Why isn't the earth's magnetic field used more?

Taipan

10/02/2006 at 14:10

Why isn't the earth's magnetic field used more? It's a sustainable, powerful resource that no one seems to bother with. I want one of the hover scooters that thunderbirds used to have (as seen below) and believe it can be done using a gyro for balance and electro magnets for lift and I haven't worked on the thrust yet but bear with me.

Now what other applications can you think of for the earth's magnetic field?

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Hedge Slammer

10/02/2006 at 14:12

How about some kind of directional flux device - you could use it to tell which direction was north wherever you were! Ace...

balbas

10/02/2006 at 14:14

Taipan wrote

I'm not too convinced. They don't look very comfy...

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10/02/2006 at 14:15

Would it have to be 1000 square miles in base area, to pick up enough magnetism from the Earth?

The scooter, I mean.

Mille Dreamer

10/02/2006 at 14:23

Maybe it's because when the magnetic fields reverse everything would stop working.

Maybe.

Chemistry never was my strong point.

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Mr. Dazzle

10/02/2006 at 14:26

The earth's field is far too weak for those scooters.

Don't you think Engineers would have used it for mag-lev trains instead of going to all that trouble of building special tracks?

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Taipan

10/02/2006 at 14:27

MattyH wrote

How about some kind of directional flux device - you could use it to tell which direction was north wherever you were! Ace...

If it had a flux capacitor it woul be ace. I have no idea what one of them is, but capacitor sounds better than device.:smoke:

The rest of you are just being negative.

Now we need to get this thing in the air and moving. We are looking for practical ideas for thrust. Dont give me questions Goddamit, I want answers!!

Remember if you're not part of the solution.....

Taipan

10/02/2006 at 14:30

Mr. Dazzle wrote

The earth's field is far too weak for those scooters.

Don't you think Engineers would have used it for mag-lev trains instead of going to all that trouble of building special tracks?

No it isn't. On episode 314 I saw Scott use one over a deep swamp. If they can get one that small to carry a plastic puppet over water then I'm sure 20 odd years later we can get one to go down the high street. Think it through man, think it through.

Mille Dreamer

10/02/2006 at 14:30

Taipan wrote

If it had a flux capacitor it woul be ace. I have no idea what one of them is, but capacitor sounds better than device.:smoke:

The rest of you are just being negative. Now we need to get this thing in the air and moving. We are looking for practical ideas for thrust. Dont give me questions Goddamit, I want answers!! Remember if you're not part of the solution.....

Ok. What about a nice big fan like on them everglade boats with a load of opposing magnets to make it spin, then join it to the joysitck with a series of levers and gears.

johnnie be bad

10/02/2006 at 14:31

I'm sure with a little more enthusiasm we could enhance the techtonic plate creep to induce directional thrust and maybe use some gyrational device to unwind and store the rotational forces the earth seems to have in abundance!!!!!

Okay! where does this bit go? must get a manual!!!

D.S.

10/02/2006 at 14:34

Although gravity is a seemingly endless source of power making use of it would be very tricky. In order to extract power from it you would have something up high that gets pulled downwards by gravity. Ok so the weight would fall, turn your gears or whatever in order to turn your generators. Fine for the first run, but whats supplying the power to move said weight back up to the top?

That was fuck all about flying scooters though lol

I want a hover board from BTTF2

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Taipan

10/02/2006 at 14:34

Mille Dreamer wrote

Ok. What about a nice big fan like on them everglade boats with a load of opposing magnets to make it spin, then join it to the joysitck with a series of levers and gears.

Ok, now we're thinking, but remember this is the21st centuary and we use relays and servos not levers and gears.

5/10 for trying though.

Christ, no wonder have no manufacturing industry anymore. The rest of the forum is full of dead heads who cant come up with any useful contribution.

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Taipan

10/02/2006 at 14:36

johnnie be bad wrote

I'm sure with a little more enthusiasm we could enhance the techtonic plate creep to induce directional thrust and maybe use some gyrational device to unwind and store the rotational forces the earth seems to have in abundance!!!!!

I have no idea what you're talking about, but i like what you're saying.:smoke: Come join me, matth and mille dreamer on the board. This time next year...

Mille Dreamer

10/02/2006 at 14:42

Taipan wrote

I have no idea what you're talking about, but i like what you're saying.:smoke: Come join me, matth and mille dreamer on the board. This time next year...

...we'll be millionaires

Not with levers and gears though I was only trying to save energy

Teuchter

10/02/2006 at 14:59

ztem wrote

How about dangling a huge wire from orbit, down to earth. You could them use the differential in magnetic current to generate electricity...no ?

No no no. Too impractical having to go up to 200,000 feet to plug in your hovercycle to charge up. Far better to wrap that wire horizontally, say just under the ground / seabed instead and then use it as you suggested.

Hey - if we did that we could fasten old bean cans to either end of the wire and give it a secondary function of revolutionising long distance communications all over the world!

Cheap, simple and low maintenance

Taff107

10/02/2006 at 15:24

Taipan wrote

No it isn't. On episode 314 I saw Scott use one over a deep swamp. .......................

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clagg

10/02/2006 at 15:26

you could go green and tie pigs to the side of the hovercraft. Wanna go forward, squeeze the pig behind you. The gasses emitted would propel you forward. Wanna go left, squeeze the piggy to your right....

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echus

10/02/2006 at 15:30

Fans would never work - too many tarts that would complain about their hair getting messed up.

How about putting a roof on it that can have multiple uses - mount for solar cells to provide propulsion via an ion drive out the back and then also as a sun / rain sheild as needed.

Well figured it was time to get rid of the red cross.

Taipan

10/02/2006 at 15:31

echus wrote

Fans would never work - too many tarts that would complain about their hair getting messed up.

How about putting a roof on it that can have multiple uses - mount for solar cells to provide propulsion via an ion drive out the back and then also as a sun / rain sheild as needed.

Ion drive:smoke: Welcome to the board.

ink ink

10/02/2006 at 15:32

Taipan wrote

No it isn't. On episode 314 I saw Scott use one over a deep swamp. If they can get one that small to carry a plastic puppet over water then I'm sure 20 odd years later we can get one to go down the high street. Think it through man, think it through.

That was 40 years ago and I would know.

If anything, progress has regressed since then. We don't even have Supermarionation now.

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