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Skriven 2012-04-02 10:31:00 av Glen Jamieson
     Kommentar till en text av Michael Loo
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 -=> Quoting Michael Loo to Glen Jamieson <=-

 ML> If I maintained the same average rate of acceleration that
 ML> I do between getting out of bed and and going to the
 ML> bathroom ten seconds later, how long would it take me
 ML> to go into orbit?
 GJ> Not all that long.  Assuming your bathroom is 10 m from your bed, and
 GJ> you accelerate at a uniform rate for the first 5 m, then decelerate
 GJ> at the same rate to take 10 seconds for the journey, your rate of
 GJ> acceleration/deceleration works out at 4 m/sec2.

 ML> Pretty much my point. But taking the situation here as an
 ML> example, the bath is within 4 m of the bed, and there is
 ML> no substantial deceleration until a few inches of the
 ML> destination.

At that lower than estimated rate of acceleration it would take
somewhat longer to reach orbital velocity.  Multi-stage rockets are
very inefficient at the beginning of flight, as a huge amount of fuel
is required to overcome gravity and get the device up to a decent
speed.  If you air-launch a rocket from a speeding aircraft you save a
lot of fuel, and it can be much smaller and cheaper.
 
 GJ> Do you ever fly Jetblue?  They seem to have "interesting" pilots.

 ML> Indeed. But Lufthansa, which has a 1/6 stake in it, didn't
 ML> make it apply to join the Star Alliance, so if I flew B6
 ML> that would until recently have affected my Star Goldness
 ML> (which I now have for life). Having paranoid schizophrenics
 ML> as pilots is also a concern; but having careless cowboys
 ML> who overshoot the end of runways, as they do on WN, is
 ML> arguably worse.

PAL used to have some rather "cowboy-ish" pilots flying its domestic
BAC 11s, throwing the planes into an almost vertical bank immediately
after take-off.  They had fun, but the passengers had nerves.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
 
      Title: COWBOY CAVIAR
 Categories: Appetizers, Dips, Vegetables, Mexican
      Yield: 12 Servings
 
     15 oz Black Beans; Rinse & Drain *
      4 oz Ripe Olives;Chop & Drained *
    1/4 c  Onion; Finely Chopped, 1 Sm.
      1 ea Clove Garlic; Finely Chopped
      2 tb Vegetable Oil
      2 tb Lime Juice
    1/4 ts Salt
    1/4 ts Red Pepper; Crushed
    1/4 ts Cumin; Ground
    1/8 ts Pepper
      8 oz Cream Cheese; Softened, 1 pk
      2 ea Eggs; Large Hard Cooked, **
      1 ea Green Onion w/Top; Sliced
 
  *   1 can of each black beans and ripe olives.  Drain and rinse the
  beans, :     Drain the chopped ripe olives. ** Eggs should be peeled
  and chopped. Mix all ingredients except cream cheese, eggs, and green
  onion. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours. Spread cream cheese on
  serving plate. Spoon bean mixture evenly over cream cheese. Arrange
  eggs on bean mixture in ring around the edge of the plate; sprinkle
  with green onion.
  
  From: Fred A Ball                     Date: 04-21-08
 
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