From my limited uderstanding, we can use magnetism to move trains really fast here on earth.
what if we took that train, put it in space, and instead of it riding on a rail on the base,
the train is enclosed in a tube (like in a particle accelerator) made of electromagnets
placed together to form rings with the train pulled from the front and repulsed from the rear
accelerating in a circle and with the magnets on the ring redistributing the the force of the
magnets on the train as it turns, compensating for the trains outward motion, and then shot out through a
linear section of the tube. the question is, by eliminating gravity and friction from air,
how fast is fast and if this is a plausible concept, could we use this as a way to deliver
equipment and rations in space.
If anyone answers, i have another question relating to this.
2006-11-10
06:25:54
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iottano
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