Greg H.

I've read this a couple of times. It remains gibberish. I can only conclude that you are either deliberately trolling us or that you lack the skills to effectively communicate your ideas in a fashion that makes them understandable by other people.

Did you get any clarification on the whole Do unto others thing, because a surprising number of people seem to be confused over that.

Your proposal makes just as much sense if you replace all references to karma with the phrase "monkeys riding unicorns". Scientifically, the idea is bunk because you're founding it on an unscientific principle. I could just as easily present the idea that the topology of the universe is open ended because of free-will - and with just as much validity, which is to say none.

It probably won't have any long term effects on the human race, aside from less competition for resources as we (hopefully) expand outwards.

I would try them with a number significantly larger than 100 and see what kind of results you get.

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The first thing to understand is that from the frame of reference of the person in the lift, there is no difference between the acceleration of the lift and gravity - both are accelerations. The second thing to keep in mind is that acceleration (including gravity) is a vector. The signs change because the direction component of that vector changed.

IIRC< that was due to the concrete flooring releasing CO2 for some reason. I'd have to see if I can find that article again. Edit Wikipedia to the rescue.

For long term travel, growing crops in soil offers a couple of benefits, and a couple of drawbacks. On the one hand, the human waste from the crew can be used to fertilize the plants, and the plants will help recycle the CO2 in the atmosphere back into breathable air. On the downside, all that dirt is HEAVY and you have to get it into space somehow, and then carry it around with you, which equates to additional fuel consumption. Finally, they would take up a LOT of space. You could stack smaller crops in trays to make better use of vertical space, but you're still going to be devoting a large part ofyour ship to what is, esentially, a backyard garden. For short term travel, it's probably better to try and cram enough already processed food into the ship to last the trip. In the long run, the fuel costs in terms of added weight would most likely be less.

In terms of human powered flight, the Atlas Human-Powered Helicopter comes to mind: Atlas Human-Powered Helicopter - AHS Sikorsky Prize Flight

You mean it's rubbish until proven otherwise.

I did not know that. Sorry if I confused you Hazel.

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How about a drone that can "detain" you with 80kv of electricity? http://www.thewire.com/technology/2014/03/meet-stun-gun-drone-shoots-first-and-doesnt-ask-questions-later/358994/ From the article:

Not specifically on the subject of school rules but, as (assumably) a minor of your society, you would probably find that there are a wide variety of rules and laws that apply to you that do not apply to adults. For instance, in my hometown, there was (and still is, afaik) a curfew for anyone under the age of 18 (with exceptions for school events and work) unless they are accompanied by a guardian. Why? Because at some point, the town father's decided it was a good idea not to have bored teenagers out wandering the streets at 2 am. Is it necessarily fair? No, but it is the law, and fair or not, if you violate it, you suffer the consequences. As I often tell my own children: "There are rules in this house. You don't have to like them, but you damned well better follow them."

Once thing you have to be wary of is that word designed. It implies an intelligence behind the origin of the universe that, thus far, we have absolutely no evidence to support.

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Ok, I see your point, and I find myself having to revise my previous position.

Arete, your clarification not withstanding, I stand by my statement. Unless you have a specific example you'd like to provide, I'm still not sure you can call a murderer a reasonable person. Edit: Learning to spell is hard.

Define "responsible gun owner" and "nut job with an assault rifle" in objective terms. I'm not sure you could call someone who commits murder reasonable. Reasonable people do not kill other people unjustifiably, and in violation of the law.

That escalated quickly. It's certainly your choice (at this point) to remain a member of this community, but I doubt you'll get a much better response from any other serious science discussion board, if you refuse to at least hold a discussion rather than simply stating your ideas as if they were facts, regardless of their veracity or legitimacy.

bweir, I'm going to stop you and offer you some friendly advice. There are a number of startlingly intelligent people who actively work in the field of science (in various disciplines) that are active posters on this site. If you stray down the path of spouting nonsense that contradicts established science, they will take you to task about it. It's fine if you want to propose new or alternative theories (though you should do that in the Speculations section) but you should be able to offer concrete evidence (or math) that backs up your side of the argument - without simply hand waving away decades of already established and validated research. The simple fact of the matter is that the genes do not directly code tissues. They code and manage protiens - those proteins do most of the heavy lifting in building tissue, but they also do a good deal more including managing hormones, carrying oxygen in our blood, and developing neural pathways. There is no liver gene or muscle gene or skin gene. There are a variety of genes that contribute protein based instructions that determine these things,

Living in the United States, I can honestly say that if it wasn't for my European acquaintences and Google (see the front page today), I would have no clue this was even happening.

The comments are better than the paper, which should tell you all you need to know about the paper.

I hadn't thought of that, but I think I'll include that in the design. I'm planning to build it in the garage this winter while it's too cold to be outside anyway, so I have some time to finalize what I want. Thanks for the idea!