Star Catcher: Star Catcher Industries has successfully completed the first demonstration of its space-based power beaming technology. This technology can collect and transmit concentrated solar energy over long distances, providing continuous power to satellites and space stations.
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Future Prospects: The future of space-based solar power looks promising, with companies like Overview Energy and Star Catcher working on prototypes and large-scale tests. These advancements could potentially supply up to 80% of Europe's energy needs by 2050.
2These developments indicate a significant step forward in the field of space-based solar power, with the potential to provide a sustainable energy source for satellites and space stations.
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So, I would think that the Star Catcher system might work for electric rockets that overate in LEO and VLEO. The propellants for that might need to be Arbon or Nitrogen. This would avoid nuclear reactors in those locations, and might provide better power than on board solar panels without laser assistance. However, if it were discovered that a metal fuel did no significant harm to the upper atmosphere then perhaps metals could be used as propellant.
So, it might be that solar power platforms of large size could be places in LEO+, up to 1000 km to avoid atmosphere and Van Allen Radiation.
Beyond that, nuclear reactors might be used.
On the Moon you might have a network of surface based solar power plants or Nuclear that can beam power up to Lunar Orbits.
For Mars, Satellites in orbit to supply power could be made from Phobos and Deimos, (Primarily).
I think it could be a good way to go.
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I appreciate that dudes information. There is good news and there as bad news. The bad news first.
The Metal Electric Rockets are energy pigs. Nuclear Fission seems to be desirable if you want to do any serious orbital changes.
Solar is limited, perhaps practical for station keeping.
But I do still look for an exception on that. I think that if you had solar power stations on the Moon and beamed laser power to such a machine, the thrust/mass ratio would be better than just on board solar.
As another factor this also could be true for solar power plants in orbit of Mars made from the materials of Phobos and Deimos.
The good news is a process of selecting The Least Ugly Propulsion System.
Nuclear Thermal is uglier than it might seem, because "Where do you get the Hydrogen?".
Yes Starship could lift Liquid Hydrogen to LEO, but it is a volume pig.
And if you get to the Moon, can you get enough Liquid Hydrogen from the Moon to come back?
Similar, if you go to Mars. OK, you have to make and store sufficient Liquid Hydrogen? Can your ship land on Mars and take off from it using Nuclear Thermal?
So, I see Nuclear Thermal as ugly.
Nuclear Thermal with water is about as good as rocket's using a combustion process. Can you land on Mars, can you take off without making the place more radioactive?
So, Nuclear Thermal with water is ugly also.
Nuclear Electric might use Argon, and it might get Argon from the Earth, Mars, and maybe the Moon. Maybe. So, it isn't that pretty.
Nuclear power could be used to cook up combustible rocket propellants, and that can work if you want a fairly quick trip, but it is not that efficient.
Nuclear Electric with Metal Propellants is an energy pig but is efficient with propellants. But it is mostly too slow for human passengers.
So, this seem to be the prettiest option available:
Nuclear power could be used to cook up combustible rocket propellants, and that can work if you want a fairly quick trip, but it is not that efficient.
Nuclear Electric with Metal Propellants is an energy pig but is efficient with propellants. But it is mostly too slow for human passengers.
* With the modification that solar power could also cook up chemical propellants.
So, none of them are as pretty as we might want but the combination of options in the quote shaded area is the only one worth dealing with, I think.
Good to know though.
The Chemical and Nuclear Electric Metal options can enhance each other.
I think the dude is right.
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This is an experiment. I stumbled onto a live discussion of metal drives. I don't know if it will play later.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sk_JtVzNvIk
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Perhaps I can improve on the post #232.
The Expendable, (Not Really) Starship, may have the standard "Locomotive" parts. The propellant tanks, and engines primarily.
The Fairings would be Aluminum if possible.
It could carry a cargo, the Aluminum being lighter than the standard Stainless Steel.
At LEO, the ship will react any remaining CH4 and O2 to create water, and store it and possibly to create CO2 and Store it. (Or dump it overboard).
A tug, possibly electric in nature would move the Starship up to LEO+ where a "Rendering" space station would exist.
The Locomotive will be repurposed as a Star-Kicker to be a booster for a Starship headed beyond LEO+ Perhaps some of the Raptors will be removed.
The Cargo will be removed from the Aluminum Fairing.
The Aluminum Fairing will be rendered into rods of pellets for Neumann Drive or Magdrive respectively.
The Star-Kicker will be used to boost a Starship to an objective likely with human crew in the Starship, needing fast delivery.
The Star-Kicker will be abandoned into an orbit, most likely of Earth.
A Metals(Aluminum) Electric Rocket will on it's way to the Moon perhaps, intercept the abandoned Star-Kicker and grab it and take it to Lunar orbit or maybe "L1".
Although it is said that Lunar Oxygen lifted by rocket to LEO would not be economic, I am hoping that it may be more likely that Lunar Oxygen lifted to Orbit by rocket will be practical. So, the Star-Kicker will be filled with enough Lunar Oxygen to land.
Methane will have to also be provided. Perhaps Hydrogen from the Moon and Carbon from Earth for that?
The Star-Kicker will land on the Moon and become an addition to the Infrastructure on the Moon.
I do desire that eventually a mass driver will be possible on the Moon, but before that, this system in this post might assist the build up of the Infrastructure on the Moon to justify the cost of building a mass driver.
Anyway, if Starship Expendable (Not Really) can be mass produced perhaps this scheme will prover worthwhile at least for a time.
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